KJV King James Version
Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:
Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:
Persia, Cush, and Put will accompany them, all with shields and helmets,
Persia, Cush, and Put with them, all of them with shield and helmet;
Persia, Cush, and Put with them, all of them with shield and helmet;
Persia, Cush, and Phut, with them, All of them with shield and helmet.
2 Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him,
3 And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I [am] against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:
4 And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts [of armour, even] a great company [with] bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords:
5 Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:
6 Gomer, and all his bands; the house of Togarmah of the north quarters, and all his bands: [and] many people with thee.
7 Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them.
8 After many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt come into the land [that is] brought back from the sword, [and is] gathered out of many people, against the mountains of Israel, which have been always waste: but it is brought forth out of the nations, and they shall dwell safely all of them.
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