Order ye ... - “ i. e., prepare you, make ready.” The buckler was a small round target carried by the lightly-armed troops: the shi…

Order ye the buckler and shield ... —The poem opens with a summons to the hosts of Nebuchadnezzar to prepare for their vi…

Jeremiah now uses a form of speaking very common among the Prophets, though different from common usage. For the Prophets, when they announce God’s…

Order you the buckler and shield
Both signify one and the same sort of armour, only of a different form, the one bei…

The whole word of God is against those who do not obey the gospel of Christ; but it is for those, even Gentiles, who turn to Him. The prophecy begi…