Ezequiel 38:17

17 Assim diz o Senhor Deus: Não és tu aquele de quem eu disse nos dias antigos, por intermédio de meus servos, os profetas de Israel, os quais naqueles dias profetizaram largos anos, que te traria contra eles?

Ezequiel 38:17 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 38:17

Thus saith the Lord God
Putting the question that follows: art thou he of whom I have spoken of old time by my servants the
prophets of Israel, which prophesied in those days many years that I
will bring thee against them?
certainly thou art he: but who were the prophets that prophesied of Gog before Ezekiel, since he is the first that makes mention of him? to this it may be replied, that though he is not mentioned by name, yet he might be prophesied of under other names, as by Isaiah under the name of Leviathan, ( Isaiah 27:1 ) and by Micah under the name of the Assyrian, ( Micah 5:5 ) . The Jews ^F18 say that Eldad and Medad prophesied of him, which Jarchi, Kimchi, and Abendana remark; who all observe, agreeably to the Talmudists in the place referred to, that these two are the prophets meant; and therefore it is directed to be read not "shanim", years, but "shenaim", two; namely, those two prophets prophesied one prophecy at one time, or together; but this is not to be depended upon: it should be observed, that this must be considered as spoken at the time of the accomplishment of this prophecy, and so may have respect to the Prophet Ezekiel himself, or to Joel, ( Joel 3:1 Joel 3:2 ) , and to Zechariah, ( Zechariah 14:1 Zechariah 14:2 ) , and even to the book of the Revelation, ( Revelation 16:14 Revelation 16:16 ) ( 19:19 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F18 T. Bab. Sanhedrin, fol. 17. 1. & Gloss. in ib.

Ezequiel 38:17 In-Context

15 Virás, pois, do teu lugar, lá do extremo norte, tu e muitos povos contigo, montados todos a cavalo, uma grande companhia e um exército numeroso;

16 e subirás contra o meu povo Israel, como uma nuvem, para cobrir a terra. Nos últimos dias hei de trazer-te contra a minha terra, para que as nações me conheçam a mim, quando eu tiver vindicado a minha santidade em ti, ó Gogue, diante dos seus olhos.

17 Assim diz o Senhor Deus: Não és tu aquele de quem eu disse nos dias antigos, por intermédio de meus servos, os profetas de Israel, os quais naqueles dias profetizaram largos anos, que te traria contra eles?

18 Naquele dia, porém, quando vier Gogue contra a terra de Israel, diz o Senhor Deus, a minha indignação subirá �s minhas narinas.

19 Pois no meu zelo, no ardor da minha ira falei: Certamente naquele dia haverá um grande tremor na terra de Israel;