“ Get ready; be prepared! Keep all the armies around you mobilized, and take command of them.

“那聚集到你这里的各队都当准备；你自己也要准备，作他们的大帅。

“你和聚集到你那里的军队都要预备，预备妥当，你要作他们的守卫。

“你和聚集到你那里的军队都要预备，预备妥当，你要作他们的守卫。

“‘你和你的联军都要预备好，你要做他们的统帅。

“‘你要准备好，你和那聚集到你那里的各队都要准备好；你要作他们的大帅。

「那聚集到你這裏的各隊都當準備；你自己也要準備，作他們的大帥。

「你和聚集到你那裏的軍隊都要預備，預備妥當，你要作他們的守衛。

「你和聚集到你那裏的軍隊都要預備，預備妥當，你要作他們的守衛。

「『你和你的聯軍都要預備好，你要做他們的統帥。

“‘你要準備好，你和那聚集到你那裡的各隊都要準備好；你要作他們的大帥。

『你要準備，你的各團隊、那聚集到你左右的、都要各自準備；你要做他們的護衛帥。

爾與同集之軍、當預備之、爾為其帥、

爾及同盟者、當預為備、爾統率之、

爾與會集助爾之軍眾、當預為備、爾為其大帥、

“‘ Get ready; be prepared, you and all the hordes gathered about you, and take command of them.

“‘ “Get ready. Be prepared. Take command of the huge armies gathered around you.

“ Be ready and keep ready, you and all your hosts that are assembled about you, and be a guard for them.

“‘ Be prepared and get yourself ready, you and your whole assembly that has been mobilized around you; you will be their guard.

“ Be ready, and be prepared, you and all your contingents that are assembled around you, and be a guard for them.

“ Prepare yourself and be ready, you and all your companies that are gathered about you; and be a guard for them.

Be thou prepared, yea, prepare thyself, thou, and all thy companies that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them.

“ Be prepared and get yourself ready, you and all your company who have been mobilized around you; you will be their guard.

Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them.

“‘ Be ready and stay ready, you and all your companies assembled around you, and be a guard for them.

“‘“ Be prepared, yes, prepare yourself, you, and all your companies who are assembled to you, and be a guard to them.

If you let them go with your troops into battle, you will be defeated by the enemy no matter how well you fight. God will overthrow you, for he has the power to help you or to trip you up.”

Raise the battle flag against Babylon! Reinforce the guard and station the watchmen. Prepare an ambush, for the Lord will fulfill all his plans against Babylon.

the Lord has spoken this word against him:“ The virgin daughter of Zion despises you and laughs at you. The daughter of Jerusalem shakes her head in derision as you flee.

Why are the nations so angry? Why do they waste their time with futile plans?The kings of the earth prepare for battle; the rulers plot together against the Lord and against his anointed one.“ Let us break their chains,” they cry,“ and free ourselves from slavery to God.”But the one who rules in heaven laughs. The Lord scoffs at them.

Say to the nations far and wide:“ Get ready for war! Call out your best warriors. Let all your fighting men advance for the attack.Hammer your plowshares into swords and your pruning hooks into spears. Train even your weaklings to be warriors.Come quickly, all you nations everywhere. Gather together in the valley.” And now, O Lord, call out your warriors!“ Let the nations be called to arms. Let them march to the valley of Jehoshaphat. There I, the Lord, will sit to pronounce judgment on them all.

“ Huddle together, you nations, and be terrified. Listen, all you distant lands. Prepare for battle, but you will be crushed! Yes, prepare for battle, but you will be crushed!Call your councils of war, but they will be worthless. Develop your strategies, but they will not succeed. For God is with us!”

“ Therefore, I will bring upon you all the disasters I have announced. Prepare to meet your God in judgment, you people of Israel!”

“ Prepare your shields, and advance into battle!Harness the horses, and mount the stallions. Take your positions. Put on your helmets. Sharpen your spears, and prepare your armor.But what do I see? The Egyptian army flees in terror. The bravest of its fighting men run without a backward glance. They are terrorized at every turn,” says the Lord.

I will gather all the nations to fight against Jerusalem. The city will be taken, the houses looted, and the women raped. Half the population will be taken into captivity, and the rest will be left among the ruins of the city.Then the Lord will go out to fight against those nations, as he has fought in times past.

“ Shout it out in Egypt! Publish it in the cities of Migdol, Memphis, and Tahpanhes! Mobilize for battle, for the sword will devour everyone around you.Why have your warriors fallen? They cannot stand, for the Lord has knocked them down.They stumble and fall over each other and say among themselves,‘ Come, let’s go back to our people, to the land of our birth. Let’s get away from the sword of the enemy!’