Bible Commentary

And I will plead against him with pestilence and with blood; and I will rain upon him, and upon his bands, and upon the many people that [are] with him, an overflowing rain, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone. 22. I will plead ] i.e. contend. Jehovah’s pleadings are often great acts of judgment, Isa … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 38:22”

And I will call for a sword against him throughout all my mountains, saith the Lord GOD: every man’s sword shall be against his brother. 21. every man’s sword ] sign of a supernatural panic caused by Jehovah, Jdg 7:22; 1Sa 14:20. LXX. has read first clause: I will summon against him all terrors (i.e. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 38:21”

So that the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the field, and all creeping things that creep upon the earth, and all the men that [are] upon the face of the earth, shall shake at my presence, and the mountains shall be thrown down, and the steep … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 38:20”

For in my jealousy [and] in the fire of my wrath have I spoken, Surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel; 19. have I spoken ] i.e. do I speak; cf. Ezek. 21:36, Eze 36:5, Eze 39:25. The word “shaking” is the usual one for earthquake, but … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 38:19”

And it shall come to pass at the same time when Gog shall come against the land of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, [that] my fury shall come up in my face. 18. come to pass at the same time ] Rather: come to pass in that day, in the day when Gog &c. come … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 38:18”

Thus saith the Lord GOD; [Art] thou he of whom I have spoken in old time by my servants the prophets of Israel, which prophesied in those days [many] years that I would bring thee against them? 17. The question gives vividness to the fact of Gog’s invasion having been long predicted, and identifies him … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 38:17”

And thou shalt come up against my people of Israel, as a cloud to cover the land; it shall be in the latter days, and I will bring thee against my land, that the heathen may know me, when I shall be sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes. 16. Cf. Eze 38:9. shall … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 38:16”

And thou shalt come from thy place out of the north parts, thou, and many people with thee, all of them riding upon horses, a great company, and a mighty army: 15. Cf. Eze 38:4 ; Eze 38:6, Eze 39:2. For many people, peoples. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Thou shalt: see … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 38:15”

Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say unto Gog, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In that day when my people of Israel dwelleth safely, shalt thou not know [it]? 14 16. The purpose and issue of Gog’s invasion: that the nations may know Jehovah, when he is sanctified in Gog 14. shalt thou not know … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 38:14”

Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions thereof, shall say unto thee, Art thou come to take a spoil? hast thou gathered thy company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil? 13. The merchant peoples … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 38:13”