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735 B
735 B
Cush and Put, Lydia and all Arabia, and Libya
These names refer to the people of these countries. AT: "The people of Cush and Put, Libya, and all Arabia, and Lydia" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
Libya
Libya is a country west of Egypt. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)
Lydia
This probably refers to the kingdom of Lydia which was in what is now Turkey.
will all fall by the sword
Here the sword represents battle. AT: "will all die in battle" or "will all die in the war" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
will all fall by the sword
The word "all" here is a generalization. It means that many people will die. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole)