Goup, you horses,and drivemadly,you chariots,That the mightymenmay marchforward:Ethiopiaand Put,that handlethe shield,And the Lydians,that handle[and] bendthe bow.
Mizraimbecamethe fatherof Ludimand Anamimand Lehabimand Naphtuhim
The sonsof Ham[were] Cushand Mizraimand Putand Canaan.
Mizraimbecamethe fatherof the peopleof Lud,Anam,Lehab,Naphtuh,
"I will seta signamong them and will sendsurvivorsfrom them to the nations:Tarshish,Put,Lud,Meshech,Rosh,Tubaland Javan,to the distantcoastlandsthat have neitherheardMy famenorseenMy glory.And they will declareMy gloryamong the nations.
"For thussaysthe LORD,I have hearda soundof terror,Of dread,and thereis nopeace.
"Becauseof the noiseof the gallopinghoofsof his stallions,The tumultof his chariots,[and] the rumblingof his wheels,The fathershave not turnedbackfor [their] children,Becauseof the limpnessof [their] hands,
Sharpenthe arrows,fillthe quivers!The LORDhas arousedthe spiritof the kingsof the Medes,BecauseHis purposeis againstBabylonto destroyit; For it is the vengeanceof the LORD,vengeancefor His temple.
"Persiaand Ludand Putwere in your army,your menof war.They hungshieldand helmetin you; they setforth your splendor.
"A swordwill comeupon Egypt,And anguishwill be in Ethiopia;When the slainfallin Egypt,They takeaway her wealth,And her foundationsare torndown.
"Ethiopia,Put,Lud,allArabia,Libyaand the peopleof the landthat is in leaguewill fallwith them by the sword."
Ethiopiawas [her] might,And Egypttoo, withoutlimits.Putand Lubimwere among her helpers.
Phrygiaand Pamphylia,Egyptand the districtsof LibyaaroundCyrene,and visitorsfrom Rome,bothJewsand proselytes,
whowill alsoconfirmyou to the end,blamelessin the dayof our LordJesusChrist.
