Ezekiel 38:14
in Ezekiel 38Therefore prophesy, son of man, and tell Gog that this is what the Lord GOD says: On that day when My people Israel are dwelling securely, will you not take notice of this?
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Therefore, son of man, prophesy, and say unto Gog, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: In that day when my people Israel dwelleth securely, shalt thou not know it?
KJV
Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say unto Gog, Thus saith the Lord God; In that day when my people of Israel dwelleth safely, shalt thou not know it?
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This verse in Ezekiel 38
Commentary
5 notes on this verseNow it is said, This shall be in the latter days, namely, in the latter days of the Old-Testament church; so the mischief that Antiochus did to Israel was; but in the latter days of the New-Testament church another like enemy should arise, that should in like manner be defeated.
This site's exposition
My people Israel are dwelling securely
on Ezekiel 38:14-16
The timing clause returns, “On that day when My people Israel are dwelling securely,” binding the invasion to the restoration promised in the chapters before. The book's recognition formula lands on the nations, “so that the nations may know Me when I show Myself holy in you before their eyes.”
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Chapter XXXVIII.) \"And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Son of man, set your face against Gog, the land of Magog, the prince of the head (or head of) Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him. And you shall say to him: Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I am against you, O Gog, prince of the head (or head of) Meshech and Tubal.
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Therefore, son of man, prophesy, and say unto Gog,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
God will mark the prosperous security of the people, and rise up against them as an easy prey.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
you will know Jonathan renders: you will know the retribution of My might, i.e., you will know and recognize Who is their might and their stronghold.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 4 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
18 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| לָכֵן֙ | lakhen | <to> therefore | H3651 → | 771 times |
| הִנָּבֵ֣א | hinave' | prophesy | H5012 → | 115 times |
| בֶן־ | ven- | O son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| אָדָ֔ם | ʾadam | humankind | H120 → | 551 times |
| וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ | veamarta | and you will say | H559 → | 5305 times |
| לְג֔וֹג | legog | to Gog | H1463 → | 10 times |
| כֹּ֥ה | koh | thus | H3541 → | 577 times |
| אָמַ֖ר | ʾamar | he says | H559 → | 5305 times |
| אֲדֹנָ֣י | ʾadonai | [the] Lord | H136 → | 440 times |
| יְהוִ֑ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3069 → | 306 times |
| הֲל֣וֹא׀ | halo' | ¿ not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| בַּיּ֣וֹם | baiyom | on the day | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| הַה֗וּא | hahu' | <the> that | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| בְּשֶׁ֨בֶת | beshevet | when dwell | H3427 → | 1079 times |
| עַמִּ֧י | ʾami | people my | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| לָבֶ֖טַח | lavetach | to security | H983 → | 42 times |
| תֵּדָֽע׃ | teda' | will you know | H3045 → | 945 times |
לָכֵן֙<to> therefore
lakhenH3651 →771 times
הִנָּבֵ֣אprophesy
hinave'H5012 →115 times
בֶן־O son of
ven-H1121 →4930 times
אָדָ֔םhumankind
ʾadamH120 →551 times
וְאָמַרְתָּ֣and you will say
veamartaH559 →5305 times
לְג֔וֹגto Gog
legogH1463 →10 times
כֹּ֥הthus
kohH3541 →577 times
אָמַ֖רhe says
ʾamarH559 →5305 times
אֲדֹנָ֣י[the] Lord
ʾadonaiH136 →440 times
יְהוִ֑הYahweh
yahwehH3069 →306 times
הֲל֣וֹא׀¿ not
halo'H3808 →5168 times
בַּיּ֣וֹםon the day
baiyomH3117 →2304 times
הַה֗וּא<the> that
hahu'H1931 →1879 times
בְּשֶׁ֨בֶתwhen dwell
beshevetH3427 →1079 times
עַמִּ֧יpeople my
ʾamiH5971 →1873 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
לָבֶ֖טַחto security
lavetachH983 →42 times
תֵּדָֽע׃will you know
teda'H3045 →945 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Zechariah 2:8For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “After His Glory has sent Me against the nations that have plundered you—for whoever touches you touches the apple of His eye—
it leads to
- Psalms 17:8
Keep me as the apple of Your eye; hide me in the shadow of Your wings
- Deuteronomy 32:10
He found him in a desert land, in a barren, howling wilderness; He surrounded him, He instructed him, He guarded him as the apple of His eye.
- Psalms 17:8
Through
Jeremiah 23:6In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is His name by which He will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.
it leads to
- Philippians 3:9
and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God on the basis of faith.
- 1 Corinthians 1:30
It is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God: our righteousness, holiness, and redemption.
- Jeremiah 33:16
In those days Judah will be saved, and Jerusalem will dwell securely, and this is the name by which it will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.
- Philippians 3:9
Through
Zechariah 2:5For I will be a wall of fire around it, declares the LORD, and I will be the glory within it.’”
it leads to
- Isaiah 4:5
Then the LORD will create over all of Mount Zion and over her assemblies a cloud of smoke by day and a glowing flame of fire by night. For over all the glory there…
- Zechariah 9:8
But I will camp around My house because of an army, because of those who march to and fro, and never again will an oppressor overrun My people, for now I keep watch with…
- Psalms 3:3
But You, O LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the One who lifts my head.
- Isaiah 4:5
Where this verse is studied
On this page
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About Ezekiel
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Carl Friedrich Keil, Biblical Commentary on the Prophecies of Ezekiel; Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.