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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on Jeremiah 46:4

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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · 19th-century historical commentary
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Harness the horses--namely, to the war chariots, for which Egypt was famed (Exo 14:7; Exo 15:4). get up, ye horsemen--get up into the chariots. MAURER, because of the parallel "horses," translates, "Mount the steeds." But it is rather describing the successive steps in equipping the war chariots; first harness the horses to them, then let the horsemen mount them. brigandines--cuirasses, or coats of mail.
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