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Jeremiah 46:4
Harness the horses to the chariots which formed a very important feature of Egyptian armies.
get up, ye horsemen probably, mount the steeds.
Harness the horses to the chariots which formed a very important feature of Egyptian armies.
get up, ye horsemen probably, mount the steeds.
Verse Jeremiah 46:4. _FURBISH THE SPEARS_] Cleanse, brighten, and sharpen them; from the Franco-Gallic _fourbir_, to polish, brighten. _BRIGANDINES._] A coat of mail, especially that which was made _...
From the infantry the prophet proceeds to the chariots, in which the Egyptians placed great confidence. GET UP, YE HORSEMEN - Or, “mount the steeds.” FURBISH - i. e., polish, sharpen. BRIGANDINES -...
IV. THE PROPHECIES CONCERNING THE GENTILE NATIONS CHAPTER 46 Concerning Egypt _ 1. Prophecy about Pharaoh-Necho (Jeremiah 46:1) _ 2. Nebuchadnezzar's invasion of Egypt (Jeremiah 46:13) 3. A messa...
JEREMIAH 46-51. THE FOREIGN PROPHECIES. These form the third principal division of the Book of Jeremiah. As already seen (Jeremiah 1:5; Jeremiah 1:10; Jeremiah 25:15), Jeremiah's prophetic horizon nat...
BRIGANDINES. coats of mail....
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN NEBUCHADNEZZAR AND THE NATIONS Jeremiah 46:1 to Jeremiah 49:39 With the exception of the Book of Hosea, every prophetic book of the Old Testament contains at least one oracle concer...
Harness the horses; and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, and put on the brigandines. HARNESS THE HORSES - namely, to the war-chariots, for which Egypt wa...
AGAINST EGYPT 1. Against the Gentiles] RV 'concerning the nations 'around....
BRIGANDINES] RV 'coats of mail.'...
ORDER YE THE BUCKLER AND SHIELD... — The poem opens with a summons to the hosts of Nebuchadnezzar to prepare for their victory. First the foot-soldiers are called, then the horse, lastly the light-arm...
אִסְר֣וּ הַ סּוּסִ֗ים וַֽ עֲלוּ֙ הַ פָּ֣רָשִׁ
CHAPTER XVII EGYPT Jeremiah 43:8, Jeremiah 44:30, Jeremiah 46:1 "I will visit Amon of No, and Pharaoh, and Egypt, with their gods and their kings: even Pharaoh and all them that trust in him....
The third and last section of the division containing the account of the prophet's ministry is occupied with his messages concerning the nations. The first of these has to do with Egypt, and consists...
At this Chapter begins the judgments of God against the enemies of Israel. The Lord hath had a long controversy with his people; but now in the midst of it, he will reckon with their foes. And first f...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 45 THROUGH 51. Chapter 45 gives us the prophecy with respect to Baruch, already mentioned. Chapter 46 and following Chapter s contain the prophecies against t...
HARNESS THE HORSES,.... Put on their bridles and saddles and gird them: or, "bind the horses" r; that is, to the chariots; put them to, as we commonly express it: Egypt abounded in horses, and so no d...
_Harness the horses; and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with [your] helmets; furbish the spears, [and] put on the brigandines._ Ver. 4. _Harness the horses._] Those warlike creatures, but yet v...
_Order ye the buckler_, &c. In these verses the mighty preparations of the Egyptians for war are described, which causes the prophet, who foresees the defeat, to express, as he does in the next two ve...
THE FIRST PROPHECY AGAINST EGYPT...
Harness the horses, a call addressed to the charioteers; AND GET UP, YE HORSEMEN, the cavalry mounting their steeds for the attack, AND STAND FORTH WITH YOUR HELMETS, this being directed to the infant...
1-12 The whole word of God is against those who obey not the gospel of Christ; but it is for those, even of the Gentiles, who turn to Him. The prophecy begins with Egypt. Let them strengthen themselve...
Art hath so much improved all things in later ages, that it is very hard to determine of what form the several weapons and pieces of armour, whether offensive or defensive, in use at this time were; t...
Jeremiah 46:4 Harness H631 (H8798) horses H5483 up H5927 (H8798) horsemen H6571 forth H3320 (H8690) helmets...
EXPECTANT PREPARATION FOR BATTLE (JEREMIAH 46:3). The prophecy commences with a vivid picture of preparation for battle, as the Egyptian army prepared to face the enemy. Some see in this the Babylonia...
A). ORACLE CONCERNING NEBUCHADREZZAR'S DEFEAT OF THE EGYPTIAN ARMY AT CARCHEMISH IN 605 BC (JEREMIAH 46:2). The importance of this prophesy to a people reeling under the unexpected death of their good...
CONTENTS: Prophecies against Egypt. CHARACTERS: God, Jeremiah, Pharaoh-Necho, Nebuchadrezzar. CONCLUSION: When men think to magnify themselves by pushing on unrighteous enterprises, let them expect...
Jeremiah 46:1. _The Gentiles._ The succeeding six Chapter s ought to have followed the twenty fifth chapter of this book, as they do in the Vatican and Alexandrian copies of the Septuagint. Jeremiah 4...
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 46:1 God’s Judgment on the Nations. Jeremiah has already declared God’s sovereignty over the nations (Jeremiah 27:1). Here he describes God
CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—1. CHRONOLOGY OF THE CHAPTER.—_FIRST PART:_ Jeremiah 46:1, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim; written _at Jerusalem,_ immediately before the battle of Charchemish. This se...
EXPOSITION This chapter, the first of a series, consists of two prophecies united, though it is probable enough that the latter was intended to supplement the former, for Jeremiah 46:2 are clearly inc...
Let's turn now in our Bibles to Jeremiah 46:1-28. Beginning with chapter 45 we came into the sixth part or section of the book of Jeremiah. And this sixth section is comprised of miscellaneous prophec...
Ezekiel 21:28; Ezekiel 21:9; Jeremiah 51:3...
Brigandines — Coats of mail....