Ezekiel 30:5

30:5 Ethiopia, Put, Lud, all the foreigners, ¹  Libya, and the people ²  of the covenant land ³  will die by the sword along with them.

Ezekiel 27:10

27:10 Men of Persia, Lud, ⁴  and Put were in your army, men of war.

They hung shield and helmet on you; they gave you your splendor.

[30:5]  ¹ tn The same expression appears in Exod 12:38; Jer 25:20; 50:37; Neh 13:3. It may refer to foreign mercenaries serving in the armies of the nations listed here.

[30:5]  ² tn Heb “sons.”

[30:5]  ³ tn The expression “sons of the covenant land” possibly refers to Jews living in Egypt (Jer 44).

[27:10]  ⁴ sn See Gen 10:22.