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Jeremiah 46:3

Jeremiah 46:3
Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Order ye the buckler and shield,.... Both signify one and the same sort of armour, only of a different form, the one being lesser and lighter than the other. Jarchi makes the difference to be, that…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Order ye ... - “i. e., prepare ye, make ready.” The buckler was a small round target carried by the lightly-armed troops: the shield belonged to the heavily-armed troops, and was large enough to…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Jeremiah 46:1-12

The first verse is the title of that part of this book, which relates to the neighbouring nations, and follows here. It is the word of the Lord which came to Jeremiah against the Gentiles; for God is…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Jeremiah 46:3-6

These verses give us a lively description of the preparation and the advance, which were followed by the disastrous defeat at Carchemish.

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