Matthew Poole and continuators on Ezekiel 30:5

5 Aethiopia , and Libya , and Lydia , and all the mingled people, and Chub , and the men of the land that is in league , shall fall with them by the sword .

Heb. Cusch, which are commonly thought to be the Aethiopians in Africa, but some more inquisitive Geographers have found them originally, and chiefly in Arabia, which was either Subject, or Allie to Egypt in its prosperity; and these were as ver. 4. in a panick fear, least the Babylonian should pass the Sea, and take them in his way home.

Heb. Phut hence the Puteans or Phutaans, who afterwards were better known by Libyans, a part of whose Country was near to Egypt.

Lydians, not the Asiatick, but the Africans placed between some part of Cyrene, and Egypt.

The hired Souldiers from all parts, a confused mixture of Nations, such as the Libyans had got together; or all Arabia, so the word 2 Chr. 9.14. Isai. 13.20. or all that ravenous sort of people, that like Crows fly to slaughters, so Souldiers of Fortune follow the Wars, and the word Heb. is Crow, Lev. 11.15. Deut. 14.14. Ps. 147.9. as well as mixt.

Aethiopians beyond Egypt south, the Inhabitants of the inmost Libya ▪ which reached to the Nigritae Negro's; perhaps they may be the Nubians at this day, a Letter easily changed.

The Sons of the Land of the Covenant; some refer to the Iews Children of the Covenant, but this is forced, 'tis all the people of Egypts League; all the Allies of the Egyptian Kingdom.

With the Egyptians.

In War by the Sword of Babylon.

Marginal references: Heb. Phut.; Heb. children.