Bible in Basic English
"Get out the breastplate and body-cover, and come together to the fight."
— Jeremiah 46:3, Bible in Basic English
“Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.”
“Prepare ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle. ”
“Prepare the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle!”
““Fall into ranks with your shields ready! Prepare to march into battle!”
“Prepare ye the shield and buckler, and go forth to battle.”
The word of the Lord which came to Jeremiah the prophet about the nations.
Of Egypt: about the army of Pharaoh-neco, king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates in Carchemish, which Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, overcame in the fourth year of Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, king of Judah.
Get out the breastplate and body-cover, and come together to the fight.
Make 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.
What have I seen? they are overcome with fear and turned back; their men of war are broken and have gone in flight, not looking back: fear is on every side, says the Lord.
Let not the quick-footed go in flight, or the man of war get away; on the north, by the river Euphrates, they are slipping and falling.