Ezekiel 39:5

5 Thou shalt fall down on the face of the field; for I the Lord have spoken, saith the Lord God.

Ezekiel 39:5 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 39:5

Thou shalt fall upon the open field
Some part of his army should fall upon the mountains, and others upon the plain; wherever they will be found, they will be destroyed, either by the sword of the Jews and Christian princes, or by God's judgments from heaven: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord God;
and therefore it should surely come to pass, since no word of his ever fails; this is added to assure of the truth of it, since it might be thought incredible that so large an army should be destroyed.

Ezekiel 39:5 In-Context

3 And I shall smite thy bow in thy left hand, and I shall cast down thine arrows from thy right hand. (And I shall strike thy bow in thy left hand, and I shall throw down thy arrows from thy right hand.)
4 Thou shalt fall down on the hills of Israel, thou, and all thy companies, and peoples that be with thee; I gave thee for to be devoured to wild beasts, to birds, and to each volatile, and to the beasts of the earth. (Thou shalt fall down on the hills of Israel, thou, and all thy companies, and the peoples who be with thee; I gave thee up to be devoured by the wild beasts, and by the birds, yea, by every bird, and by the beasts of the field.)
5 Thou shalt fall down on the face of the field; for I the Lord have spoken, saith the Lord God.
6 And I shall send fire in Magog, and in them that dwell trustily in isles (And I shall send fire upon Magog, and upon those who live in trust on the islands); and they shall know, that I am the Lord God of Israel.
7 And I shall make mine holy name known in the midst of my people Israel, and I shall no more (let them) defoul mine holy name; and heathen men shall know, that I am the Lord God, the Holy of Israel. (And I shall make my holy name known in the midst of my people Israel, and I shall no more let them defile my holy name; and the heathen shall know, that I am the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel.)
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