Ezekiel 39:6
in Ezekiel 39I will send fire on Magog and on those who dwell securely in the coastlands, and they will know that I am the LORD.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And I will send a fire on Magog, and on them that dwell securely in the isles; and they shall know that I am Jehovah.
KJV
And I will send a fire on Magog, and among them that dwell carelessly in the isles: and they shall know that I am the Lord.
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This verse in Ezekiel 39
Commentary
6 notes on this verseAnd I will send a fire on Magog,.... On the land of Magog; see Eze 38:2, while Gog is in the land of Israel, and he and his army perish there, his country shall be destroyed by fire, or by some judgment or judgments of God, which shall consume like fire.
This site's exposition
a fire on Magog
on Ezekiel 39:6-7
The fire sent on Magog and on those who dwell carelessly in the isles extends the judgment past the battlefield to the wider world Gog represents, and the coastlands named echo the same distant reach the previous chapter's coalition list already drew. So will I make my holy name known answers the earlier complaint at 36:20-23, that Israel's exile had let the nations profane God's name by saying of his people, these are gone out of his land; here the name is defended rather than profaned, and the heathen learn it is the Holy One in Israel. The recognition formula lands on both audiences in one pair of verses, Israel and the watching nations together.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(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
Thus shall they cleanse the land. 17 And, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord G OD ; Speak unto every feathered fowl, and to every beast of the field, Assemble yourselves, and come; gather yourselves on every side to my sacrifice that I do sacrifice for you, even a great sacrifice upon the mountains of Israel, that ye may eat flesh, and drink blood.
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The Nineteenth Century2 voices
I will send a fire on Magog - On Syria. I will destroy the Syrian troops. And among them that dwell carelessly in the isles - The auxiliary troops that came to Antiochus from the borders of the Euxine Sea. - Martin.
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
The judgment is extended to “the isles” (or, seacoast) to show that it should fall not only on Gog and his land, but on those who share Gog’s feelings of hatred and opposition to the kingdom of God.
The words behind it
10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְשִׁלַּחְתִּי־ | veshilachti- | and I will send | H7971 → | 845 times |
| אֵ֣שׁ | ʾesh | fire | H784 → | 378 times |
| בְּמָג֔וֹג | bemagog | on Magog | H4031 → | |
| וּבְיֹשְׁבֵ֥י | uveyoshevei | and on [the] inhabitants of | H3427 → | 1079 times |
| הָאִיִּ֖ים | haiyim | the islands | H339 → | 36 times |
| לָבֶ֑טַח | lavetach | to security | H983 → | 42 times |
| וְיָדְע֖וּ | veyadeu | and they will know | H3045 → | 945 times |
| כִּי־ | ki- | that | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| אֲנִ֥י | ʾani | I | H589 → | 874 times |
| יְהוָֽה׃ | yahweh | [am] Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
וְשִׁלַּחְתִּי־and I will send
veshilachti-H7971 →845 times
אֵ֣שׁfire
ʾeshH784 →378 times
בְּמָג֔וֹגon Magog
bemagogH4031 →
וּבְיֹשְׁבֵ֥יand on [the] inhabitants of
uveyosheveiH3427 →1079 times
הָאִיִּ֖יםthe islands
haiyimH339 →36 times
לָבֶ֑טַחto security
lavetachH983 →42 times
וְיָדְע֖וּand they will know
veyadeuH3045 →945 times
כִּי־that
ki-H3588 →4482 times
אֲנִ֥יI
ʾaniH589 →874 times
יְהוָֽה׃[am] Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 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
Psalms 72:10May the kings of Tarshish and distant shores bring tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.
it leads to
- Psalms 68:29
Because of Your temple at Jerusalem kings will bring You gifts.
- Isaiah 60:6
Caravans of camels will cover your land, young camels of Midian and Ephah, and all from Sheba will come, bearing gold and frankincense and proclaiming the praises of the LORD.
- Isaiah 49:7
Thus says the LORD, the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel, to Him who was despised and abhorred by the nation, to the Servant of rulers: “Kings will see You and rise, and princes…
- Psalms 45:12
The Daughter of Tyre will come with a gift; men of wealth will seek your favor.
- 1 Kings 10:1
Now when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to test him with difficult questions.
- Psalms 68:29
Through
Jeremiah 25:22all the kings of Tyre and Sidon; the kings of the coastlands across the sea;
it leads to
- Jeremiah 47:4
For the day has come to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every remaining ally. Indeed, the LORD is about to destroy the Philistines, the remnant from the coasts…
- Jeremiah 47:4
Through
Amos 1:4So I will send fire upon the house of Hazael to consume the citadels of Ben-hadad.
it leads to
- Jeremiah 49:27
“I will set fire to the walls of Damascus; it will consume the fortresses of Ben-hadad.”
- Jeremiah 49:27
Through
Ezekiel 30:8Then they will know that I am the LORD when I set fire to Egypt and all her helpers are shattered.
it leads to
- Ezekiel 29:6
Then all the people of Egypt will know that I am the LORD. For you were only a staff of reeds to the house of Israel.
- Ezekiel 29:6
Where this verse is studied
On this page
Studies1
About Ezekiel
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.