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Ezekiel 38:18

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.

My fury shall come up in my face - literally, into my nose; in Hebrew the idiomatic expression for anger, as men in anger breathe strongly through the nostrils. Anthropopathy: God stooping to human modes of thought ().

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See also Ezekiel 38:18 in other biblical comments:

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    Ezekiel 38:1; Ezekiel 39:1. There will be at that time of restoration a great and final invasion of the land of Israel. Gog and Magog will invade the land “that is brought back from the sword, and is...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    EZEKIEL 38. GOG'S INVASION (EZEKIEL 38:1), DESIGN (EZEKIEL 38:10), AND DESTRUCTION (EZEKIEL 38:17). Gog, of the land of Magog, seems from the names of the peoples that follow (cf....

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    THE SAME TIME. that day. THE LAND OF ISRAEL. on the soil of Israel. Hebrew. _admath._ See note on Ezekiel 11:17. SAITH THE LORD GOD. [is] Adonai Jehovah's oracle....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _come to pass at the same time_ Rather: come to pass IN THAT DAY, IN THE DAY WHEN Gog &c. _come up in my face_ lit. in my _nostril_. The idea is not that of the inflammation of the face from anger, b...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    This invasion of Gog has been long predicted. It shall be the occasion of a final manifestation of himself by Jehovah to creation and the nations, which shall inspire universal awe, and leave in the m...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    THAT MY FURY SHALL COME, &C.— _My anger and my fury shall increase._ Houbigant....

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    11. THE OVERTHROW OF GOG 38:14-23 TRANSLATION (14) Therefore, son of man, prophesy, and say to God: Thus says the Lord GOD: in that day when My people Israel dwell safely, shall you not know it? (15)...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    38:18 face; (b-34) Lit. 'nose,' as 'nostrils,' 2 Samuel 22:9 ....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    § 1. THE RESTORATION (EZEKIEL 33-39) After an introductory passage (Ezekiel 33:1), and two short prophecies against the wicked survivors of Jerusalem and the careless exiles (Ezekiel 33:21), this sect...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    AT THE SAME TIME] RV 'in that day.' IN MY FACE] RV 'into my nostrils.'...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    EZEKIEL: “THEY SHALL KNOW THAT I AM GOD” GOD’S PLANS FOR *ISRAEL AND THE NATIONS EZEKIEL CHAPTER S 25 TO 39 _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 38 V1 The *LORD spoke to me. V2 ‘*Son of man, look toward Gog...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וְ הָיָ֣ה ׀ בַּ † יֹּ֣ום הַ ה֗וּא...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    JEHOVAH'S FINAL VICTORY Ezekiel 38:1; Ezekiel 39:1 THESE Chapter s give the impression of having been intended to stand at the close of the book of Ezekiel. Their present position is best explained o...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    The final message concerning the nation dealt with matters far removed from the times of the prophet. In the dim distance he saw Gog of the land of Magog, prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal, gathering...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    We have here the Lord's sore judgments denounced upon Gog. But as they are the same in greatness, and in multitude, as the Lord through the whole word of scripture uniformly holds forth to all the ene...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 38 AND 39. Gog, not fearing Jehovah, seeks to take possession of the land. He has no thought that Jehovah is there. His pride blinds him. It is very importan...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND IT SHALL COME TO PASS AT THE SAME TIME, WHEN GOG SHALL COME AGAINST THE LAND OF ISRAEL, SAITH THE LORD GOD,.... As before prophesied of and described: THAT MY FURY SHALL COME UP IN MY FACE; as a...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    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. Ver. 18. _My fury shall come up in my face._] T...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _My fury shall come up in my face_ An expression taken from human passions, which cause the blood to fly up into the face. So Isaiah describes Almighty God as _burning with anger, his lips_ being _ful...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    And it shall come to pass at the same time when Gog shall come against the land of Israel, at the time of the last great apostasy, SAITH THE LORD GOD, THAT MY FURY SHALL COME UP IN MY FACE, as in the...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE SENTENCE OF DESTRUCTION UPON GOG...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    14-23 The enemy should make a formidable descent upon the land of Israel. When Israel dwell safely under the Divine protection, shalt not thou be made to know it by finding that endeavours to destroy...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    Gog cometh up in fury against Israel, and God's fury, i.e. hot yet just displeasure, comes up in his face against both the attempt and the attempters, against Gog and all his power, who think to find...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Ezekiel 38:18 time H3117 when H3117 Gog H1463 comes H935 (H8800) land H127 Israel H3478 says H5002 ...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    GOD'S FINAL JUDGMENTS. “And it will come about in that day when Gog comes against the land of Israel,” says the Lord Yahweh, “that my fury will come up into my nostrils, for I have spoken, in my jealo...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Prophecy against Gog. CHARACTERS: God, Ezekiel. CONCLUSION: God does not only see those who are now the enemies of His people, but foresees those who will be so in the last days, and lets...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Ezekiel 38:2. _Set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog._ Gog is here taken for the king, or collectively for the princes of Scythia, Iberia, and the east. The Scythians descended from Magog. Genes...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 38:1 Ezekiel addresses the mysterious Gog, ruler of the equally mysterious Magog (see note on 38:2). He pronounces judgment on Gog for attacking the renewed Israel ...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    THE WARLIKE ASSAULT OF GOG, AND ITS REPULSE. (Chap. 38) EXEGETICAL NOTES.— Ezekiel 38:2. “GOG.” “An ideal name; it is simply the root of Magog, the only related name known to history. The whole prophe...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION The present and the following chapters, comprising the next oracle, or "word of God," delivered by the prophet, relate to the expedition (Ezekiel 38:1), overthrow (Ezekiel 38:14), and destr...

  • The Typology of Scripture by Patrick Fairbairn

    CHAPTER S 38, 39. THE ASSAULT OF GOG, AND HIS DESTRUCTION. THE last portion of the prophecy, which began at Ezekiel 37, stretches through these two next Chapter s, which properly form but one piece....

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Now in chapter 38: The word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Son of man, set your face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief (Ezekiel 38:1-2) And the word translated chief is the word Rosh. And...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Deuteronomy 32:22; Ezekiel 36:5; Ezekiel 36:6; Hebrews 12:29; Nahum 1:

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