Ezekiel 39:3

3 Then I will knock your bow out of your left hand. I will make your arrows drop from your right hand.

Ezekiel 39:3 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 39:3

And I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand
In which it is usually held, to have the arrow fitted to it: and I will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand;
where they are commonly held when put into the bow, and then the bow is drawn with it; signifying hereby, that though he should come into the land of Israel, he should not succeed; he would be stripped of his armour, and it would be useless to him: bows and arrows are put for all kind of warlike instruments; and are particularly mentioned because they were chiefly used in war when this prophecy was delivered.

Ezekiel 39:3 In-Context

1 "Son of man, prophesy against Gog. Tell him, 'The LORD and King says, "Gog, I am against you. You are the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal.

2 But I will turn you around. I will drag you along. I will bring you from the far north. I will send you against the mountains of Israel.

3 Then I will knock your bow out of your left hand. I will make your arrows drop from your right hand.

4 " ' "You will fall dead on the mountains of Israel. You and all of your troops will die there. So will the nations that join you. I will feed you to all kinds of birds that eat dead bodies. So they and the wild animals will eat you up.

5 You will fall dead in the open fields. I have spoken," announces the LORD and King.