Which were clothed with blue, captains and rulers, all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding upon horses.
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Gill's Exposition
Which were clothed with blue,.... A colour the Assyrians were fond of, and clothed their soldiers in, and was taking to the eye; and is mentioned, because that men, finely clothed find beautifully…
Barnes' Notes
The army of the Assyrians is described. War-horses formed an important part in the armies of Assyria and Egypt; Israel was deficient in this respect Isa 36:8.
Adam Clarke
Clothed with blue - The purple dye was highly valued among the ancients, and at first was only used by kings, at last it was used among the military, particularly by officers of high rank in the…
God had often spoken to Ezekiel, and by him to the people, to this effect, but now his word comes again; for God speaks the same thing once, yea, twice, yea, many a time, and all little enough, and…
Cambridge Bible
captains and rulers Or, governors and satraps, cf. Neh 4:14; Neh 5:15.