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Ezekiel 39:13

in Ezekiel 39

All the people of the land will bury them, and it will bring them renown on the day I display My glory, declares the Lord GOD.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

Yea, all the people of the land shall bury them; and it shall be to them a renown in the day that I shall be glorified, saith the Lord Jehovah.

KJV

Yea, all the people of the land shall bury them; and it shall be to them a renown the day that I shall be glorified, saith the Lord God.

This verse in Ezekiel 39

Commentary

5 notes on this verse

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Note, It is for the glory of God when his Israel do that which adorns their profession; others will see their good works and glorify their Father, Matt. v. 16 . And when God is honoured he will put honour upon his people. His glory is their renown.

This site's exposition

a burial place in Israel

on Ezekiel 39:11-13

Gog is given “a burial place in Israel, the Valley of the Travelers, east of the Sea,” renamed Hamon-gog for its buried multitude. Seven months of burying answers the corpse law of Numbers 19 and Deuteronomy 21, where a body left lying makes the land unclean.

This site's exposition

it will bring them renown

The burial becomes Israel's renown on the day God displays His glory. Matthew Henry links this to Matthew 5:16, where good works lead others to glorify the Father, and he concludes God's glory is His people's honor. All the people share in the work.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers1 voice

A commentator

Jerome

Commentary on Ezekiel · Written before 420.

proposed

(Chapter 39, Verse 1 onwards) \"But you, son of man, prophesy against Gog and say: 'This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am against you, O Gog, chief prince of Meshek and Tubal. I will turn you around and drag you along. I will bring you from the far north and send you against the mountains of Israel. Then I will strike your bow from your left hand and make your arrows drop from your right hand. On the mountains of Israel you will fall, you and all your troops and the nations with you.'

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Yea, all the people of the land shall bury them,....

How the passage was read

What the Jewish commentators add

They will bury all the people of the land because they died there.
Rashi: France, 1040–1105 · Rashi on Ezekiel 39:13:1, via Sefaria, The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg
1 more on this passage, in their own words ▾
Men of continuous employment Men designed to continuously devote themselves to this. Israel will separate out in order to [be able to] pass through the land and gather the scattered [corpses].
Rashi: France, 1040–1105 · Rashi on Ezekiel 39:14:1, via Sefaria, The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg

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

12 Hebrew words

Every 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.

  • וְקָֽבְרוּ֙and they will bury [them]

    vekaveruH6912 →133 times

  • כָּל־all

    kol-H3605 →5413 times

  • עַ֣ם[the] people of

    ʾamH5971 →1873 times

  • הָאָ֔רֶץthe land

    haaretzH776 →2504 times

  • וְהָיָ֥הand it will become

    vehayahH1961 →3559 times

  • לָהֶ֖םfor them

    lahem

  • לְשֵׁ֑ם<into> a name

    leshemH8034 →864 times

  • י֚וֹם[the] day of

    yomH3117 →2304 times

  • הִכָּ֣בְדִ֔יmy glorifying myself

    hikavediH3513 →113 times

  • נְאֻ֖ם[the] utterance of

    neumH5002 →376 times

  • אֲדֹנָ֥י[the] Lord

    ʾadonaiH136 →440 times

  • יְהוִֽה׃Yahweh

    yahwehH3069 →306 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

The walk

8 stops

Each 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

    1 Peter 1:7

    so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

    it leads to

    • Job 23:10

      Yet He knows the way I have taken; when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold.

    • James 1:12

      Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.

    • Isaiah 48:10

      See, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.

    • 1 Peter 4:12

      Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to you.

    • James 1:3–4

      because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.

  • Through

    Jeremiah 33:9

    So this city will bring Me renown, joy, praise, and glory before all the nations of the earth, who will hear of all the good I do for it. They will tremble in awe…

    it leads to

    • Psalms 126:2–3

      Then our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with shouts of joy. Then it was said among the nations, “The LORD has done great things for them.”

    • Isaiah 60:5

      Then you will look and be radiant, and your heart will tremble and swell with joy, because the riches of the sea will be brought to you, and the wealth of the nations will…

    • Zephaniah 3:17–20

      The LORD your God is among you; He is mighty to save. He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you with His love; He will rejoice over you with singing.”

Where this verse is studied

About Ezekiel

Ezekiel’s Vision of the Valley of Dry Bones, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Ezekiel’s Vision of the Valley of Dry Bones, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.

This page draws on Carl Friedrich Keil, Biblical Commentary on the Prophecies of Ezekiel; Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Patrick Fairbairn, An Exposition of Ezekiel.