Ezekiel 39:3

3 I will knock the bow from your left hand and the arrows from your right hand, and I will leave you helpless.

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. Give him this message from the Sovereign LORD : I am your enemy, O Gog, ruler of the nations of Meshech and Tubal.

2 I will turn you around and drive you toward the mountains of Israel, bringing you from the distant north.

3 I will knock the bow from your left hand and the arrows from your right hand, and I will leave you helpless.

4 You and your army and your allies will all die on the mountains. I will feed you to the vultures and wild animals.

5 You will fall in the open fields, for I have spoken, says the Sovereign LORD .