Are you not like the children of the Ethiopians to me, children of Israel?” says the LORD. “Haven’t I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt, and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?
ExplanationCommentary
Verse 7. Ethiopians. That is, as black as they, by your iniquities. Challoner.—Chus was father of the Scythians, Arabs, and so forth Yet none of these nations were under the peculiar protection of God. The Israelites depended too much on this prerogative, ( Calmet.) which they deserved to lose by their sins. Bible.—God brought them out of Egypt. But he also took the Philistines from Caphtor, ( Calmet.) and enabled them to settle in the country. Bible.—Cappadocia. Cyprus, (Genesis 10:14) or rather Crete. 1 Kennicott. Calmet.—Cyrene, (Sym.) “wall,” (Th.) or “pit.” Septuagint Theglathphalassar took Aram or the people of Damascus into captivity. Calmet.—Their future return is represented as already past. Vat. Mercer.