Ezekiel 39:1-10

1 "And you, ¹son of man, ²prophesy against ³Gog and say, Thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, ⁴I am against you, O Gog, ⁵chief prince of ⁶Meshech^[a] and ⁷Tubal.

2 ⁸And I will turn you about and drive you forward, and bring you up from ⁹the uttermost parts of the north, and lead you against the ¹⁰mountains of Israel.

3 Then ¹¹I will strike your bow from your left hand, and ¹²will make your arrows drop out of your right hand.

4 ¹³You shall fall on ¹⁴the mountains of Israel, you and all your ¹⁵hordes and the peoples who are with you. ¹⁶I will give you to birds of prey of every sort and to the beasts of the field to be devoured.

5 You shall fall in the open field, for ¹⁷I have spoken, declares the Lord GOD.

6 ¹⁸I will send fire on ¹⁹Magog and on those ²⁰who dwell securely in ²¹the coastlands, and ²²they shall know that I am the LORD.

7 "And ²³my holy name I will make known in the midst of my people Israel, and ²⁴I will not let my holy name be profaned anymore. And ²⁵the nations shall know that I am ²⁶the LORD, the Holy One in Israel.

8 ²⁷Behold, it is coming and it will be brought about, declares the Lord GOD. That is the day ²⁸of which I have spoken.

9 "Then those who dwell in the cities of Israel will go out and ²⁹make fires of the weapons and burn them, shields and bucklers, bow and arrows, ³⁰clubs^[b] and spears; and they will make fires of them for seven years,

10 so that they will not need to take wood out of the field or cut down any out of the forests, for ³¹they will make their fires of the weapons. ³²They will seize the spoil of those who despoiled them, and plunder those who plundered them, declares the Lord GOD.

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Ezekiel 39:1-10 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EZEKIEL 39

This chapter is a continuation of the prophecy of the destruction of Gog, which is both repeated, and more largely described, Eze 39:1-8, then follows an account of the burning of his weapons of war, which will last seven years in burning, during which time there will be no need of the use of wood, Eze 39:9,10, and of the burial of him, and many of his army; the place where, and the time that will be taken up in doing this, even seven months, are observed, Eze 39:11-16, and every feathered fowl and beast of the field are called upon to feed on the flesh of those that are left unburied, Eze 39:17-20 and by all this the glory of the Lord will be seen, known, and acknowledged, both by the Heathens, and by the house of Israel, Eze 39:21,22, and the former will also be informed that the present captivity of the Jews has been for their sins and transgressions, Eze 39:23,24, and the chapter is concluded with a promise of their return from captivity, when they shall know the Lord, and their interest in him; who will after this no more hide his face from them, but pour out his Spirit upon them, under whose influence they shall ever continue, Eze 39:25-29.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 32

1. See Ezekiel 2:1
2. Ezekiel 38:2, 3
3. Ezekiel 38:2
4. Ezekiel 38:3; See Ezekiel 13:8
5. Ezekiel 38:2, 3
6. Ezekiel 38:2
7. Ezekiel 38:2
8. Ezekiel 38:4
9. Ezekiel 38:6, 15; [Ezekiel 32:30]
10. See Ezekiel 6:2
11. [Psalms 76:3]
12. [Psalms 76:3]
13. [Ezekiel 38:21]
14. [See ver. 2 above]
15. Ezekiel 38:6, 9, 22
16. [ver. 17]
17. See Ezekiel 17:21
18. [Ezekiel 28:18; Ezekiel 30:8, 14, 16; Ezekiel 38:22]
19. Ezekiel 38:2
20. Ezekiel 38:8, 14
21. Ezekiel 27:3, 6, 7, 15
22. See Ezekiel 6:7
23. [ver. 22]
24. See Ezekiel 20:39
25. See Ezekiel 36:23
26. Isaiah 45:11
27. Ezekiel 21:7
28. Ezekiel 38:17
29. [Psalms 46:9; Isaiah 9:5]
30. [1 Samuel 17:40]
31. [See ver. 9 above]
32. [Isaiah 33:1]

Footnotes 2

[a]. Or Gog, prince of Rosh, Meshech
[b]. Or javelins

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