Ezekiel 27:10
in Ezekiel 27Men of Persia, Lydia, and Put served as warriors in your army. They hung their shields and helmets on your walls; they gave you splendor.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Persia and Lud and Put were in thine army, thy men of war: they hanged the shield and helmet in thee; they set forth thy comeliness.
KJV
They of Persia and of Lud and of Phut were in thine army, thy men of war: they hanged the shield and helmet in thee; they set forth thy comeliness.
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This verse in Ezekiel 27
Commentary
4 notes on this verse(Verse 10) The Persians, Lydians (commonly known as Lydia), and Libyans were in your army, your mighty warriors. They hung their shields and helmets on you for your adornment (or they themselves hung up their shields and helmets, giving glory to you). The Persians were the bravest, of whom Cyrus, their king, as prophesied by Isaiah (Isa. XLV), conquered Babylon after overthrowing Astyages, the king of the Medes. This is narrated in both sacred and secular history.
This site's exposition
Persia and of Lud and of Phut
on Ezekiel 27:10-11
Military glory joins commercial glory: Persia, Lud and Phut supply soldiers who hang shield and helmet in thee, decorative arms rather than a garrison under siege, and Arvad's men stand watch on the walls beside the Gammadims in the towers. They set forth thy comeliness and have made thy beauty perfect treat even Tyre's army as an ornament to its appearance, weapons hung for display the way jewelry is hung on a person. Fairbairn reads the militarized decoration as part of the chapter's larger point, that Tyre had turned every resource, including its defense, into an expression of wealth and beauty rather than raw necessity.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Lud - Lydians, not those Cresus was king over, but those that dwelt in Egypt about the lake Maraeolis. Phut - Lybians, a people of Africa; these were their hired soldiers.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
They of Persia - Lud, the Lydians; Phut, a people of Africa, see Gen 10:6. From these places they had auxiliary troops; for as they traded with the then known world, were rich, and could afford to give good pay, they no doubt had soldiers and sailors from every part. Skilful and desperate men will go any where after their price.
The words behind it
14 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| פָּרַ֨ס | paras | Persia | H6539 → | |
| וְל֤וּד | velud | and Lud | H3865 → | |
| וּפוּט֙ | ufut | and Put | H6316 → | 7 times |
| הָי֣וּ | hayu | they were | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| בְחֵילֵ֔ךְ | vecheilekh | in army your | H2428 → | 246 times |
| אַנְשֵׁ֖י | ʾanshei | men of | H582 → | 566 times |
| מִלְחַמְתֵּ֑ךְ | milchamtekh | war your | H4421 → | 320 times |
| מָגֵ֤ן | magen | shield | H4043 → | 63 times |
| וְכוֹבַע֙ | vekhova' | and helmet | H3553 → | |
| תִּלּוּ־ | tilu- | they hung up | H8518 → | 27 times |
| בָ֔ךְ | vakh | in you | ||
| הֵ֖מָּה | hemah | they | H1992 → | 553 times |
| נָתְנ֥וּ | natenu | they gave | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| הֲדָרֵֽךְ׃ | hadarekh | splendor your | H1926 → |
פָּרַ֨סPersia
parasH6539 →
וְל֤וּדand Lud
veludH3865 →
וּפוּט֙and Put
ufutH6316 →7 times
הָי֣וּthey were
hayuH1961 →3559 times
בְחֵילֵ֔ךְin army your
vecheilekhH2428 →246 times
אַנְשֵׁ֖יmen of
ʾansheiH582 →566 times
מִלְחַמְתֵּ֑ךְwar your
milchamtekhH4421 →320 times
מָגֵ֤ןshield
magenH4043 →63 times
וְכוֹבַע֙and helmet
vekhova'H3553 →
תִּלּוּ־they hung up
tilu-H8518 →27 times
בָ֔ךְin you
vakh
הֵ֖מָּהthey
hemahH1992 →553 times
נָתְנ֥וּthey gave
natenuH5414 →2011 times
הֲדָרֵֽךְ׃splendor your
hadarekhH1926 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Isaiah 66:19I will establish a sign among them, and I will send survivors from among them to the nations—to Tarshish, Put, and the archers of Lud; to Tubal, Javan, and the islands far away who…
it leads to
- Isaiah 52:15
so He will sprinkle many nations. Kings will shut their mouths because of Him. For they will see what they have not been told, and they will understand what they have not heard.
- Romans 15:21
Rather, as it is written: “Those who were not told about Him will see, and those who have not heard will understand.”
- Isaiah 55:5
Surely you will summon a nation you do not know, and nations who do not know you will run to you. For the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, has bestowed glory…
- Isaiah 60:9
Surely the islands will wait for Me, with the ships of Tarshish in the lead, to bring your children from afar, with their silver and gold, to the honor of the LORD your God,…
- Isaiah 52:15
Through
Jeremiah 46:9Advance, O horses! Race furiously, O chariots! Let the warriors come forth—Cush and Put carrying their shields, men of Lydia drawing the bow.
it leads to
- Nahum 3:9
Cush and Egypt were her boundless strength; Put and Libya were her allies.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Nahum 3:9
Through
Song of Solomon 4:4Your neck is like the tower of David, built with rows of stones; on it hang a thousand shields, all of them shields of warriors.
it leads to
- Song of Solomon 7:4
Your neck is like a tower made of ivory; your eyes are like the pools of Heshbon by the gate of Bath-rabbim; your nose is like the tower of Lebanon, facing toward Damascus.
- Song of Solomon 7:4
Through
Ezekiel 30:5Cush, Put, and Lud, and all the various peoples, as well as Libya and the men of the covenant land, will fall with Egypt by the sword.
it leads to
- Jeremiah 25:20
all the mixed tribes; all the kings of Uz; all the kings of the Philistines: Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod;
- Jeremiah 25:20
Through
Ezekiel 38:5Persia, Cush, and Put will accompany them, all with shields and helmets,
it leads to
- Genesis 10:6
The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
- Genesis 10:6
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Patrick Fairbairn, An Exposition of Ezekiel.