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.
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Interpretation
The prophecy of the destruction of Egypt is very full. Those who take their lot with God's enemies, shall be with them in punishment.
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This thought runs through Ezekiel 30:5-8.
Glossary
- Cush Place
- Country of burnt faces; the Greek word by which the Hebrew Cush is rendered. Modern identification: Meroe.
- Egypt Place
- The land of the Nile and the pyramids, the oldest kingdom of which we have any record, holds a place of great significance in Scripture. Modern identification: Ain Shams.
- Arabia Place
- Biblical region. Modern identification: Arabian Peninsula.
- Libya Place
- Biblical region. Modern identification: Cyrene.
- Lud Place
- Biblical region. Modern identification: Sardis.
- Put Place
- Biblical region. Modern identification: Cyrene.