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“Prepare buckler and shield,
    and advance into the battle!
Harness the horses!
    Riders, mount up!
Take your[a] positions with your[b] helmets!
    Polish lances,
    and put on armor!
Why am I seeing this?[c]
They’re terrified,
    they have turned back.
Their warriors are crushed,
    and they take flight.
They don’t look back.
    Terror is on every side,”
        declares the Lord.

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  1. Jeremiah 46:4 The Heb. lacks your
  2. Jeremiah 46:4 The Heb. lacks your
  3. Jeremiah 46:5 The Heb. lacks this

“Prepare your shields,(A) both large and small,
    and march out for battle!
Harness the horses,
    mount the steeds!
Take your positions
    with helmets on!
Polish(B) your spears,
    put on your armor!(C)
What do I see?
    They are terrified,
they are retreating,
    their warriors are defeated.
They flee(D) in haste
    without looking back,
    and there is terror(E) on every side,”
declares the Lord.

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