Isa 8:9-10, 21:5, Jer 51:11-12, Joe 3:9, Nah 2:1, 3:14 | ESV | STEP | Be broken , you peoples , and be shattered ; give ear , all you far countries ; strap on your armor and be shattered ; strap on your armor and be shattered .

r[See ver. 11 above]

y[See ver. 11 above]

Isaiah 8:9-10

9 Be broken, ^{▼▼Or Be evil} you peoples, and ^bbe shattered; ^{▼▼Or dismayed}
give ear, all you far countries;
strap on your armor and be shattered;
strap on your armor and be shattered.
10 Take counsel together, but it will come to nothing;
speak a word, ^dbut it will not stand,
for God ^eis with us. ^{▼▼The Hebrew for God is with us is Immanuel}

Isaiah 21:5

5 ^gThey prepare the table,
they spread the rugs, ^{▼▼Or they set the watchman}
they eat, they drink.
Arise, O princes;
ⁱoil the shield!

Jeremiah 51:11-12

11 ^j“Sharpen the arrows!
Take up the shields!
^kThe Lord has stirred up the spirit of the kings of ^lthe Medes, because ^mhis purpose concerning Babylon is to destroy it, ⁿfor that is the vengeance of the Lord, the vengeance for ^ohis temple.

12 ^p“Set up a standard against the walls of Babylon;
^qmake the watch strong;
set up watchmen;
prepare the ambushes;
^rfor the Lord has both planned and done
what he spoke concerning the inhabitants of Babylon.

Joel 3:9

9 Proclaim this among the nations:
^sConsecrate for war; ^{▼▼Or Consecrate a war}
stir up the mighty men.
Let all the men of war draw near;
let them come up.

Nahum 2:1

The Destruction of Nineveh

1 ^uThe scatterer has come up against you.
^vMan the ramparts;
watch the road;
dress for battle; ^{▼▼Hebrew gird your loins}
collect all your strength.

Nahum 3:14

14 ^xDraw water for the siege;
^ystrengthen your forts;
go into the clay;
tread the mortar;
take hold of the brick mold!