Ezekiel 39:2

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 (H8336), six] - margin, 'strike thee with six plagues' (namely, pestilence, blood, overflowing rain, hailstones, fire, brimstone, Ezekiel 38:22); or 'draw thee back with an hook of six teeth' (Ez...

1-10 The Lord will make the most careless and hardened transgressors know his holy name, either by his righteous anger, or by the riches of his mercy and grace. The weapons formed against Zion shall not prosper. Though this prophecy is to be fulfilled in the latter days, it is certain. From the language used, it seems that the army of Gog will be destroyed by miracle....

Verse Ezekiel 39:2. _AND LEAVE BUT THE SIXTH PART OF THEE_] The margin has, _strike thee with six plagues_; or, _draw thee back with a hook of_ _six teeth_....

THE CHIEF PRINCE - Or, “prince of Rosh.” AND LEAVE BUT THE SIXTH PART OF THEE - Or, and lead thee along (Septuagint and Vulgate)....

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 Israel and the heathen, and adds a closing promise to the former. EZEKIEL 39:1 In the first main division Ezekiel repeats the substance of what has already been advanced concerning the defeat of Gog (verses 1-8), after which he strives to represent its completeness (verses 9-20), by setting forth (1) the immense quantity of spoil Israel should obtain from the fallen foe (verses 9, 10). (2) the length of time it should take Israel t

AND I WILL TURN THEE BACK,.... Not from the land of Israel; for thither it is said in the latter part of the text he would bring him; but the meaning is, that he would "turn him about", as the word w signifies, in his own land, and lead him about at his pleasure, and bring him out of it, unto the land of Israel; signifying hereby that the providence of God would be greatly concerned in this affair; and in which much glory would be brought unto him by the destruction of such a potent enemy of his people; which is the design of bringing him out; Ezekiel 38:4: AND LEAVE BUT A SIXTH PART OF THEE; meaning, not that a sixth part only should escape the vengeance of God, and all but a sixth part be destroyed in the land of Israel; for it looks as if the whole army would be utterly destroyed, and none left; but that, when he should come out of his own country upon this

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 gathered out of many people.” The invaders come “against the mountains of Israel which have always been waste; but it is brought forth out of the nations, and they shall dwell safely, all of them.” In Ezekiel 38:11, the evil purpose of the invader is made known. From all this we learn that the invasion takes place at the time when the Lord has brought back His people and resumed His relationship with the remnant of Israel. The invasion will happen some time after the beastly empire with its beast head, the revived Roman e

GOG'S DESTRUCTION AND BURIAL. This chapter does little more than repeat, with variations, the message of the last. The slain hordes lie thick upon Israel's mountains and fields, to be devoured by beasts and birds. Yahweh, whose power is not limited to His own land, will send His destructive fire upon the enemy's land and his islands in the Black (or Mediterranean?) Sea. This is the great day (Ezekiel 39:8) of which the prophets have spoken, and its doings will convince the world of the uniqueness of Israel's God. So great would be the destruction that Israel, which was poor in wood, would find weapons enough of the invaders to burn as fuel for seven years. Thus the spoilers would be spoiled a precious thought to later Judaism, as we see from the sanguinary and vindictive temper of the Book of Esther....

SON OF MAN. See note on Ezekiel 2:1, GOG, &c. See note on Ezekiel 38:2. THE LORD GOD. Hebrew. _Adonai Jehovah_. See note on Ezekiel 2:4. BEHOLD. Figure of speech _Asterismos_. App-6. turn thee back. See note on Ezekiel 38:4. LEAVE BUT THE SIXTH PART OF THEE. and will lead thee on. This being from the root _shasha_. to lead; not _shesh_. six. UPON THE MOUNTAINS OF ISRAEL. The others will be smitten in their own lands....

_turn thee back … sixth part_ Perhaps: TURN THEE ABOUT AND LEAD THEE. The word "lead" does not elsewhere occur. A.V. derived from numeral "six....