Adam Clarke's Bible Commentary Verse 9. The Ethiopians] Hebrews Cush, Phut, and the Ludim. This army was composed of many nations. Cush. which we translate Ethiopians, almost invariably means the Arabians; and here, those Arabs that bordered on Egypt near the Red Sea. Phut probably means the Libyans; for Phut settled in Libya, according to Josephus. Phut and Cush were two of the sons of Ham, and brothers to Mitsraim, the father of the Egyptians, Gen. x. 6; and the Ludim were descended from Mitsraim; see Gen. x. 13. Bochart contends that the Ludim were Ethiopians, and that they were famous for the use of the bow. Phaleg, lib. iv. 26.
Matthew Henry Commentary
- An encouragement sent to Baruch.
Baruch was employed in writing Jeremiah's prophecies, and reading them see Jer. 36, and was threatened for it by the king. Young beginners i religion are apt to be discouraged with little difficulties, which the commonly meet with at first in the service of God. These complaints an fears came from his corruptions. Baruch had raised his expectations to high in this world, and that made the distress and trouble he was in harder to be borne. The frowns of the world would not disquiet us, i we did not foolishly flatter ourselves with the hopes of its smiles and court and covet them. What a folly is it then to seek great thing for ourselves here, where every thing is little, and nothing certain The Lord knows the real cause of our fretfulness and despondency bette than we do, and we should beg of him to examine our hearts, and to repress every wrong desire in us _________________________________________________
Original Hebrew עלו5927 הסוסים5483 והתהללו1984 הרכב7393 ויצאו3318 הגבורים1368 כושׁ3568 ופוט6316 תפשׂי8610 מגן4043 ולודים3866 תפשׂי8610 דרכי1869 קשׁת׃7198
