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Ezekiel 38:5

King James Version (KJV)

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Ezekiel 38:5

Verse 5 of 23

Scripture focus

Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:

Ezekiel 38:5 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Ezekiel 38:5

Theological / Devotional

Persia. Earlier the prophet had summoned the nations living generally to the north. The second group of nations lived to the east and south. No immediately neighboring nations are mentioned. Only those living in the confines of the known world are summoned to this battle; for possible reasons see on v. 2, concluding paragraph under “Tubal.” For a sketch of the history of Persia see Vol. ID pp. 51-64.

Ethiopia. Cush (Heb. Kush) was the son of Ham (Gen. 10:6). His descendants settled in the south of Egypt in what was later Nubia — now southernmost Egypt and northern Sudan (see on Gen. 10:6).

Libya. Heb. Put (see on ch. 27:10).

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