9Come up, ye horses; and rage, ye chariots; and let the mighty men come forth; the Ethiopians and the Libyans, that handle the shield; and the Lydians, that handle and bend the bow.
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And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those that escape of them unto the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, to Tubal, and Javan, to the isles afar off, that have not heard my fame, neither have seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among the Gentiles.
They of Persia and of Lud and of Phut were in thine army, thy men of war: they hanged the shield and helmet in thee; they set forth thy comeliness.
Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite; Put and Lubim were thy helpers.
Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
For thus saith the LORD; We have heard a voice of trembling, of fear, and not of peace.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-11)The first verse is the title of that part of this book, which relates to the neighbouring nations, and follows here. It is the word of the Lord which came to Jeremiah against the Gentiles ; for God is King and Judge of nations, knows and will call to an account those who know him not nor take any notice of him. Both Isaiah and Ezekiel prophesied against these nations that Jeremiah here has a separ…
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