Ezequiel 38:4

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 connection with the figure of the next clause, of turning away the wild beast from his natural inclination to the fulfilment of God’s purpose. It is better, however, to take it in the sense in which it is used in Isaías 47:10 (perverted) and Jeremias 8:5 (slidden back; comp. Ezequiel 1:6), “I will lead thee astray.” In Apocalipse 20:8, this leading astray of the nations is ascribed to Satan, just as in 2 Samuel 24:1, God, and in 1 Crônicas 21:1, Satan, are said to move David to number the people; in either case God is said to do that which He allows to be done by Satan. For the same Divine gathering of the nations against God’s people see Joel 3:2; Zacarias 14:2.

Hooks into thy jaws. — See the same figure in Ezequiel 29:4.