Ezekiel 38:5-6

38:5 Persia, ¹  Ethiopia, and Put ²  are with them, all of them with shields and helmets. 38:6 They are joined by ³  Gomer with all its troops, and by Beth Togarmah from the remote parts of the north with all its troops – many peoples are with you. ⁴ 

[38:5]  ¹ tn D. I. Block prefers to see the Hebrew word as referring here to a western ally of Egypt or as an alternative spelling for Pathros, that is, Upper Egypt. See D. I. Block, Ezekiel (NICOT), 2:439-40.

[38:5]  ² sn That is, Lydia.

[38:6]  ³ tn The words “they are joined by” are added in the translation for purposes of English style.

[38:6]  ⁴ sn The seven-nation coalition represents the north (Meshech, Tubal, Gomer, Beth-Togarmah), the south/west (Ethiopia, Put) and the east (Persia). The use of the sevenfold list suggests completeness. See D. I. Block, Ezekiel (NICOT), 2:441.