Ezequiel 38:2

2 “Filho do homem, vire o rosto contra Gogue, da terra de Magogue, o príncipe maior de^[a] Meseque e de Tubal; profetize contra ele

Ezequiel 38:2 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 38:3

How hast thou counselled [him that hath] no wisdom?
&c.] A man deprived of wisdom has need of counsel, and it should be given him; and he does well both to ask and take it; and be it so, as if Job should say, that I am the foolish and unwise creature you take me to be, what counsel and advice have you given me? what a wise counsellor have you shown yourself to be? or rather, what a miserable part have you acted under this character?

and [how] hast thou plentifully declared the thing as it is?
the thing in controversy, set it forth in a clear light, and in a copious manner, when he had not said one word about it, namely, concerning the afflictions of the godly, and the prosperity of the wicked; thus jeering at him, and laughing at the short reply he had made, and which was nothing to the purpose.

Ezequiel 38:2 In-Context

1 Veio a mim esta palavra do SENHOR:

2 “Filho do homem, vire o rosto contra Gogue, da terra de Magogue, o príncipe maior de Meseque e de Tubal; profetize contra ele

3 e diga: Assim diz o Soberano, o SENHOR: Estou contra você, ó Gogue, príncipe maior de Meseque e de Tubal.

4 Farei você girar, porei anzóis em seu queixo e o farei sair com todo o seu exército: seus cavalos, seus cavaleiros totalmente armados e uma grande multidão com escudos grandes e pequenos, todos eles brandindo suas espadas.

5 A Pérsia, a Etiópia e a Líbia estarão com eles, todos com escudos e capacetes;

Footnotes

• [a] Ou "príncipe de Rôs e de; " também no versículo 3 e em 39.1.