Ethiopia and the land of Egypt gave unlimited assistance. The nations of Put and Libya were among her allies.
Parallel translations
- WEB Cush and Egypt were her boundless strength. Put and Libya were her helpers.
- KJV Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite; Put and Lubim were thy helpers.
- BSB Cush and Egypt were her boundless strength; Put and Libya were her allies.
- NKJV Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, And it was boundless; Put and Lubim were your helpers.
- NASB Ethiopia was her might, Egypt too, without limits. Put and Lubim were among her helpers.
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Quick answer
Thebes had the immense strength of Cush and Egypt, with Put and Libya as allies, yet still fell. Even powerful alliances could not save her.
Overview
The catalog of mighty nations and allies emphasizes how formidable Thebes truly was. Despite this strength, the city was conquered, proving that human alliances cannot withstand God's purposes. The point presses home that Nineveh's allies and resources will likewise fail her.
Cross-references & the web
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- Ezek 27:10Persia and Lud and Put were in your army, your men of war: they hanged the shield and helmet in you; they showed your beauty.
- Ezek 30:5Ethiopia, and Put, and Lud, and all the mixed people, and Cub, and the children of the land that is allied with them, shall fall with them by the sword.
- Gen 10:6The sons of Ham were: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
- Isa 20:5They will be dismayed and confounded, because of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.
- Jer 46:9Go up, you horses; and rage, you chariots! Let the mighty men go out: Cush and Put, who handle the shield; and the Ludim, who handle and bend the bow.
- Ezek 38:5Persia, Cush, and Put with them, all of them with shield and helmet;
- 2 Chr 12:3with twelve hundred chariots, and sixty thousand horsemen. The people were without number who came with him out of Egypt: the Lubim, the Sukkiim, and the Ethiopians.
- 1 Chr 1:8The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
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