Charles Ellicott Commentary Ezekiel 27:10

"Persia and Lud and Put were in thine army, thy men of war: they hanged the shield and helmet in thee; they set forth thy comeliness." — Ezekiel 27:10 (ASV)

Of Persia and of Lud and of Phut. —Tyre, like most commercial nations, depended chiefly on mercenaries for the rank and file of its army. Persia, formerly called Elam, was then rising into prominence. Its soldiers were probably obtained by the Tyrians through their commerce in the Persian Gulf.

Lud is not the one mentioned among the children of Shem (Genesis 10:22), but the Ludim (Lydians), from the family of Ham, descended from Mizraim (Genesis 10:13). Phut was also an African tribe (Genesis 10:6). Both are repeatedly mentioned on the Egyptian monuments as supplying mercenaries to the army.