Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary
Ezekiel 38:4
With all sorts - Or, “gorgeously;” see the marginal reference. Omit “of armor.”
With all sorts - Or, “gorgeously;” see the marginal reference. Omit “of armor.”
Verse Ezekiel 38:4. _I WILL TURN THEE BACK_] Thy enterprise shall fail....
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 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....
TURN THEE BACK: or, lead thee away enticingly. Compare Isaiah 47:10 (perverted). Jeremiah 50:6. See the Oxford _Gesenius._ PUT HOOKS, &c. Compare Isaiah 37:29. Hebrew "curbs". ARMY, Hebrew "power...
_I will turn thee back_ Either: I will _turn thee about_, or, I will _lead thee_. The sense entice or "decoy" (Ew.) has scarcely evidence (Isaiah 47:10). The clause "and I will turn … jaws" is wanting...
AND I WILL TURN— _And I will turn thee about, and put hooks into thy jaws, after I have brought thee forth,_ &c....
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN FINAL DELIVERANCE FOR GOD'S PEOPLE 38:1-39:29 Chapter s 38-39 deal with the efforts of some arch-enemy of God's people to invade and devastate the land of Israel. The tranquil scene...
And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with b...
TURN THEE BACK] RV 'turn thee about.' Perhaps we should read, 'lead thee,' and so in Ezekiel 39:2. God directs the movements even of the enemies of His kingdom....
§ 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...
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...
I WILL TURN THEE BACK. — This is the more common meaning of the word; but if this meaning be retained here, it is not to be taken in the sense of turning back from the holy land, but rather, in connec...
וְ שֹׁ֣ובַבְתִּ֔יךָ וְ נָתַתִּ֥י חַחִ֖ים בִּ...
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...
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...
And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and all thy army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts [of armour, even] a great company [with]...
_Jaws. Thus Cambyses treated the son of Psammenites. God has the most absolute dominion over all monarchs, ver. 7._...
The curious in searching for the discovery of what is concealed, more than for the improvement of what the Lord hath made known, have been much puzzled and perplexed to explain what is meant by Gog an...
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...
AND I WILL TURN THEE BACK, AND PUT HOOKS INTO THY JAWS,.... Or, I will put hooks in thy jaws, and with them turn thee back; or rather, "turn thee about" f; and lead thee where and as I please; for thi...
_And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts [of armour, even] a great company [wit...
_I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws_ I will disappoint all thy designs, and turn thee about as easily as a fisherman masters a great fish, when he hath once fastened the hook into its...
and I will turn thee back, causing him to return from the expedition whose magnitude is set forth in the entire paragraph, AND PUT HOOKS INTO THY JAWS, as men put wild beasts into chains and force the...
GOG PREPARES FOR WARFARE...
1-13 These events will be in the latter days. It is supposed these enemies will come together to invade the land of Judea, and God will defeat them. God not only sees who are now the enemies of his ch...
I WILL TURN THEE BACK: the words seem to imply a diverting him from some other enterprise, or else intimate to us, when that mighty power come out, that they are still under God's control, and he will...
Ezekiel 38:4 around H7725 (H8790) put H5414 (H8804) hooks H2397 jaws H3895 out H3318 (H8689) army...
“And I will turn you about, and put hooks in your jaws, and I will bring you forth, and all you army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed in full armour, a great company with buckler and shield,...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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....
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...
1 Chronicles 12:8; 2 Chronicles 25:5; 2 Kings 19:28; Daniel 11:40;...
Handling swords — That is, very ready, expert and strong in using the sword....