John Gill Commentary Jeremiah 46:4

"Harness the horses, and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, put on the coats of mail." — Jeremiah 46:4 (ASV)

Harness the horses
Put on their bridles and saddles and gird them: or, "bind the horses" ^F18 ; that is, to the chariots; put them to, as we commonly express it: Egypt abounded in horses, and so no doubt brought a large cavalry, and a multitude of chariots, into the field of battle:

and get up, you horsemen ;
upon the horses, or into the chariots, and so be ready to receive the enemy, or to attack him:

and stand forth with [your] helmets ;
present themselves on horseback, or in their chariots, with their helmets on their heads, to cover them in the day of battle:

furbish the spears ;
that they may be sharp and piercing, and look bright and glittering, and strike terror in the enemy:

[and] put on the brigandines ;
coats of mail, to cover the whole body, which were made of iron, consisting of rings, as Kimchi observes.

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FOOTNOTES:

• F18: (Myowoh wroa) "ligate equos", Montanus, Calvin; "alligate", Schmidt.