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Jeremiah 46

Jer. 46:3 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Order
`arak (Hebrew #6186)
to set in a row, i.e. arrange, put in order (in a very wide variety of applications)
KJV usage: put (set) (the battle, self) in array, compare, direct, equal, esteem, estimate, expert (in war), furnish, handle, join (battle), ordain, (lay, put, reckon up, set) (in) order, prepare, tax, value.
Pronounce: aw-rak'
Origin: a primitive root
y ye the buckler
magen (Hebrew #4043)
from 1598; a shield (i.e. the small one or buckler); figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile
KJV usage: X armed, buckler, defence, ruler, + scale, shield.
Pronounce: maw-gane'
Origin: also (in plural) feminine mginnah {meg-in-naw'}
and shield
tsinnah (Hebrew #6793)
a hook (as pointed); also a (large) shield (as if guarding by prickliness); also cold (as piercing)
KJV usage: buckler, cold, hook, shield, target.
Pronounce: tsin-naw'
Origin: feminine of 6791
, and draw near
nagash (Hebrew #5066)
to be or come (causatively, bring) near (for any purpose); euphemistically, to lie with a woman; as an enemy, to attack; relig. to worship; causatively, to present; figuratively, to adduce an argument; by reversal, to stand back
KJV usage: (make to) approach (nigh), bring (forth, hither, near), (cause to) come (hither, near, nigh), give place, go hard (up), (be, draw, go) near (nigh), offer, overtake, present, put, stand.
Pronounce: naw-gash'
Origin: a primitive root
to battle
milchamah (Hebrew #4421)
a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare)
KJV usage: battle, fight(-ing), war((-rior)).
Pronounce: mil-khaw-maw'
Origin: from 3898 (in the sense of fighting)
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Jer. 51:11‑12• 11Sharpen the arrows; take the shields. Jehovah hath stirred up the spirit of the kings of the Medes; for his purpose is against Babylon, to destroy it; for this is the vengeance of Jehovah, the vengeance of his temple.
 12Lift up a banner towards the walls of Babylon, make the watch strong, set the watchmen, prepare the ambushes; for Jehovah hath both devised and done that which he spoke against the inhabitants of Babylon. (Jer. 51:11‑12)
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Nah. 2:1• 1He that dasheth in pieces is come up against thy face: keep the fortress, watch the way, make thy loins strong, fortify thy power mightily. (Nah. 2:1)

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This is a poetical and ironical call to the Egyptians to muster their forces; and implies that all their courage and efforts would be vain.
Jer. 51:11‑12• 11Sharpen the arrows; take the shields. Jehovah hath stirred up the spirit of the kings of the Medes; for his purpose is against Babylon, to destroy it; for this is the vengeance of Jehovah, the vengeance of his temple.
 12Lift up a banner towards the walls of Babylon, make the watch strong, set the watchmen, prepare the ambushes; for Jehovah hath both devised and done that which he spoke against the inhabitants of Babylon. (Jer. 51:11‑12)
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Isa. 8:9‑10• 9Rage, ye peoples, and be broken in pieces! And give ear, all ye distant parts of the earth: Gird yourselves, and be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and be broken in pieces!
 10Settle a plan, and it shall come to nought; speak a word, and it shall not stand: for *God is with us. (Isa. 8:9‑10)
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Isa. 21:5• 5Prepare the table, appoint the watch; eat, drink: arise, ye princes, anoint the shield. (Isa. 21:5)
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Joel 3:9• 9Proclaim this among the nations: prepare war, arouse the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near, let them come up. (Joel 3:9)
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Nah. 2:1• 1He that dasheth in pieces is come up against thy face: keep the fortress, watch the way, make thy loins strong, fortify thy power mightily. (Nah. 2:1)
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Nah. 3:14• 14Draw thee water for the siege, strengthen thy fortresses; go into the clay, and tread the mortar, make strong the brick-kiln. (Nah. 3:14)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Make ready buckler and shield, and draw near to battle!