God’s Word Translation
Ezekiel 38:5
5Persia, Sudan, and Put will be with you. They, too, will have shields and helmets.
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
3Tell him, ‘This is what the Almighty Lord says: I am against you, Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. 4I will turn you around and put hooks in your jaws. I will lead you out with all your military forces, with horses and riders. Your soldiers will be fully armed. They will carry large and small shields and be able to use swords. Persia, Sudan, and Put will be with you. They, too, will have shields and helmets. 6Gomer will come with all its troops and with the nation of Togarmah from the far north. There will be many armies with you. 7“ ‘Be prepared! Be prepared, you and all the soldiers assembled around you. You will be their leader.
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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 27:10People from Persia, Lud, and Put were soldiers in your army. They hung their shields and helmets inside you. Their victories made you look good.
- Ezekiel 30:5Sudan, Put, Lud, all the Arabs, the Libyans, and people from the promised land will die in battle.
- Genesis 10:6Ham’s descendants were Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan.
- 1 Chronicles 1:8Ham’s descendants were Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan.
- Nahum 3:9Sudan and Egypt were her endless strength. Put and the Lybians were her help.
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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