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Eze 39:1	Strong Concordance	Therefore, thou son [01121] of man [0120], prophesy [05012] against Gog [01463], and say [0559], Thus saith [0559] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069]; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog [01463], the chief [07218] prince [05387] of Meshech [04902] and Tubal [08422]:
	King James	Therefore, thou son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:

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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]
CONTINUATION OF THE PROPHECY AGAINST GOG. (Eze. 39:1-29) Repeated from Eze 38:3, to impress the prophecy more on the mind.

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

CONTINUATION OF THE PROPHECY AGAINST GOG. (Eze. 39:1-29)

Repeated from Eze 38:3, to impress the prophecy more on the mind.

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
The present chapter describes the defeat of Evil and the triumph of God and His people. As the prophet predicted the advance of Evil under the figure of the invasion of an actual army; so he declares the overthrow of Evil by the figure of a host routed and slain, and the consequent purification of a land, partially overrun and disturbed. Some forgetting that this is a figure, have searched history to find out some campaign in the land of Israel, some overthrow of invaders, on which to fix this prophecy, and have assigned localities to the burial-place "Hamon-Gog" Eze 39:11.

The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917]
Gog (See Scofield) - (Eze 38:2).

Commentary on the Old Testament, by Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch [1857-78]
Further Description of the Judgment to Fall upon Gog and his Hosts Eze 39:1-8. General announcement of his destruction. - Eze 39:1. And thou, son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Behold, I will deal with thee, Gog, thou prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal. Eze 39:2. I will mislead thee, and conduct thee, and cause thee to come up from the uttermost north, and bring thee to the mountains of Israel; Eze 39:3. And will smite thy bow from thy left hand, and cause thine arrows to fall from thy right hand. Eze 39:4. Upon the mountains of Israel wilt thou fall, thou and all thy hosts, and the peoples which are with thee: I give thee for food to the birds of prey of every plumage, and to the beasts of the field. Eze 39:5. Upon the open field shalt thou fall, for I have spoken it, is the saying of the Lord Jehovah. Eze 39:6. And I will send fire in Magog, and among those who dwell in security upon the islands, that they may know that I am Jehovah. Eze 39:7. I will make known my holy name in the midst of my people Israel, and will not let my holy name be profaned any more, that the nations may know that I am Jehovah, holy in Israel. Eze 39:8. Behold, it comes and happens, is the saying of the Lord Jehovah; this is the day of which I spoke. - The further description of the judgment with which Gog and his hosts are threatened in Eze 38:21-23, commences with a repetition of the command to the prophet to prophesy against Gog (Eze 39:1, cf. Eze 38:2-3). The principal contents of Eze 38:4-15 are then briefly summed up in Eze 39:2. שׁבבתּיך, as in Eze 38:4, is strengthened by שׁשּׁתיך, שׁשׁא, ἁπαχ λεγ.., is not connected with שׁשׁ in the sense of "I leave a sixth part of thee remaining," or afflict thee with six punishments; but in the Ethiopic it signifies to proceed, or to climb, and here, accordingly, it is used in the sense of leading on (lxx καθοδηγήσω σε, or, according to another reading, κατάξω; Vulg. educam). For Eze 39:2, compare Eze 38:15 and Eze 38:8. In the land of Israel, God will strike his weapons out of his hands, i.e., make him incapable of fighting (for the fact itself, compare the similar figures in Psa 37:15; Psa 46:10), and give him up with all his army as a prey to death. עיט, a beast of prey, is more precisely defined by צפּור, and still further strengthened by the genitive כּל־כּנף: birds of prey of every kind. The judgment will not be confined to the destruction of the army of Gog, which has invaded the land of Israel, but (Eze 39:6) will also extend to the land of Gog, and to all the heathen nations that are dwelling in security. אשׁ, fire, primarily the fire of war; then, in a further sense, a figure denoting destruction inflicted directly by God, as in Eze 38:22, which is therefore represented in Rev 20:9 as fire falling from heaven. Magog is the population of the land of Magog (Eze 38:2). With this the inhabitants of the distant coastlands of the west (the איּים) are associated, as representatives of the remotest heathen nations. Eze 39:7, Eze 39:8. By this judgment the Lord will make known His holy name in Israel, and show the heathen that He will not let it be blasphemed by them any more. For the fact itself, compare Eze 36:20. For Eze 39:8, compare Eze 21:12, and for היּום, see Eze 38:18-19.

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

Further Description of the Judgment to Fall upon Gog and his Hosts

Eze 39:1-8. General announcement of his destruction. - Eze 39:1. And thou, son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Behold, I will deal with thee, Gog, thou prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal. Eze 39:2. I will mislead thee, and conduct thee, and cause thee to come up from the uttermost north, and bring thee to the mountains of Israel; Eze 39:3. And will smite thy bow from thy left hand, and cause thine arrows to fall from thy right hand. Eze 39:4. Upon the mountains of Israel wilt thou fall, thou and all thy hosts, and the peoples which are with thee: I give thee for food to the birds of prey of every plumage, and to the beasts of the field. Eze 39:5. Upon the open field shalt thou fall, for I have spoken it, is the saying of the Lord Jehovah. Eze 39:6. And I will send fire in Magog, and among those who dwell in security upon the islands, that they may know that I am Jehovah. Eze 39:7. I will make known my holy name in the midst of my people Israel, and will not let my holy name be profaned any more, that the nations may know that I am Jehovah, holy in Israel. Eze 39:8. Behold, it comes and happens, is the saying of the Lord Jehovah; this is the day of which I spoke. - The further description of the judgment with which Gog and his hosts are threatened in Eze 38:21-23, commences with a repetition of the command to the prophet to prophesy against Gog (Eze 39:1, cf. Eze 38:2-3). The principal contents of Eze 38:4-15 are then briefly summed up in Eze 39:2. שׁבבתּיך, as in Eze 38:4, is strengthened by שׁשּׁתיך, שׁשׁא, ἁπαχ λεγ.., is not connected with שׁשׁ in the sense of "I leave a sixth part of thee remaining," or afflict thee with six punishments; but in the Ethiopic it signifies to proceed, or to climb, and here, accordingly, it is used in the sense of leading on (lxx καθοδηγήσω σε, or, according to another reading, κατάξω; Vulg. educam). For Eze 39:2, compare Eze 38:15 and Eze 38:8. In the land of Israel, God will strike his weapons out of his hands, i.e., make him incapable of fighting (for the fact itself, compare the similar figures in Psa 37:15; Psa 46:10), and give him up with all his army as a prey to death. עיט, a beast of prey, is more precisely defined by צפּור, and still further strengthened by the genitive כּל־כּנף: birds of prey of every kind. The judgment will not be confined to the destruction of the army of Gog, which has invaded the land of Israel, but (Eze 39:6) will also extend to the land of Gog, and to all the heathen nations that are dwelling in security. אשׁ, fire, primarily the fire of war; then, in a further sense, a figure denoting destruction inflicted directly by God, as in Eze 38:22, which is therefore represented in Rev 20:9 as fire falling from heaven. Magog is the population of the land of Magog (Eze 38:2). With this the inhabitants of the distant coastlands of the west (the איּים) are associated, as representatives of the remotest heathen nations. Eze 39:7, Eze 39:8. By this judgment the Lord will make known His holy name in Israel, and show the heathen that He will not let it be blasphemed by them any more. For the fact itself, compare Eze 36:20. For Eze 39:8, compare Eze 21:12, and for היּום, see Eze 38:18-19.

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³ And say [0559], Thus saith [0559] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069]; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog [01463], the chief [07218] prince [05387] of Meshech [04902] and Tubal [08422]:

¹¹ And it shall come to pass in that day [03117], that I will give [05414] unto Gog [01463] a place [04725] there of graves [06913] in Israel [03478], the valley [01516] of the passengers [05674] on the east [06926] of the sea [03220]: and it shall stop [02629] the noses of the passengers [05674]: and there shall they bury [06912] Gog [01463] and all his multitude [01995]: and they shall call [07121] it The valley [01516] of Hamongog [01996].

¹⁸ And it shall come to pass at the same time [03117] when [03117] Gog [01463] shall come [0935] against the land [0127] of Israel [03478], saith [05002] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069], that my fury [02534] shall come up [05927] in my face [0639].
¹⁹ For in my jealousy [07068] and in the fire [0784] of my wrath [05678] have I spoken [01696], Surely in that day [03117] there shall be a great [01419] shaking [07494] in the land [0127] of Israel [03478];

¹² Cry [02199] and howl [03213], son [01121] of man [0120]: for it shall be upon my people [05971], it shall be upon all the princes [05387] of Israel [03478]: terrors [04048] by reason of [0413] the sword [02719] shall be upon my people [05971]: smite [05606] therefore upon thy thigh [03409].

⁸ Behold, it is come [0935], and it is done [01961], saith [05002] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069]; this is the day [03117] whereof I have spoken [01696].

²⁰ And when they entered [0935] unto the heathen [01471], whither they went [0935], they profaned [02490] my holy [06944] name [08034], when they said [0559] to them, These are the people [05971] of the LORD [03068], and are gone forth [03318] out of his land [0776].

⁸ Behold, it is come [0935], and it is done [01961], saith [05002] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069]; this is the day [03117] whereof I have spoken [01696].

⁷ So will I make my holy [06944] name [08034] known [03045] in the midst [08432] of my people [05971] Israel [03478]; and I will not let them pollute [02490] my holy [06944] name [08034] any more: and the heathen [01471] shall know [03045] that I am the LORD [03068], the Holy One [06918] in Israel [03478].

⁹ And [2532] they went up [305] on [1909] the breadth [4114] of the earth [1093], and [2532] compassed [2944] the camp [3925] of the saints [40] about [2944], and [2532] the beloved [25] city [4172]: and [2532] fire [4442] came down [2597] from [575] God [2316] out of [1537] heaven [3772], and [2532] devoured [2719] them [846].

²² And I will plead [08199] against him with pestilence [01698] and with blood [01818]; and I will rain [04305] upon him, and upon his bands [0102], and upon the many [07227] people [05971] that are with him, an overflowing [07857] rain [01653], and great hailstones [0417] [068], fire [0784], and brimstone [01614].

⁶ And I will send [07971] a fire [0784] on Magog [04031], and among them that dwell [03427] carelessly [0983] in the isles [0339]: and they shall know [03045] that I am the LORD [03068].

¹⁰ Be still [07503], and know [03045] that I am God [0430]: I will be exalted [07311] among the heathen [01471], I will be exalted [07311] in the earth [0776].

¹⁵ Their sword [02719] shall enter [0935] into their own heart [03820], and their bows [07198] shall be broken [07665].

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.

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 And I will turn thee back [07725], and leave but the sixth part [08338] of thee, and will cause thee to come up [05927] from the north [06828] parts [03411], and will bring [0935] thee upon the mountains [02022] of Israel [03478]:

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.
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]:
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],
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].
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]?
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?
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], set [07760] thy face [06440] against Gog [01463], the land [0776] of Magog [04031], the chief [07218] prince [05387] of Meshech [04902] and Tubal [08422], and prophesy [05012] against him,
³ And say [0559], Thus saith [0559] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069]; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog [01463], the chief [07218] prince [05387] of Meshech [04902] and Tubal [08422]:

²¹ And I will call [07121] for a sword [02719] against him throughout all my mountains [02022], saith [05002] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069]: every man's [0376] sword [02719] shall be against his brother [0251].
²² And I will plead [08199] against him with pestilence [01698] and with blood [01818]; and I will rain [04305] upon him, and upon his bands [0102], and upon the many [07227] people [05971] that are with him, an overflowing [07857] rain [01653], and great hailstones [0417] [068], fire [0784], and brimstone [01614].
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].

⁸ Behold, it is come [0935], and it is done [01961], saith [05002] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069]; this is the day [03117] whereof I have spoken [01696].

⁶ And I will send [07971] a fire [0784] on Magog [04031], and among them that dwell [03427] carelessly [0983] in the isles [0339]: and they shall know [03045] that I am the LORD [03068].

⁵ Thou shalt fall [05307] upon the open [06440] field [07704]: for I have spoken [01696] it, saith [05002] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069].

⁴ Thou shalt fall [05307] upon the mountains [02022] of Israel [03478], thou, and all thy bands [0102], and the people [05971] that is with thee: I will give [05414] thee unto the ravenous [05861] birds [06833] of every sort [03671], and to the beasts [02416] of the field [07704] to be devoured [0402].

³ And I will smite [05221] thy bow [07198] out of thy left [08040] hand [03027], and will cause thine arrows [02671] to fall [05307] out of thy right [03225] hand [03027].

¹ Therefore, thou son [01121] of man [0120], prophesy [05012] against Gog [01463], and say [0559], Thus saith [0559] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069]; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog [01463], the chief [07218] prince [05387] of Meshech [04902] and Tubal [08422]:
² And I will turn thee back [07725], and leave but the sixth part [08338] of thee, and will cause thee to come up [05927] from the north [06828] parts [03411], and will bring [0935] thee upon the mountains [02022] of Israel [03478]:
³ And I will smite [05221] thy bow [07198] out of thy left [08040] hand [03027], and will cause thine arrows [02671] to fall [05307] out of thy right [03225] hand [03027].
⁴ Thou shalt fall [05307] upon the mountains [02022] of Israel [03478], thou, and all thy bands [0102], and the people [05971] that is with thee: I will give [05414] thee unto the ravenous [05861] birds [06833] of every sort [03671], and to the beasts [02416] of the field [07704] to be devoured [0402].
⁵ Thou shalt fall [05307] upon the open [06440] field [07704]: for I have spoken [01696] it, saith [05002] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069].
⁶ And I will send [07971] a fire [0784] on Magog [04031], and among them that dwell [03427] carelessly [0983] in the isles [0339]: and they shall know [03045] that I am the LORD [03068].
⁷ So will I make my holy [06944] name [08034] known [03045] in the midst [08432] of my people [05971] Israel [03478]; and I will not let them pollute [02490] my holy [06944] name [08034] any more: and the heathen [01471] shall know [03045] that I am the LORD [03068], the Holy One [06918] in Israel [03478].
⁸ Behold, it is come [0935], and it is done [01961], saith [05002] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069]; this is the day [03117] whereof I have spoken [01696].