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Verse	Translation	Text
Eze 38:10	Strong Concordance	Thus saith [0559] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069]; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time [03117] shall things [01697] come [05927] into thy mind [03824], and thou shalt think [02803] an evil [07451] thought [04284]:
	King James	Thus saith the Lord GOD; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought:

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
an evil thought--as to attacking God's people in their defenseless state.

A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]

an evil thought--as to attacking God's people in their defenseless state.

Commentary on the Old Testament, by Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch [1857-78]
Account of the motive by which Gog was induced to undertake his warlike expedition, and incurred guilt, notwithstanding the fact that he was led by God, and in consequence of which he brought upon himself the judgment of destruction that was about to fall upon him. - Eze 38:10. Thus saith the Lord Jehovah, It shall come to pass in that day, that things will come up in thy heart, and thou wilt devise an evil design, Eze 38:11. And say, I will go up into the open country, I will come upon the peaceful ones, who are all dwelling in safety, who dwell without walls, and have not bars and gates, Eze 38:12. To take plunder and to gather spoil, to bring back thy hand against the ruins that are inhabited again, and against a people gathered out of the nations, carrying on trade and commerce, who dwell on the navel of the earth. Eze 38:13. Sabaea and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, and all her young lions, will say to thee, Dost thou come to take plunder? Hast thou gathered thy multitude of people to take spoil? Is it to carry away gold and silver, to take possession and gain, to plunder a great spoil? Eze 38:14. Therefore prophesy, son of man, and say to Gog, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Is it not so? On that day, when my people Israel dwelleth in security, thou wilt observe it, Eze 38:15. And come from thy place from the extreme north, thou and many peoples with thee, all riding upon horses, a great crowd and a numerous army, Eze 38:16. And wilt march against my people Israel, to cover the land like a cloud; at the end of the days it will take place; then shall I lead thee against my land, that the nations may know me, when I sanctify myself upon thee before their eyes, O Gog. - In Eze 38:10 דּברים are not words, but things which come into his mind. What things these are, we learn from Eze 38:11 and Eze 38:12; but first of all, these things are described as evil thoughts or designs. Gog resolves to fall upon Israel, now living in peace and security, and dwelling in open unfortified places, and to rob and plunder it. ארץ , literally, land of plains, i.e., a land which has no fortified towns, but only places lying quite exposed (see the comm. on Zac 2:8); because its inhabitants are living in undisturbed peace and safe repose, and therefore dwell in places that have no walls with gates and bars (cf. Jdg 18:7; Jer 49:31). This description of Israel's mode of life also points beyond the times succeeding the Babylonian captivity to the Messianic days, when the Lord will have destroyed the horses and war-chariots and fortresses (Mic 5:9), and Jerusalem will be inhabited as an open country because of the multitude of the men and cattle, and the Lord will be a wall of fire round about her (Zac 2:8-9). For Eze 38:12, compare Isa 10:6. להשׁיב ידך is not dependent upon אעלה, like the preceding infinitives, but is subordinate to אמרתּ אעלה וגו: "thou sayest, I will go up...to turn thy hand." השׁיב, to bring back, is to be explained from the fact that the heathen had already at an earlier period turned their hand against the towns of Israel, and plundered their possessions and goods. חרבות נושׁבות in this connection are desolate places which are inhabited again, and therefore have been rebuilt (cf. Eze 12:20; Eze 26:19). מקנה and קנין are synonyms; and מקנה does not mean flocks or herds, but gain, possession (cf. Gen 36:6; Gen 31:18; Gen 34:23). One motive of Gog for making the attack was to be found in the possessions of Israel; a second is given in the words: who dwell upon the navel of the earth. This figurative expression is to be explained from Eze 5:5 : "Jerusalem in the midst of the nations." This navel is not a figure denoting the high land, but signifies the land situated in the middle of the earth, and therefore the land most glorious and most richly blessed; so that they who dwell there occupy the most exalted position among the nations. A covetous desire for the possessions of the people of God, and envy at his exalted position in the centre of the world, are therefore the motives by which Gog is impelled to enter upon his predatory expedition against the people living in the depth of peace. This covetousness is so great, that even the rich trading populations of Sabaea, Dedan, and Tarshish (cf. Eze 27:22, Eze 27:20, and Eze 27:12) perceive it, and declare that it is this alone which has determined Gog to undertake his expedition. The words of these peoples (Eze 38:13) are not to be taken as expressing their sympathies (Kliefoth), but serve to give prominence to the obvious thirst for booty which characterizes the multitude led by Gog. כּפיריה, their young lions, are the rapacious rulers of these trading communities, according to Eze 19:3 and Eze 32:2. - Eze 38:14 introduces the announcement of the punishment, which consists of another summary account of the daring enterprise of Gog and his hosts (cf. Eze 38:14, Eze 38:15, and Eze 38:16 with Eze 38:4-9), and a clear statement of the design of God in leading him against His people and land. תּדע (Eze 38:14, close), of which different renderings have been given, does not mean, thou wilt experience, or be aware of, the punishment; but the object is to be taken from the context: thou wilt know, or perceive, sc. that Israel dwells securely, not expecting any hostile invasion. The rendering of the lxx (ἐγερθήσῃ) does not furnish any satisfactory ground for altering תּדע into תער = תּעור (Ewald, Hitzig). With the words 'והביאותיך וגו (Eze 38:16) the opening thought of the whole picture (Eze 38:4) is resumed and defined with greater precision, for the purpose of attaching to it the declaration of the design of the Lord in bringing Gog, namely, to sanctify Himself upon him before the eyes of the nations (cf. Eze 38:23 and Eze 36:23).

Commentary on the Old Testament, by Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch [1857-78]

Account of the motive by which Gog was induced to undertake his warlike expedition, and incurred guilt, notwithstanding the fact that he was led by God, and in consequence of which he brought upon himself the judgment of destruction that was about to fall upon him. - Eze 38:10. Thus saith the Lord Jehovah, It shall come to pass in that day, that things will come up in thy heart, and thou wilt devise an evil design, Eze 38:11. And say, I will go up into the open country, I will come upon the peaceful ones, who are all dwelling in safety, who dwell without walls, and have not bars and gates, Eze 38:12. To take plunder and to gather spoil, to bring back thy hand against the ruins that are inhabited again, and against a people gathered out of the nations, carrying on trade and commerce, who dwell on the navel of the earth. Eze 38:13. Sabaea and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, and all her young lions, will say to thee, Dost thou come to take plunder? Hast thou gathered thy multitude of people to take spoil? Is it to carry away gold and silver, to take possession and gain, to plunder a great spoil? Eze 38:14. Therefore prophesy, son of man, and say to Gog, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Is it not so? On that day, when my people Israel dwelleth in security, thou wilt observe it, Eze 38:15. And come from thy place from the extreme north, thou and many peoples with thee, all riding upon horses, a great crowd and a numerous army, Eze 38:16. And wilt march against my people Israel, to cover the land like a cloud; at the end of the days it will take place; then shall I lead thee against my land, that the nations may know me, when I sanctify myself upon thee before their eyes, O Gog. - In Eze 38:10 דּברים are not words, but things which come into his mind. What things these are, we learn from Eze 38:11 and Eze 38:12; but first of all, these things are described as evil thoughts or designs. Gog resolves to fall upon Israel, now living in peace and security, and dwelling in open unfortified places, and to rob and plunder it. ארץ , literally, land of plains, i.e., a land which has no fortified towns, but only places lying quite exposed (see the comm. on Zac 2:8); because its inhabitants are living in undisturbed peace and safe repose, and therefore dwell in places that have no walls with gates and bars (cf. Jdg 18:7; Jer 49:31). This description of Israel's mode of life also points beyond the times succeeding the Babylonian captivity to the Messianic days, when the Lord will have destroyed the horses and war-chariots and fortresses (Mic 5:9), and Jerusalem will be inhabited as an open country because of the multitude of the men and cattle, and the Lord will be a wall of fire round about her (Zac 2:8-9). For Eze 38:12, compare Isa 10:6. להשׁיב ידך is not dependent upon אעלה, like the preceding infinitives, but is subordinate to אמרתּ אעלה וגו: "thou sayest, I will go up...to turn thy hand." השׁיב, to bring back, is to be explained from the fact that the heathen had already at an earlier period turned their hand against the towns of Israel, and plundered their possessions and goods. חרבות נושׁבות in this connection are desolate places which are inhabited again, and therefore have been rebuilt (cf. Eze 12:20; Eze 26:19). מקנה and קנין are synonyms; and מקנה does not mean flocks or herds, but gain, possession (cf. Gen 36:6; Gen 31:18; Gen 34:23). One motive of Gog for making the attack was to be found in the possessions of Israel; a second is given in the words: who dwell upon the navel of the earth. This figurative expression is to be explained from Eze 5:5 : "Jerusalem in the midst of the nations." This navel is not a figure denoting the high land, but signifies the land situated in the middle of the earth, and therefore the land most glorious and most richly blessed; so that they who dwell there occupy the most exalted position among the nations. A covetous desire for the possessions of the people of God, and envy at his exalted position in the centre of the world, are therefore the motives by which Gog is impelled to enter upon his predatory expedition against the people living in the depth of peace. This covetousness is so great, that even the rich trading populations of Sabaea, Dedan, and Tarshish (cf. Eze 27:22, Eze 27:20, and Eze 27:12) perceive it, and declare that it is this alone which has determined Gog to undertake his expedition. The words of these peoples (Eze 38:13) are not to be taken as expressing their sympathies (Kliefoth), but serve to give prominence to the obvious thirst for booty which characterizes the multitude led by Gog. כּפיריה, their young lions, are the rapacious rulers of these trading communities, according to Eze 19:3 and Eze 32:2. - Eze 38:14 introduces the announcement of the punishment, which consists of another summary account of the daring enterprise of Gog and his hosts (cf. Eze 38:14, Eze 38:15, and Eze 38:16 with Eze 38:4-9), and a clear statement of the design of God in leading him against His people and land. תּדע (Eze 38:14, close), of which different renderings have been given, does not mean, thou wilt experience, or be aware of, the punishment; but the object is to be taken from the context: thou wilt know, or perceive, sc. that Israel dwells securely, not expecting any hostile invasion. The rendering of the lxx (ἐγερθήσῃ) does not furnish any satisfactory ground for altering תּדע into תער = תּעור (Ewald, Hitzig). With the words 'והביאותיך וגו (Eze 38:16) the opening thought of the whole picture (Eze 38:4) is resumed and defined with greater precision, for the purpose of attaching to it the declaration of the design of the Lord in bringing Gog, namely, to sanctify Himself upon him before the eyes of the nations (cf. Eze 38:23 and Eze 36:23).

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826
Shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought - Antiochus purposed to invade and destroy Egypt, as well as Judea; see Dan 11:31, Dan 11:32, Dan 11:36. This Calmet interprets of Cambyses, his cruelties in Egypt, and his evil design to destroy the Israelites.

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²³ And I will sanctify [06942] my great [01419] name [08034], which was profaned [02490] among the heathen [01471], which ye have profaned [02490] in the midst [08432] of them; and the heathen [01471] shall know [03045] that I am the LORD [03068], saith [05002] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069], when I shall be sanctified [06942] in you before their eyes [05869].

²³ Thus will I magnify [01431] myself, and sanctify [06942] myself; and I will be known [03045] in the eyes [05869] of many [07227] nations [01471], and they shall know [03045] that I am the LORD [03068].

¹⁶ And thou shalt come up [05927] against my people [05971] of Israel [03478], as a cloud [06051] to cover [03680] the land [0776]; it shall be in the latter [0319] days [03117], and I will bring [0935] thee against my land [0776], that the heathen [01471] may know [03045] me, when I shall be sanctified [06942] in thee, O Gog [01463], before their eyes [05869].

¹⁴ Therefore, son [01121] of man [0120], prophesy [05012] and say [0559] unto Gog [01463], Thus saith [0559] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069]; In that day [03117] when my people [05971] of Israel [03478] dwelleth [03427] safely [0983], shalt thou not know [03045] it?

⁴ And I will turn thee back [07725], and put [05414] hooks [02397] into thy jaws [03895], and I will bring thee forth [03318], and all thine army [02428], horses [05483] and horsemen [06571], all of them clothed [03847] with all sorts [04358] of armour, even a great [07227] company [06951] with bucklers [06793] and shields [04043], all of them handling [08610] swords [02719]:
⁵ Persia [06539], Ethiopia [03568], and Libya [06316] with them; all of them with shield [04043] and helmet [03553]:
⁶ Gomer [01586], and all his bands [0102]; the house [01004] of Togarmah [08425] of the north [06828] quarters [03411], and all his bands [0102]: and many [07227] people [05971] with thee.
⁷ Be thou prepared [03559], and prepare [03559] for thyself, thou, and all thy company [06951] that are assembled [06950] unto thee, and be thou a guard [04929] unto them.
⁸ After many [07227] days [03117] thou shalt be visited [06485]: in the latter [0319] years [08141] thou shalt come [0935] into the land [0776] that is brought back [07725] from the sword [02719], and is gathered [06908] out of many [07227] people [05971], against the mountains [02022] of Israel [03478], which have been always [08548] waste [02723]: but it is brought forth [03318] out of the nations [05971], and they shall dwell [03427] safely [0983] all of them.
⁹ Thou shalt ascend [05927] and come [0935] like a storm [07722], thou shalt be like a cloud [06051] to cover [03680] the land [0776], thou, and all thy bands [0102], and many [07227] people [05971] with thee.

¹⁵ And thou shalt come [0935] from thy place [04725] out of the north [06828] parts [03411], thou, and many [07227] people [05971] with thee, all of them riding [07392] upon horses [05483], a great [01419] company [06951], and a mighty [07227] army [02428]:

² Son [01121] of man [0120], take up [05375] a lamentation [07015] for Pharaoh [06547] king [04428] of Egypt [04714], and say [0559] unto him, Thou art like [01819] a young lion [03715] of the nations [01471], and thou art as a whale [08577] [08565] in the seas [03220]: and thou camest forth [01518] with thy rivers [05104], and troubledst [01804] the waters [04325] with thy feet [07272], and fouledst [07515] their rivers [05104].

³ And she brought up [05927] one [0259] of her whelps [01482]: it became a young lion [03715], and it learned [03925] to catch [02963] the prey [02964]; it devoured [0398] men [0120].

¹³ Sheba [07614], and Dedan [01719], and the merchants [05503] of Tarshish [08659], with all the young lions [03715] thereof, shall say [0559] unto thee, Art thou come [0935] to take [07997] a spoil [07998]? hast thou gathered [06950] thy company [06951] to take [0962] a prey [0957]? to carry away [05375] silver [03701] and gold [02091], to take away [03947] cattle [04735] and goods [07075], to take [07997] a great [01419] spoil [07998]?

¹² Tarshish [08659] was thy merchant [05503] by reason of the multitude [07230] of all kind of riches [01952]; with silver [03701], iron [01270], tin [0913], and lead [05777], they traded [05414] in thy fairs [05801].

²⁰ Dedan [01719] was thy merchant [07402] in precious [02667] clothes [0899] for chariots [07396].

²² The merchants [07402] of Sheba [07614] and Raamah [07484], they were thy merchants [07402]: they occupied [05414] in thy fairs [05801] with chief [07218] of all spices [01314], and with all precious [03368] stones [068], and gold [02091].

⁵ Thus saith [0559] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069]; This is Jerusalem [03389]: I have set [07760] it in the midst [08432] of the nations [01471] and countries [0776] that are round about [05439] her.

²³ Shall not their cattle [04735] and their substance [07075] and every beast [0929] of theirs be ours? only let us consent [0225] unto them, and they will dwell [03427] with us.

¹⁸ And he carried away [05090] all his cattle [04735], and all his goods [07399] which he had gotten [07408], the cattle [04735] of his getting [07075], which he had gotten [07408] in Padanaram [06307], for to go [0935] to Isaac [03327] his father [01] in the land [0776] of Canaan [03667].

⁶ And Esau [06215] took [03947] his wives [0802], and his sons [01121], and his daughters [01323], and all the persons [05315] of his house [01004], and his cattle [04735], and all his beasts [0929], and all his substance [07075], which he had got [07408] in the land [0776] of Canaan [03667]; and went [03212] into the country [0776] from the face [06440] of his brother [0251] Jacob [03290].

¹⁹ For thus saith [0559] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069]; When I shall make [05414] thee a desolate [02717] city [05892], like the cities [05892] that are not inhabited [03427]; when I shall bring up [05927] the deep [08415] upon thee, and great [07227] waters [04325] shall cover [03680] thee;

²⁰ And the cities [05892] that are inhabited [03427] shall be laid waste [02717], and the land [0776] shall be desolate [08077]; and ye shall know [03045] that I am the LORD [03068].

⁶ I will send [07971] him against an hypocritical [02611] nation [01471], and against the people [05971] of my wrath [05678] will I give him a charge [06680], to take [07997] the spoil [07998], and to take [0962] the prey [0957], and to tread them down [07760] [04823] like the mire [02563] of the streets [02351].

¹² To take [07997] a spoil [07998], and to take [0962] a prey [0957]; to turn [07725] thine hand [03027] upon the desolate places [02723] that are now inhabited [03427], and upon the people [05971] that are gathered [0622] out of the nations [01471], which have gotten [06213] cattle [04735] and goods [07075], that dwell [03427] in the midst [02872] of the land [0776].

⁸ For thus saith [0559] the LORD [03068] of hosts [06635]; After [0310] the glory [03519] hath he sent [07971] me unto the nations [01471] which spoiled [07997] you: for he that toucheth [05060] you toucheth [05060] the apple [0892] of his eye [05869].
⁹ For, behold, I will shake [05130] mine hand [03027] upon them, and they shall be a spoil [07998] to their servants [05647]: and ye shall know [03045] that the LORD [03068] of hosts [06635] hath sent [07971] me.

⁹ Thine hand [03027] shall be lifted up [07311] upon thine adversaries [06862], and all thine enemies [0341] shall be cut off [03772].

³¹ Arise [06965], get you up [05927] unto the wealthy [07961] nation [01471], that dwelleth [03427] without care [0983], saith [05002] the LORD [03068], which have neither gates [01817] nor bars [01280], which dwell [07931] alone [0910].

⁷ Then the five [02568] men [0582] departed [03212], and came [0935] to Laish [03919], and saw [07200] the people [05971] that were therein [07130], how they dwelt [03427] careless [0983], after the manner [04941] of the Zidonians [06722], quiet [08252] and secure [0982]; and there was no magistrate [03423] [06114] in the land [0776], that might put them to shame [03637] in any thing [01697]; and they were far [07350] from the Zidonians [06722], and had no business [01697] with any man [0120].

¹¹ And thou shalt say [0559], I will go up [05927] to the land [0776] of unwalled villages [06519]; I will go [0935] to them that are at rest [08252], that dwell [03427] safely [0983], all of them dwelling [03427] without walls [02346], and having neither bars [01280] nor gates [01817],

¹⁰ Thus saith [0559] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069]; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time [03117] shall things [01697] come [05927] into thy mind [03824], and thou shalt think [02803] an evil [07451] thought [04284]:

³⁶ And the king [04428] shall do [06213] according to his will [07522]; and he shall exalt [07311] himself, and magnify [01431] himself above every god [0410], and shall speak [01696] marvellous things [06381] against the God [0410] of gods [0410], and shall prosper [06743] till the indignation [02195] be accomplished [03615]: for that that is determined [02782] shall be done [06213].

³² And such as do wickedly [07561] against the covenant [01285] shall he corrupt [02610] by flatteries [02514]: but the people [05971] that do know [03045] their God [0430] shall be strong [02388], and do [06213] exploits.

³¹ And arms [02220] shall stand [05975] on his part, and they shall pollute [02490] the sanctuary [04720] of strength [04581], and shall take away [05493] the daily [08548] sacrifice, and they shall place [05414] the abomination [08251] that maketh desolate [08074].