Ezekiel 30:5

"A sword will come on Egypt, and anguish will be in Ethiopia, when the slain fall in Egypt. They take away her multitude, and her foundations are broken down."

Key Reflection

This verse foretells a time of great suffering for Egypt and Ethiopia as a result of military conflict. The metaphor of "a sword" signifies the destructive power of war, leading to the loss of many lives and the collapse of Egypt's infrastructure, reflecting divine judgment and the harsh realities of historical warfare in biblical prophecy.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Libya, and Lydia -Or, as inEzekiel 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. SeeJeremiah 25:20note. Chub -The word occurs here only. It was some tribe in alliance with Egypt, either of African race like Lud and Phut, or settlers like the “mingled people.” A not-improbable suggestion connects it withCoptos, of which the Egyptian form wasQeb,QebtorQabt. The men of the land that is in league -Rather, the children of the land of the covenant, i.

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