“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.

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

Even if you go and fight courageously in battle, God will overthrow you before the enemy, for God has the power to help or to overthrow.” (niv)

Lift up a banner against the walls of Babylon! Reinforce the guard, station the watchmen, prepare an ambush! The Lord will carry out his purpose, his decree against the people of Babylon. (niv)

this is the word the Lord has spoken against him:“ Virgin Daughter Zion despises and mocks you. Daughter Jerusalem tosses her head as you flee. (niv)

Why do the nations conspire and the peoples plot in vain?The kings of the earth rise up and the rulers band together against the Lord and against his anointed, saying,“ Let us break their chains and throw off their shackles.”The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord scoffs at them. (niv)

Proclaim this among the nations: Prepare for war! Rouse the warriors! Let all the fighting men draw near and attack.Beat your plowshares into swords and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weakling say,“ I am strong!”Come quickly, all you nations from every side, and assemble there. Bring down your warriors, Lord!“ Let the nations be roused; let them advance into the Valley of Jehoshaphat, for there I will sit to judge all the nations on every side. (niv)

Raise the war cry, you nations, and be shattered! Listen, all you distant lands. Prepare for battle, and be shattered! Prepare for battle, and be shattered!Devise your strategy, but it will be thwarted; propose your plan, but it will not stand, for God is with us. (niv)

“ Therefore this is what I will do to you, Israel, and because I will do this to you, Israel, prepare to meet your God.” (niv)

“ Prepare your shields, both large and small, and march out for battle!Harness the horses, mount the steeds! Take your positions with helmets on! Polish your spears, put on your armor!What do I see? They are terrified, they are retreating, their warriors are defeated. They flee in haste without looking back, and there is terror on every side,” declares the Lord. (niv)

I will gather all the nations to Jerusalem to fight against it; the city will be captured, the houses ransacked, and the women raped. Half of the city will go into exile, but the rest of the people will not be taken from the city.Then the Lord will go out and fight against those nations, as he fights on a day of battle. (niv)

“ Announce this in Egypt, and proclaim it in Migdol; proclaim it also in Memphis and Tahpanhes:‘ Take your positions and get ready, for the sword devours those around you.’Why will your warriors be laid low? They cannot stand, for the Lord will push them down.They will stumble repeatedly; they will fall over each other. They will say,‘ Get up, let us go back to our own people and our native lands, away from the sword of the oppressor.’ (niv)