Ezekiel 39:1-10

1 "And you, 1son of man, 2prophesy against 3Gog and say, Thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, 4I am against you, O Gog, 5chief prince of 6Meshech[a] and 7Tubal.
2 8And I will turn you about and drive you forward, and bring you up from 9the uttermost parts of the north, and lead you against the 10mountains of Israel.
3 Then 11I will strike your bow from your left hand, and 12will make your arrows drop out of your right hand.
4 13You shall fall on 14the mountains of Israel, you and all your 15hordes and the peoples who are with you. 16I will give you to birds of prey of every sort and to the beasts of the field to be devoured.
5 You shall fall in the open field, for 17I have spoken, declares the Lord GOD.
6 18I will send fire on 19Magog and on those 20who dwell securely in 21the coastlands, and 22they shall know that I am the LORD.
7 "And 23my holy name I will make known in the midst of my people Israel, and 24I will not let my holy name be profaned anymore. And 25the nations shall know that I am 26the LORD, the Holy One in Israel.
8 27Behold, it is coming and it will be brought about, declares the Lord GOD. That is the day 28of which I have spoken.
9 "Then those who dwell in the cities of Israel will go out and 29make fires of the weapons and burn them, shields and bucklers, bow and arrows, 30clubs[b] and spears; and they will make fires of them for seven years,
10 so that they will not need to take wood out of the field or cut down any out of the forests, for 31they will make their fires of the weapons. 32They will seize the spoil of those who despoiled them, and plunder those who plundered them, declares the Lord GOD.

Ezekiel 39:1-10 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.

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Footnotes 2

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