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Ezekiel 30:5

in Ezekiel 30

Cush, 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.

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

Ethiopia, and Put, and Lud, and all the mingled people, and Cub, and the children of the land that is in league, shall fall with them by the sword.

KJV

Ethiopia, and Libya, and Lydia, and all the mingled people, and Chub, and the men of the land that is in league, shall fall with them by the sword.

This verse in Ezekiel 30

Commentary

9 notes on this verse
Ethiopia, Lybia, and Lydia,.... Or, "Cush, Phut, and Lud". Cush and Phut were both sons of Ham, from whom Egypt is sometimes called the land of Ham; and Lud or Ludim was the son of Mizraim, the son of Ham, the common name of Egypt in Scripture, Gen 10:6. Cush is by us rendered Ethiopia; and is thought by some to be a part of Arabia, which lay near to Egypt. Phut and Lud are properly enough rendered Lybia and Lydia; and both these, with Ethiopia, are represented as the allies and confederates of Egypt, Jer 46:

This site's exposition

Cush, Put, and Lud

on Ezekiel 30:5-6

The allies fall with Egypt by name, Ethiopia, Libya, Lydia, and Chub. Gill and Barnes both note the difficulty of identifying every name, but the pattern is plain, everyone leaning on Egypt's power goes down with it. The pride of her power shall come down closes the list.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers1 voice

A commentator

Jerome

Commentary on Ezekiel · Written before 420.

proposed

(Chapter 30, Verses 1 and following) And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Son of man, prophesy and say: Thus saith the Lord God: Howl ye, woe, woe to the day: For the day is near, yea the day of the Lord is near, a day of cloud, the time of the nations shall be. And the sword shall come upon Egypt: and there shall be dread in Ethiopia, when the wounded shall fall in Egypt, and the multitude thereof shall be taken away, and the foundations thereof shall be destroyed.

The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

A repetition of a former prophecy against Egypt, just before the desolation of it begun by their own bad conduct, which gradually weakened them and prepared the way for the king of Babylon,

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

Ethiopia and Libya (Cush and Phut, so the Hebrew names are, two of the sons of Ham who are mentioned, and Mizraim, that is, Egypt, between them, Gen. x.

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A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

); now they shall be mingled with other nations, and seek shelter in them, and so be made to know that the Lord is righteous. It is here foretold that the king of Babylon shall grow stronger and stronger,

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Libya, and Lydia - Or, as in Eze 27:10, Phut and Lud. The mingled people - Foreigners, who settled in Egypt. The Saite dynasty of Egyptian kings were especially favorable to foreign immigrants. Hophra employed many of them in his armies, and in this way, according to Herodotus, lost the affections of his Egyptian subjects. See Jer 25:20 note. Chub - The word occurs here only.
2 more voices on this verse

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Coba or Chobat, a city of Mauritania [MAURER]. men of the land that is in league--too definite an expression to mean merely, "men in league" with Egypt; rather, "sons of the land of the covenant," that is, the Jews who migrated to Egypt and carried Jeremiah with them (Jer 42:1-44:30).

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

proposed

Lydia - This place is not well known. The Ludim were contiguous to Egypt, Gen 11:13. Chub - The Cubians, placed by Ptolemy in the Mareotis. But probably instead of וכוב vechub, “and Chub,” we should read וכל vechol, “and All the men of the land,” etc. The Septuagint adds “the Persians and the Cretans.”

The words behind it

12 Hebrew words

Every 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.

  • כּ֣וּשׁCush

    kushH3568 →29 times

  • וּפ֤וּטand Put

    ufutH6316 →7 times

  • וְלוּד֙and Lud

    veludH3865 →

  • וְכָל־and every

    vekholH3605 →5413 times

  • הָעֶ֣רֶב<the> foreigner

    haerevH6154 →

  • וְכ֔וּבand Libya

    vekhuvH3552 →

  • וּבְנֵ֖יand [the] sons of

    uveneiH1121 →4930 times

  • אֶ֣רֶץ[the] land of

    ʾeretzH776 →2504 times

  • הַבְּרִ֑יתthe covenant

    haberitH1285 →284 times

  • אִתָּ֖םwith them

    ʾitamH854 →929 times

  • בַּחֶ֥רֶבby the sword

    bacherevH2719 →413 times

  • יִפֹּֽלוּ׃ פthey will fall

    yipoluH5307 →435 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

The walk

8 stops

Each 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

    Jeremiah 46:9

    Advance, 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

    • Isaiah 66:19

      I 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…

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

    • Ezekiel 27:10

      Men of Persia, Lydia, and Put served as warriors in your army. They hung their shields and helmets on your walls; they gave you splendor.

  • Through

    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;

    it leads to

    • Jeremiah 50:37

      A sword is against her horses and chariots and against all the foreigners in her midst, and they will become like women. A sword is against her treasuries, and they will be plundered.

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

    • Job 1:1

      There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. And this man was blameless and upright, fearing God and shunning evil.

  • Through

    Ezekiel 27:10

    Men of Persia, Lydia, and Put served as warriors in your army. They hung their shields and helmets on your walls; they gave you splendor.

    it leads to

    • Ezekiel 38:5

      Persia, Cush, and Put will accompany them, all with shields and helmets,

  • Through

    Isaiah 20:4

    so the king of Assyria will lead away the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Cush, young and old alike, naked and barefoot, with bared buttocks—to Egypt’s shame.

    it leads to

    • Isaiah 19:4

      I will deliver the Egyptians into the hands of harsh masters, and a fierce king will rule over them,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts.

  • Through

    Jeremiah 25:24

    all the kings of Arabia, and all the kings of the mixed tribes who dwell in the desert;

    it leads to

    • 2 Chronicles 9:14

      not including the revenue from the merchants and traders. And all the Arabian kings and governors of the land also brought gold and silver to Solomon.

    • 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;

Where this verse is studied

About Ezekiel

Ezekiel’s Vision of the Valley of Dry Bones, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Ezekiel’s Vision of the Valley of Dry Bones, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.