King James Version
Ezekiel 38:5 in the King James Version says “Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet: Libya: or, Phut” — study this verse from Ezekiel chapter 38 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet: Libya: or, Phut”
Ezekiel 38:5 · KJV
And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:
And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords:
Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet: Libya: or, Phut
Gomer, and all his bands; the house of Togarmah of the north quarters, and all his bands: and many people with thee.
Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“and Libya”
H6316put, a son of ham, also the name of his descendants or their region, and of a persian tribe
properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“with them all of them with shield”
H4043a shield (i.e., the small one or buckler); figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile
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