Thematic Bible: Before war


Thematic Bible



They set the table, they spread out the cloth, they eat, they drink;
“Rise up, captains, oil the shields,”

O mountains of Gilboa,
Let not dew or rain be on you, nor fields of offerings;
For there the shield of the mighty was defiled,
The shield of Saul, not anointed with oil.


Sharpen the arrows, fill the quivers!
The Lord has aroused the spirit of the kings of the Medes,
Because His purpose is against Babylon to destroy it;
For it is the vengeance of the Lord, vengeance for His temple.


Line up the shield and buckler,
And draw near for the battle!


Elam took up the quiver
With the chariots, infantry and horsemen;
And Kir uncovered the shield.


The shields of his mighty men are colored red,
The warriors are dressed in scarlet,
The chariots are enveloped in flashing steel
When he is prepared to march,
And the cypress spears are brandished.