Ezequiel 38:11

11 Dirás: ‘¡Israel es un país sin protección, lleno de aldeas sin murallas! ¡Marcharé contra Israel y destruiré a su pueblo, que vive tan confiado!

Ezequiel 38:11 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 38:11

And thou shall say
What came into his mind, and what he thought of; this he shall say to his privy counsellors and ministers of state; or to the generals and officers of his army; or to his confederates and allies, and even to them all, to have their opinion and approbation of it; and to encourage them to join him, and go with him: I will go up to the land of unwalled villages;
a land which has nothing but villages in it, and those no walls about them to protect them: this he said by way of contempt; and the Septuagint and Arabic versions render it "the abject land"; and to observe how easily he could conquer it, there being nothing in his way to hinder him, or give him trouble: I will go to them that are at rest, and dwell safely:
as the Jews will do in the latter day, when they shall own and acknowledge the Messiah, ( Jeremiah 23:5 Jeremiah 23:6 ) , and dwell in their own land, where they will be quiet and peaceable, and think and do no harm to any, nor mistrust their neighbours doing any harm to them; but shall live in the utmost tranquillity and security; and which Gog or the Turks will take the advantage of; and from hence promise themselves an easy conquest of them: all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates;
no walls to their cities; no gates to walls; nor bars to gates; but without either; being under the protection of God, and putting their trust in him, who is a wall of fire round about his people; and is better to them, than gates with bars.

Ezequiel 38:11 In-Context

9 Tú y todos tus aliados —un inmenso y temible ejército— descenderán sobre Israel como una tormenta y cubrirán la tierra como una nube.

10 »”Esto dice el Señor
Soberano: en ese tiempo, te vendrán a la mente malos pensamientos y tramarás una estrategia perversa.

11 Dirás: ‘¡Israel es un país sin protección, lleno de aldeas sin murallas! ¡Marcharé contra Israel y destruiré a su pueblo, que vive tan confiado!

12 Iré a esas ciudades que antes estaban desoladas y que ahora están repletas de gente que regresó del destierro de muchas naciones. Las saquearé y me llevaré un enorme botín porque ahora los habitantes son ricos en animales y en otras posesiones. ¡Piensan que el mundo gira a su alrededor!’.

13 Sin embargo, los de Saba y Dedán, y los mercaderes de Tarsis preguntarán: ‘¿De verdad piensas que los ejércitos que has juntado podrán robarles la plata y el oro? ¿Piensas que puedes llevarte los animales, apoderarte de sus bienes y saquear su riqueza?’”.