Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.
Jeremiah 46:3 stands in Jeremiah 46 to 51, the section of the book containing the prophecies from chapter 46 onward against the foreign nations and kingdoms surrounding Israel, pronouncing their doom, especially Babylon. It belongs to the closing chapters covering personal experiences and the going into Egypt. It is part of the prophecy concerning Egypt describing its future revolutions and state.
That prophecy against Egypt is given alongside prophecies against Moab, Ammon, Edom, Damascus and Elam, while the doom of Babylon is also foretold. The verse is a battle command to order the buckler and shield and draw near to battle, summoning Egypt to prepare shields and advance into combat. The summons means Egypt would be invaded, conquered and spoiled, falling before and being subdued by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the mighty conqueror.
After Babylon, Egypt would be successively subjected to the Persians, Macedonians, Romans, Saracens, Mamelukes and Turks, falling into the hand of strangers forever. Egypt would become the basest of the kingdoms, never again exalting itself or ruling over the nations, and would renounce idolatry. This prediction has been fulfilled through more than twenty-four centuries down to the present low, oppressed and idol-free condition of Egypt.
Jeremiah 46:3 stands in Jeremiah 46 to 51, the section of the book containing the prophecies from chapter 46 onward against the foreign nations and kingdoms surrounding Israel, pronouncing their doom, especially Babylon. It belongs to the closing chapters covering personal experiences and the going into Egypt. It is part of the prophecy concerning Egypt describing its future revolutions and state.
That prophecy against Egypt is given alongside prophecies against Moab, Ammon, Edom, Damascus and Elam, while the doom of Babylon is also foretold. The verse is a battle command to order the buckler and shield and draw near to battle, summoning Egypt to prepare shields and advance into combat. The summons means Egypt would be invaded, conquered and spoiled, falling before and being subdued by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the mighty conqueror.
After Babylon, Egypt would be successively subjected to the Persians, Macedonians, Romans, Saracens, Mamelukes and Turks, falling into the hand of strangers forever. Egypt would become the basest of the kingdoms, never again exalting itself or ruling over the nations, and would renounce idolatry. This prediction has been fulfilled through more than twenty-four centuries down to the present low, oppressed and idol-free condition of Egypt.