Jeremiah 46:3

“Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.”

"Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle." - Jeremiah 46:3
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What does Jeremiah 46:3 mean?

Jeremiah 46:3 in the King James Version of the Bible reads, "Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle." This verse is part of a prophecy given to the prophet Jeremiah concerning the impending attack on Egypt by the Babylonian army. In order to fully understand…

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Preparedness for Battle: A Call to Spiritual Readiness

The cry to "Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle" from Jeremiah 46:3 serves as a clarion call to the people of God. In the face of impending conflict, it urges the children of Israel to be prepared for battle, both physically and spiritually. This verse, set…

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A Call to Arms: A Prayer for Strength and Divine Guidance

Heavenly Father, Lord of Hosts, we come before You today humbled and reverent, acknowledging You as our Sovereign God, the Creator of heaven and earth, the One who knows our hearts and the battles we face. In Your infinite wisdom, You have commanded us in Jeremiah 46:3, "Order…

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Jeremiah 46:3 - "Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle."
Jeremiah 46:1 - "The word of the LORD which came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Gentiles;"
Jeremiah 46:13 - "¶ The word that the LORD spake to Jeremiah the prophet, how Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon should come and smite the land of Egypt."
Jeremiah 46:20 - "Egypt is like a very fair heifer, but destruction cometh; it cometh out of the north."
Jeremiah 46:7 - "Who is this that cometh up as a flood, whose waters are moved as the rivers?"
Jeremiah 50:46 - "At the noise of the taking of Babylon the earth is moved, and the cry is heard among the nations."
"The word of the LORD which came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Gentiles;" - Jeremiah 46:1
Jeremiah 46:15 - "Why are thy valiant men swept away? they stood not, because the LORD did drive them."
Jeremiah 46:24 - "The daughter of Egypt shall be confounded; she shall be delivered into the hand of the people of the north."
Jeremiah 46:17 - "They did cry there, Pharaoh king of Egypt is but a noise; he hath passed the time appointed."
Jeremiah 48:46 - "Woe be unto thee, O Moab! the people of Chemosh perisheth: for thy sons are taken captives, and thy daughters captives."
Jeremiah 46:22 - "The voice thereof shall go like a serpent; for they shall march with an army, and come against her with axes, as hewers of wood."
Jeremiah 46:19 - "O thou daughter dwelling in Egypt, furnish thyself to go into captivity: for Noph shall be waste and desolate without an inhabitant."
Jeremiah 46:23 - "They shall cut down her forest, saith the LORD, though it cannot be searched; because they are more than the grasshoppers, and are innumerable."
Lamentations 3:46 - "All our enemies have opened their mouths against us."
Jeremiah 46:4 - "Harness the horses; and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, and put on the brigandines."
Jeremiah 46:6 - "Let not the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape; they shall stumble, and fall toward the north by the river Euphrates."
Psalms 46:3 - "Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah."
"¶ The word that the LORD spake to Jeremiah the prophet, how Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon should come and smite the land of Egypt." - Jeremiah 46:13
Jeremiah 46:14 - "Declare ye in Egypt, and publish in Migdol, and publish in Noph and in Tahpanhes: say ye, Stand fast, and prepare thee; for the sword shall devour round about thee."
Jeremiah 46:11 - "Go up into Gilead, and take balm, O virgin, the daughter of Egypt: in vain shalt thou use many medicines; for thou shalt not be cured."
Jeremiah 46:18 - "As I live, saith the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts, Surely as Tabor is among the mountains, and as Carmel by the sea, so shall he come."
"Who is this that cometh up as a flood, whose waters are moved as the rivers?" - Jeremiah 46:7
Numbers 3:46 - "And for those that are to be redeemed of the two hundred and threescore and thirteen of the firstborn of the children of Israel, which are more than the Levites;"
Jeremiah 46:25 - "The LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saith; Behold, I will punish the multitude of No, and Pharaoh, and Egypt, with their gods, and their kings; even Pharaoh, and all them that trust in him:"
Jeremiah 46:12 - "The nations have heard of thy shame, and thy cry hath filled the land: for the mighty man hath stumbled against the mighty, and they are fallen both together."
Jeremiah 46:5 - "Wherefore have I seen them dismayed and turned away back? and their mighty ones are beaten down, and are fled apace, and look not back: for fear was round about, saith the LORD."
Jeremiah 46:8 - "Egypt riseth up like a flood, and his waters are moved like the rivers; and he saith, I will go up, and will cover the earth; I will destroy the city and the inhabitants thereof."
"The daughter of Egypt shall be confounded; she shall be delivered into the hand of the people of the north." - Jeremiah 46:24