Eze 39:4-20 | TSK | e4.org | fall , I will , ; ; ; sort Heb. wing to be devoured Heb. to devour

‏ Ezekiel 39:4-20

I will Ezek 32:4-5, Ezek 33:27; Isa 34:2-8; Jer 15:3; Rev 19:17-21

sort Heb. wing

to be devoured Heb. to devour

open field Heb. face of the field, Ezek 29:5, Ezek 32:4; Jer 8:2, Jer 22:19

I will Some terrible judgment will destroy the countries whence the army of Gog was led forth, about the same time that the army itself shall be cut off. Ezek 30:8, Ezek 30:16, Ezek 38:19-22; Amos 1:4, Amos 1:7, Amos 1:10; Nah 1:6

carelessly or, confidently, Ezek 38:11; Judg 18:7

in the isles Ezek 38:6, Ezek 38:13; Ps 72:10; Isa 66:19; Jer 25:22; Zeph 2:11

will I Ezek 39:22, Ezek 38:16, Ezek 38:23

and I will Ezek 20:9, Ezek 20:14, Ezek 20:39, Ezek 36:20-21, Ezek 36:36; Exod 20:7; Lev 18:21

the heathen Ezek 38:16, Ezek 38:23

the Holy Isa 12:6, Isa 43:3, Isa 43:14, Isa 55:5, Isa 60:9, Isa 60:14

it is come The prophet, seeing in vision the accomplishment of the prediction, speaks of it as already come and done. Ezek 7:2-10; Isa 33:10-12; Rev 16:17, Rev 21:6

this Ezek 38:17; 2Pet 3:8

shall go Ps 111:2-3; Isa 66:24; Mal 1:5

and shall Ezek 39:10; Josh 11:6; Ps 46:9; Zech 9:10

set on fire The language here employed seems to intimate that the army of Gog will be cut off by miracle, as that of Sennacherib; for the people are described as going forth, not to fight and conquer, but merely to gather the spoil, and to destroy the weapons of war, as no longer of use., hand staves, or, javelins

and they When the immense number and destruction of the invaders are considered, and also the little fuel comparatively which is necessary in warm climates, we may easily conceive of this being literally fulfilled.

burn them with fire or, make a fire of them

shall spoil Exod 3:22, Exod 12:36; Isa 14:2, Isa 33:1; Mic 5:8; Hab 3:8; Zeph 2:9-10; Matt 7:2; Rev 13:10, Rev 18:6

the valley Probably the valley near the Sea of Gennesareth, as the Targum renders, and so called because it was the great road by which the merchants and traders from Syria and other Eastern countries went into Egypt. Perhaps what is now called the plains of Haouran, south of Damascus.

on the east Ezek 47:18; Num 34:11; Luke 5:1; John 6:1

noses or, mouths

Hamongog that is, The multitude of Gog, Num 11:34 *margin

cleanse Ezek 39:14, Ezek 39:16; Num 19:16; Deut 21:23

a renown Deut 26:19; Ps 149:6-9; Jer 33:9; Zeph 3:19-20; 1Pet 1:7

the day Ezek 39:21-22, Ezek 28:22; Ps 126:2-3

they shall Num 19:11-19

continual employment Heb. continuance

to cleanse Ezek 39:12

set Heb. build, Luke 11:44

in the Ezek 39:11

Hamonah that is, The multitude