Jeremiah 46:9 meaning and explanation

Advance, O horses! Race furiously, O chariots! Let the warriors come forth— Cush and Put carrying their shields, men of Lydia drawing the bow.

Jeremiah 46:9, Berean Standard Bible

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The LORD speaks through Jeremiah against Egypt, and verse 9 pictures the Egyptian army mustering for battle. Horses and chariots are ordered forward, and the mercenaries are called out: Cush, the region south of Egypt, and Put, a neighboring land, supply shield bearers, while Lydia in western Asia Minor supplies archers.

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