Ezekiel 39:21-29

21 "And I will set My 1glory among the nations; and all the nations will see My judgment which I have executed and My hand which I have laid on them.
22 "And the house of Israel will 2know that I am the LORD their God from that day onward.
23 "The nations will know that the house of Israel went into exile for their 3iniquity because * they acted treacherously against Me, and I 4hid My face from them; so I gave them into the hand of their adversaries, and all of them fell by the sword.
24 "5According to their uncleanness and according to their transgressions I dealt with them, and I hid My face from them.""'

Israel Restored

25 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD, "Now I will 6restore the fortunes of Jacob and have mercy on the whole 7house of Israel; and I will be 8jealous for My holy name.
26 "They will 9forget their disgrace and all their treachery which they perpetrated against Me, when they 10live securely on their own land with 11no one to make them afraid.
27 "When I 12bring them back from the peoples and gather them from the lands of their enemies, then I shall be 13sanctified through them in the sight of the many nations.
28 "Then they will know that I am the LORD their God because I made them go into exile among the nations, and then gathered them again to their own land; and I will leave none of them there any longer.
29 "I will not hide My face from them any longer, for I will have 14poured out My Spirit on the house of Israel," declares the Lord GOD.

Ezekiel 39:21-29 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EZEKIEL 39

This chapter is a continuation of the prophecy of the destruction of Gog, which is both repeated, and more largely described, Eze 39:1-8, then follows an account of the burning of his weapons of war, which will last seven years in burning, during which time there will be no need of the use of wood, Eze 39:9,10, and of the burial of him, and many of his army; the place where, and the time that will be taken up in doing this, even seven months, are observed, Eze 39:11-16, and every feathered fowl and beast of the field are called upon to feed on the flesh of those that are left unburied, Eze 39:17-20 and by all this the glory of the Lord will be seen, known, and acknowledged, both by the Heathens, and by the house of Israel, Eze 39:21,22, and the former will also be informed that the present captivity of the Jews has been for their sins and transgressions, Eze 39:23,24, and the chapter is concluded with a promise of their return from captivity, when they shall know the Lord, and their interest in him; who will after this no more hide his face from them, but pour out his Spirit upon them, under whose influence they shall ever continue, Eze 39:25-29.

Cross References 14

  • 1. Exodus 9:16; Isaiah 37:20; Ezekiel 36:23; Ezekiel 38:16, 23; Ezekiel 39:13
  • 2. Jeremiah 24:7
  • 3. Jeremiah 22:8, 9; Jeremiah 44:22; Ezekiel 36:18, 19
  • 4. Isaiah 1:15; Isaiah 59:2; Ezekiel 39:29
  • 5. 2 Kings 17:7; Jeremiah 2:17, 19; Jeremiah 4:18; Ezekiel 36:19
  • 6. Isaiah 27:12, 13; Jeremiah 33:7; Ezekiel 34:13
  • 7. Jeremiah 31:1; Ezekiel 36:10; Ezekiel 37:21, 22; Hosea 1:11
  • 8. Exodus 20:5; Nahum 1:2
  • 9. Ezekiel 16:63; Ezekiel 20:43; Ezekiel 36:31
  • 10. 1 Kings 4:25; Ezekiel 34:25-28
  • 11. Isaiah 17:2; Micah 4:4
  • 12. Ezekiel 36:24; Ezekiel 37:21
  • 13. Ezekiel 36:23; Ezekiel 38:16, 23
  • 14. Isaiah 32:15; Ezekiel 36:27; Ezekiel 37:14; Joel 2:28

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