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Ezekiel 30:5

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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.

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 5

In this chapter we have, I. A continuation of the prophecy against Egypt, which we had in the latter part of the foregoing chapter, just before the desolation of that once flourishing kingdom was completed by Nebuchadnezzar, in which is foretold the destruction of all her allies and confederates, all her interests and concerns, and the several steps which the king of Babylon should take in pushing on this destruction (v. 1-19). II. 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 (Eze 30:20-26). It is all much to the same purport with what we had before.

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Strong's Concordancev. 5

כּוּשׁ (Kûwsh, H3568) — Cush (or Ethiopia), the name of a son of Ham, and of his territory; also of an Israelite פּוּט (Pûwṭ, H6316) — Put, a son of Ham, also the name of his descendants or their region, and of a Persian… לוּד (Lûwd, H3865) — Lud, the name of two nations עֶרֶב (ʻereb, H6153) — dusk כּוּב (Kûwb, H3552) — Kub, a country near Egypt בֵּן (bên, H1121) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative… אֶרֶץ (ʼerets, H776) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land) בְּרִית (bᵉrîyth, H1285) — a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh) נָפַל (nâphal, H5307) — to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or… חֶרֶב (chereb, H2719) — drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or…

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Jeremiah 25:20rank 5

all the mixed tribes; all the kings of Uz; all the kings of the Philistines: Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod;

Ezekiel 27:10rank 4

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.

Jeremiah 25:24rank 3

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

Jeremiah 46:9rank 2

Advance, O horses! Race furiously, O chariots! Let the warriors come forth— Cush and Put carrying their shields, men of Lydia drawing the bow.

Jeremiah 50:37rank 2

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.

Isaiah 18:1rank 2

Woe to the land of whirring wings, along the rivers of Cush,

Isaiah 20:4rank 2

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.

Jeremiah 44:27rank 2

I am watching over them for harm and not for good, and every man of Judah who is in the land of Egypt will meet his end by sword or famine, until they are finished off.

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