George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Ezekiel 39:18
That are. Hebrew, "and of meries, (a species of oxen, in Syria.; Bellon. ii. 50.) all of them from Basan," beyond the Jordan, a most fertile country. Septuagint, "all calves fattened."
That are. Hebrew, "and of meries, (a species of oxen, in Syria.; Bellon. ii. 50.) all of them from Basan," beyond the Jordan, a most fertile country. Septuagint, "all calves fattened."
Verse Ezekiel 39:18. _YE SHALL - DRINK THE BLOOD OF THE PRINCES OF THE EARTH_] I need not mention the custom of the Scandinavians: they were accustomed to drink the blood of their enemies out of the...
The purposes of the past dispensation shall be made clear to God’s people themselves and to the pagan. His judgments were the consequence of their sins; and these sins once abandoned, the favor of the...
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...
Ezekiel's imagination, never weary of contemplating the destruction of those alien hordes, now pictures them as a sacrifice, to devour which Yahweh invites the birds and beasts, who gorge themselves w...
PRINCES. leaders....
The actual victims sacrificed were princes and mighty men; here they are described as rams and goats the usual animals sacrificed. Jeremiah 51:40. _fatlings of Bashan_ Bashan was a pastoral country, p...
DRINK THE BLOOD OF THE PRINCES OF THE EARTH— That is, the fowls and beasts mentioned before, _shall drink,_ &c. There cannot be a greater instance of disingenuousness, and of inveterate malice to the...
B. The Completeness of the Destruction 39:9-20 TRANSLATION (9) And the inhabitants of the cities of Israel shall go out, and they shall burn the weapons and make fuel of them, even the shields, buckl...
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 MI...
2. LEAVE BUT THE SIXTH PART OF THEE] RV 'lead thee on.'...
BASHAN] a district E. of the Jordan, famous for its cattle: see Deuteronomy 32:14; Psalms 22:12....
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 39 HOW THE *LORD WILL PUNISH GOG – EZEKIEL 39:1-10 v1
DRINK THE BLOOD OF THE PRINCES. — In these verses there is a curious mingling of the figurative and the literal; thus the “princes” are immediately explained by the mention of the various sacrificial...
בְּשַׂ֤ר גִּבֹּורִים֙ תֹּאכֵ֔לוּ וְ דַם ־נְשִׂיאֵ֥י...
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...
Having thus described the order of events in the far distant future, the prophet proceeded to utter in greater detail his prophecy of the antagonism of God to those who thus would gather themselves ag...
What is particularly meant by this sacrifice, and the feast that is promised to be made for the fowl and the beast, is not so very clear as to speak with any certainty! But by comparing scripture with...
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...
YE SHALL EAT THE FLESH OF THE MIGHTY,.... Of the soldiers, men of strength and courage, and fit for war, with which the army of Gog will abound: AND DRINK THE BLOOD OF THE PRINCES OF THE EARTH: both...
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. Ver. 18. _Ye shall eat the flesh o...
_Thou son of man, speak unto every feathered fowl_, &c. It was the custom of persons that offered sacrifice, to invite their friends to the feast that was made of the remainder: see Genesis 31:54; 1 S...
Ye shall eat the flesh of the mighty and drink the blood of the princes of the earth, for it is in this class of people that the Lord's enemies are most numerous, OF RAMS, OF LAMBS, AND OF GOATS, lite...
THE DESTRUCTION OF GOG AND HIS HOSTS...
GOATS: _ Heb._ great goats...
11-22 How numerous the enemies which God destroyed for the defence of his people Israel! Times of great deliverances should be times of reformation. Every one should help the utmost he can, toward cl...
In these two and the two following verses, God takes on him the person of one that makes a feast, invites his guests, and promiseth to satisfy them. Of the two former, the first is an enigmatical invi...
Ezekiel 39:18 eat H398 (H8799) flesh H1320 mighty H1368 Drink H8354 (H8799) blood H1818 princes H5387 earth...
THE SCAVENGERS ARE CALLED TO A GREAT SACRIFICIAL FEAST (EZEKIEL 39:17). A huge emphasis in this chapter is on the purification of Israel and the awful fate of the wicked. Both are again involved here,...
“And you will eat fat until you are full, and drink blood until you are drunk, of my sacrifice which I have sacrificed for you.” Nothing could have been designed to make Ezekiel shudder more. The eat...
CONTENTS: Prophecy against Gog, continued. Vision of restored and converted Israel. CHARACTERS: God, Holy Spirit, Ezekiel, Gog. CONCLUSION: The powers in the last days that rise up to oppress Israel...
Ezekiel 39:1. _Behold, I am against thee, oh Gog._ This second apostrophe to Gog denotes the superintending providence of God over the enemies of his church, and the certainty of their final overthrow...
THE DESTRUCTION OF GOG AND HIS VAST ARMIES. (Chap. 39) EXEGETICAL NOTES.— Ezekiel 39:2. “I WILL LEAVE BUT THE SIXTH PART OF THEE”—I will six thee; _i.e.,_ afflict thee with six plagues—pestilence, blo...
EXPOSITION Of the two main divisions of this chapter, the first (Ezekiel 39:1) depicts the greatness of the overthrow of Gog; the second (Ezekiel 39:21) records the impression made by it upon Both Is...
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....
Therefore, thou son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the [Rosh prince or the Russian] prince of Meshech and Tubal: And I will turn thee...
Amos 4:1; Deuteronomy 32:14; Ezekiel 29:5; Ezekiel 34:17; Ezekiel 34:8
Ye shall eat — In these two and the following verses, God takes on him the person of one that makes a feast, invites his guests, and promises to satisfy them. Of the two former, the first is an Enigma...