Ezekiel 38:18

18 On the day that Gog attacks the land of Israel, I will be filled with burning anger, declares the Almighty LORD.

Ezekiel 38:18 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 38:18

And it shall come to pass at the same time, when Gog shall
come against the land of Israel, saith the Lord God
As before prophesied of and described: that my fury shall come up in my face;
as a man's blood rises up in his face, and his colour appears, when he is wroth and angry: or, "in my nose" ^F19; as men when they are angry puff and blow, expand their nose, breathe through it; but against whom is all this wrath and fury? Starckius, a modern interpreter, thinks it is against the land of Israel, against the church; but it rather seems to be against Gog himself; the Lord being provoked at his attempt against the land of Israel, and the wicked designs he had to spoil and plunder it.

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FOOTNOTES:

F19 (ypab) "in nasum meum", Piscator, Cocceius, Starckius.

Ezekiel 38:18 In-Context

16 You will attack my people Israel like a cloud that covers the land. In the days to come, I will let you attack my land so that nations will know me. I will use you for my holy purpose as they watch.

17 "'This is what the Almighty LORD says: You are the one I spoke about long ago through my servants the prophets of Israel. They prophesied in those days that I would bring you to attack them.

18 On the day that Gog attacks the land of Israel, I will be filled with burning anger, declares the Almighty LORD.

19 In my fiery anger I tell you this. On that day there will be a large earthquake in the land of Israel.

20 Fish, birds, wild animals, everything that crawls on the ground, and every person on earth will tremble in my presence. The mountains will be torn down, the cliffs will crumble, and every wall will fall to the ground.