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: BEHOLD, I AM AGAINST THEE, O GOG, THE CHIEF PRINCE OF MESHECH AND TUBAL - repeated from , to impress the prophecy more on the mind.... [ Continue Reading ]
And I will turn thee back, and leave but the sixth part of thee, and will cause thee to come up from the north parts, and will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel: I WILL TURN THEE BACK - (note, Ezekiel 38:4). AND LEAVE BUT THE SIXTH PART OF THEE, [ shishee'tiykaa (H8338), from sheesh (H833... [ Continue Reading ]
And I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand. I WILL SMITE THY BOW - in which the Scythians were most expert.... [ Continue Reading ]
Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou, and all thy bands, and the people that is with thee: I will give thee unto the ravenous birds of every sort, and to the beasts of the field to be devoured. THOU SHALT FALL UPON THE MOUNTAINS OF ISRAEL. The scene of Israel's preservation shall b... [ Continue Reading ]
And I will send a fire on Magog, and among them that dwell carelessly in the isles: and they shall know that I am the LORD. I WILL SEND A FIRE ON MAGOG, AND AMONG THEM THAT DWELL CARELESSLY - in self-confident security. IN THE ISLES - those dwelling in maritime regions, who had helped Gog with... [ Continue Reading ]
So will I make my holy name known in the midst of my people Israel; and I will not let them pollute my holy name any more: and the heathen shall know that I am the LORD, the Holy One in Israel. I WILL NOT LET THEM POLLUTE MY HOLY NAME - I will not let Israel dishonour my holy name, which they be... [ Continue Reading ]
Behold, it is come, and it is done, saith the Lord GOD; this is the day whereof I have spoken. BEHOLD, IT IS COME, AND IT IS DONE - the prediction of the salvation of my people, and the ruin of their enemy, is come to pass-is done expressing that the event foretold is as certain as if it were al... [ Continue Reading ]
And they that dwell in the cities of Israel shall go forth, and shall set on fire and burn the weapons, both the shields and the bucklers, the bows and the arrows, and the handstaves, and the spears, and they shall burn them with fire seven years: THEY THAT DWELL IN THE CITIES OF ISRAEL SHALL GO... [ Continue Reading ]
And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will give unto Gog a place there of graves in Israel, the valley of the passengers on the east of the sea: and it shall stop the noses of the passengers: and there shall they bury Gog and all his multitude: and they shall call it The valley of Hamongog.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND SEVEN MONTHS SHALL THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL BE BURYING OF THEM, THAT THEY MAY CLEANSE THE LAND._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
Yea, all the people of the land shall bury them; and it shall be to them a renown the day that I shall be glorified, saith the Lord GOD. I SHALL BE GLORIFIED, SAITH THE LORD GOD - in destroying the foe ().... [ Continue Reading ]
And they shall sever out men of continual employment, passing through the land to bury with the passengers those that remain upon the face of the earth, to cleanse it: after the end of seven months shall they search. THEY SHALL SEVER OUT MEN OF CONTINUAL EMPLOYMENT, PASSING THROUGH THE LAND, TO... [ Continue Reading ]
And the passengers that pass through the land, when any seeth a man's bone, then shall he set up a sign by it, till the buriers have buried it in the valley of Hamongog. THE PASSENGERS THAT PASS THROUGH THE LAND, WHEN ANY SEETH A MAN'S BONE, THEN SHALL HE SET UP A SIGN BY IT. First, "all the peo... [ Continue Reading ]
And also the name of the city shall be Hamonah. Thus shall they cleanse the land. THE NAME OF THE CITY SHALL BE HAMONAH. A city in the neighbourhood was to receive the name Hamonah (multitude), to commemorate the overthrow of the multitudes of the foe (Henderson). The multitude of the slain shal... [ Continue Reading ]
And, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD; Speak unto every feathered fowl, and to every beast of the field, Assemble yourselves, and come; gather yourselves on every side to my sacrifice that I do sacrifice for you, even a great sacrifice upon the mountains of Israel, that ye may eat flesh, an... [ Continue Reading ]
Ye shall eat the flesh of the mighty, and drink the blood of the princes of the earth, of rams, of lambs, and of goats, of bullocks, all of them fatlings of Bashan. YE SHALL EAT THE FLESH OF THE MIGHTY, AND DRINK THE BLOOD OF THE PRINCES OF THE EARTH, OF RAMS, OF LAMBS, AND OF GOATS, OF BULLOCKS... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND YE SHALL EAT FAT TILL YE BE FULL, AND DRINK BLOOD TILL YE BE DRUNKEN, OF MY SACRIFICE WHICH I HAVE SACRIFICED FOR YOU._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
Thus ye shall be filled at my table with horses and chariots with mighty men and with all men of war Thus ye shall be filled at my table with horses and chariots, with mighty men, and with all men of war, saith the Lord GOD. THUS YE SHALL BE FILLED AT MY TABLE - the field of battle on the mounta... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND I WILL SET MY GLORY AMONG THE HEATHEN, AND ALL THE HEATHEN SHALL SEE MY JUDGMENT THAT I HAVE EXECUTED, AND MY HAND THAT I HAVE LAID UPON THEM._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
So the house of Israel shall know that I am the LORD their God from that day and forward. SO THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL SHALL KNOW THAT I AM THE LORD - by my interposition for them. So, too, "the pagan shall be led to fear the name of the Lord" ().... [ Continue Reading ]
And the heathen shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity: because they trespassed against me, therefore hid I my face from them, and gave them into the hand of their enemies: so fell they all by the sword. BECAUSE THEY TRESPASSED AGAINST ME, THEREFORE HID I MY F... [ Continue Reading ]
_ACCORDING TO THEIR UNCLEANNESS AND ACCORDING TO THEIR TRANSGRESSIONS HAVE I DONE UNTO THEM, AND HID MY FACE FROM THEM._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Now will I bring again the captivity of Jacob, and have mercy upon the whole house of Israel, and will be jealous for my holy name; NOW WILL I BRING AGAIN THE CAPTIVITY OF JACOB - I will restore from calamity to prosperity the people of Jacob. AND HAVE MERCY... [ Continue Reading ]
After that they have borne their shame, and all their trespasses whereby they have trespassed against me, when they dwelt safely in their land, and none made them afraid. AFTER THAT THEY HAVE BORNE THEIR SHAME - after that they shall have borne in full the punishment of their sin: after they hav... [ Continue Reading ]
When I have brought them again from the people, and gathered them out of their enemies' lands, and am sanctified in them in the sight of many nations; WHEN I HAVE ... GATHERED THEM OUT OF THEIR ENEMIES' LANDS, AND AM SANCTIFIED IN THEM - i:e., when my name is vindicated as holy in my dealings wi... [ Continue Reading ]
Then shall they know that I am the LORD their God, which caused them to be led into captivity among the heathen: but I have gathered them unto their own land, and have left none of them any more there. THEN SHALL THEY KNOW THAT I AM THE LORD THEIR GOD, WHICH CAUSED THEM TO BE LED INTO CAPTIVITY... [ Continue Reading ]
Neither will I hide my face any more from them: for I have poured out my spirit upon the house of Israel, saith the Lord GOD. FOR I HAVE POURED OUT MY SPIRIT UPON THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL - the sure forerunner of their conversion (; ). The pouring out of His Spirit is a pledge that He will hide His f... [ Continue Reading ]