Ezekiel 38:15

15 So you will come from your place in the far north. Many nations will join you. All of their men will be riding on horses. You will have a huge and mighty army.

Ezekiel 38:15 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 38:15

And thou shalt come from thy place out of the north parts,
&c.] Whose original was from Scythia, or Cathaia in Tartary, that lies to the north of China; and who will bring with him many people from the Euxine and Caspian seas, and from the northern parts of lesser Asia; and the Turk is, by many interpreters, thought to be the king of the north, in ( Daniel 11:44 ) as before observed: thou, and many people with thee, all of them riding upon horses;
the Turkish armies consisting chiefly of horse, as has been observed on ( Ezekiel 38:4 ) : a great company, and a mighty army;
for quantity many, for quality strong and mighty. The Targum is, ``many armies, and much people;'' the Turks usually have large armies; (See Gill on Ezekiel 38:4).

Ezekiel 38:15 In-Context

13 " ' "The people of Sheba and Dedan will speak to you. So will the traders of Tarshish and all of its villages. They will say, 'Have you come to rob us? Have you gathered your huge army together to steal our silver and gold? Are you going to take our livestock and goods away from us? Do you plan to carry off everything we have?' " '

14 "Son of man, prophesy. Tell Gog, 'The LORD and King says, "A time is coming when my people Israel will be living in safety. You will see that it is a good time to attack them.

15 So you will come from your place in the far north. Many nations will join you. All of their men will be riding on horses. You will have a huge and mighty army.

16 They will advance against my people Israel. They will be like a cloud covering their land. Gog, in days to come I will bring you against my land. Then the nations will know me. I will use you to show them how holy I am."

17 " 'The LORD and King says to Gog, "In the past I spoke about you through my servants, the prophets of Israel. At that time they prophesied for years that I would bring you against them.