Jeremiah 46 · Verse 4

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 46:4, King James Version

Jeremiah 46:4 in other translations

BSBHarness the horses; mount the steeds; take your positions with helmets on! Polish your spears; put on armor!
WEBHarness the horses, and get up, you horsemen, and stand up with your helmets. Polish the spears, put on the coats of mail.
ASVHarness the horses, and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, put on the coats of mail.
YLTGird the horses, and go up, ye horsemen, And station yourselves with helmets, Polish the javelins, put on the coats of mail.
DARBYHarness the horses, and mount ye horsemen, and stand forth with helmets; polish the spears, put on the coats of mail!
BBEMake the horses ready, and get up, you horsemen, and take your places with your head-dresses; make the spears sharp and put on the breastplates.
WebsterHarness the horses; and mount, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, and put on the coats of mail.

What does Jeremiah 46:4 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
4. Harness the horses--namely, to the war chariots, for which Egypt was famed (Ex 14:7; 15:4). get up, ye horsemen--get up into the chariots. Maurer, because of the parallel "horses," translates, "Mount the steeds." But it is rather describing the successive steps in equipping the war chariots; first harness the horses to them, then let the horsemen mount them. brigandines--cuirasses, or coats of mail.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 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 scale fashion; one plate overlapping the other, like the scales of fish.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 46:1-12

The defeat of the Egyptians. (Jr 46:1-12) Their overthrow after the siege of Tyre. (Jr 46:13-26) A promise of comfort to the Jews. (Jr 46:27,28) Verses 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 themselves with all the art and interest they have, yet it shall be all in…

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Jeremiah 46:4 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אִסְר֣וּ'is.RuharnessH631
הַסּוּסִ֗יםha.su.Simthe horsesH5483
וַֽעֲלוּ֙va.'a.Luand mountH5927
הַפָּ֣רָשִׁ֔יםha.Pa.ra.Shimthe warhorsesH6571
וְהִֽתְיַצְּב֖וּve.hit.ya.tze.Vuand take your standH3320
בְּכ֥וֹבָעִ֑יםbe.Khoa.'Imwith helmetsH3553
מִרְקוּ֙mir.KupolishH4838
הָֽרְמָחִ֔יםha.re.ma.Chimthe spearsH7420
לִבְשׁ֖וּliv.Shuput onH3847
הַסִּרְיֹנֹֽת\׃ha.sir.yo.Notthe armorH5630

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Jeremiah 46:4

  • Ezekiel 21:9-11

    Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the Lord; Say, A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also furbished: It is sharpened to make a sore slaughter; it is furbished that it may glitter: should we then make mirth? it contemneth the rod of my son, as every tree. And he hath given it to be furbished, that it may be handled: this sword is sharpened, and it is furbished, to give it into the hand of the slayer.

  • Jeremiah 51:3

    Against him that bendeth let the archer bend his bow, and against him that lifteth himself up in his brigandine: and spare ye not her young men; destroy ye utterly all her host.

  • 2 Chronicles 26:14

    And Uzziah prepared for them throughout all the host shields, and spears, and helmets, and habergeons, and bows, and slings to cast stones.

  • Ezekiel 21:28

    And thou, son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord God concerning the Ammonites, and concerning their reproach; even say thou, The sword, the sword is drawn: for the slaughter it is furbished, to consume because of the glittering:

  • 1 Samuel 17:5

    And he had an helmet of brass upon his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass.

  • Nehemiah 4:16

    And it came to pass from that time forth, that the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the habergeons; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah.

  • 1 Samuel 17:38

    And Saul armed David with his armour, and he put an helmet of brass upon his head; also he armed him with a coat of mail.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
furbish.
Eze 21:9-11,28
brigandines.
51:3

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Jeremiah 46:3

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

  • 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 46:5

    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.

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Jeremiah 46:4 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Uncid caballos, y subid, vosotros los caballeros, y poneos con capacetes; limpiad las lanzas, vestíos de lorigas.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Attelez les chevaux, et montez, vous, cavaliers, et présentez-vous en casques! Fourbissez les piques, revêtez les cottes de mailles!…
German
Elberfelder 1871		Spannet die Rosse an und besteiget die Reitpferde Und stellet euch auf in Helmen, putzet die Lanzen, ziehet die Panzer an!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Jungite equos, et ascendite, equites: state in galeis, polite lanceas, induite vos loricis.