Matthew Poole and continuators on Jeremiah 46:9

9 Come 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 Lidyans that handle and bend the bow .

Their ancient way of fighting was with Chariots▪ and Bows, the Prophet calls in the name of the Commanders of the Egypt[illegible: 2 letters]n Armies, to the Horses and Chariots to come on, and ingage in the fight.

The Ethiopians were the Cushites who were neighbours to the Egyptians, so were the Lybians both of them it should seem were famous for handling the Shield, the Lybians were descended from Put, both the Cushites and the P[illegible: 1 letter]ti[illegible: 2 letters]s or Lybians were descended from Ham, Gen. 10.6.

The Lydians were as famous for the use of the Bow in War, they were descended from Misraim or Shem, Gen. 10.13.22. the Lydians here meant are thought to be those descended from Misraim, and some think these were Ethiopians. They were all auxilla[illegible: 2 letters]es to the Egyptians in this expedition.

Marginal references: Heb. [illegible: 1 word].; Heb. [illegible: 1 word].; Isa. 66.[illegible: 2 letters].