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Ezekiel 38:5
5Persia (Iran), Cush (Ethiopia), and Put (Libya, N. Africa) with them, all of them with shield and helmet;
Ezekiel 38:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:
- New International Version (NIV)Persia, Cush and Put will be with them, all with shields and helmets,
- English Standard Version (ESV)Persia, Cush, and Put are with them, all of them with shield and helmet;
- New King James Version (NKJV)Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya are with them, all of them with shield and helmet;
Context of Ezekiel 38:5
3and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “Behold, I am against you, O Gog, chief ruler of Meshech and Tubal. 4I will turn you around and put hooks into your jaws, and I will bring you out, and all your army, horses and horsemen, all of them magnificently clothed in full armor, a great horde with buckler (small shield) and [large] shield, all of them wielding swords; Persia (Iran), Cush (Ethiopia), and Put (Libya, N. Africa) with them, all of them with shield and helmet; 6Gomer and all its troops; Beth-togarmah from the remote parts of the north and all its troops—many peoples with you. 7You [Gog] be prepared; prepare yourself, you and all your hordes that are assembled around you, and be a guard and a lookout for them.
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פָּרַ֛ס כּ֥וּשׁ וּפ֖וּט אִתָּ֑ם כֻּלָּ֖ם מָגֵ֥ן וְכוֹבָֽע׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Ezekiel 38:5
- Ezekiel 27:10“Persia and Lud and Put (Libya) were in your army as your men of war. They hung the shield and the helmet on you; they gave you splendor.
- Ezekiel 30:5Ethiopia (Cush), Put, Lud, all Arabia, Libya (Cub) and the people of the land of the covenant [the Jews who had taken refuge in Egypt] will fall with the Egyptians by the sword.”
- Genesis 10:6the sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim [from whom descended the Egyptians], Put, and Canaan;
- 1 Chronicles 1:8The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
- Nahum 3:9Ethiopia was her strength, And Egypt too, without limits. Put and Lubim were among her helpers.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 38:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Persia - That a part of this country was tributary to Antiochus, see 1 Maccabees 3:31. Ethiopia, and Libya - That these were auxiliaries of Antiochus is evident from Daniel 11:43; : "The Libyans and Ethiopians shall be at his steps."Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Libya and Ethiopia, mixed with the northern invaders, are tribes from the extreme south, to show that this is a general combination of the foes of God‘s people.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-6Gog would lead a group of seven nations from all over the world. The numbers seven and four symbolize completeness, showing an unbeatable alliance from every direction. Magog, Meshech, Tubal, Gomer, and Beth-togarmah were in the north, in Anatolia and beyond the Black Sea. Persia was to the east, Ethiopia to the south, and Libya to the west.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. Persia ... Libya--expressly specified by Appian as supplying the ranks of Antiochus' army.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Ezekiel 38
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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