Ezekiel 38:19
in Ezekiel 38In My zeal and fiery rage I proclaim that on that day there will be a great earthquake in the land of Israel.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
For in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath have I spoken, Surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel;
KJV
For in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath have I spoken, Surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel;
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This verse in Ezekiel 38
Commentary
6 notes on this verseFor - For my own people, and for mine own glory. Have I spoken - Against mine enemies Gog, and all his herd. A great shaking - A great disturbance and tumult, like an earthquake.
This site's exposition
My wrath will flare up
on Ezekiel 38:18-20
“My wrath will flare up” and “In My zeal and fiery rage” are the most bodily terms the book uses for the anger. The shaking reaches every order of creature in Genesis's own categories. Henry sets the scene beside Sinai's trembling mountain, a theophany answering an invasion.
This site's exposition
a great earthquake in the land of Israel
Earthquakes attend the LORD's coming in judgment elsewhere, as at Sinai in Exodus 19:18 and in Zechariah 14:4 to 5. John Wesley reads the shaking as a great tumult like an earthquake, which leaves room for a figurative sense. The zeal is for His people and His name.
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 Awakening2 voices
If any ask, Why does he thus find fault? for who has resisted his will? It is easy to answer, Nay, but, O man! who art thou that repliest against God?
For in my jealousy, and in the fire of my wrath, have I spoken,....
The words behind it
14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּבְקִנְאָתִ֥י | uvekinati | and in jealousy my | H7068 → | 43 times |
| בְאֵשׁ־ | veesh- | in [the] fire of | H784 → | 378 times |
| עֶבְרָתִ֖י | ʾevrati | wrath my | H5678 → | 34 times |
| דִּבַּ֑רְתִּי | dibarti | I have spoken | H1696 → | 1141 times |
| אִם־ | ʾim- | if | H518 → | 1069 times |
| לֹ֣א׀ | lo' | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| בַּיּ֣וֹם | baiyom | on the day | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| הַה֗וּא | hahu' | <the> that | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| יִֽהְיֶה֙ | yihyeh | it will be | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| רַ֣עַשׁ | raash | an earthquake | H7494 → | 17 times |
| גָּד֔וֹל | gadol | great | H1419 → | 526 times |
| עַ֖ל | ʾal | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| אַדְמַ֥ת | ʾadmat | [the] land of | H127 → | 225 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
וּבְקִנְאָתִ֥יand in jealousy my
uvekinatiH7068 →43 times
בְאֵשׁ־in [the] fire of
veesh-H784 →378 times
עֶבְרָתִ֖יwrath my
ʾevratiH5678 →34 times
דִּבַּ֑רְתִּיI have spoken
dibartiH1696 →1141 times
אִם־if
ʾim-H518 →1069 times
לֹ֣א׀not
lo'H3808 →5168 times
בַּיּ֣וֹםon the day
baiyomH3117 →2304 times
הַה֗וּא<the> that
hahu'H1931 →1879 times
יִֽהְיֶה֙it will be
yihyehH1961 →3559 times
רַ֣עַשׁan earthquake
raashH7494 →17 times
גָּד֔וֹלgreat
gadolH1419 →526 times
עַ֖לon
ʾalH5921 →5755 times
אַדְמַ֥ת[the] land of
ʾadmatH127 →225 times
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
yisraelH3478 →2507 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
Hebrews 12:26At that time His voice shook the earth, but now He has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth, but heaven as well.”
it leads to
- Haggai 2:6–7
For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Once more, in a little while, I will shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land.
- Isaiah 13:13
Therefore I will make the heavens tremble, and the earth will be shaken from its place at the wrath of the LORD of Hosts on the day of His burning anger.
- Exodus 19:18
Mount Sinai was completely enveloped in smoke, because the LORD had descended on it in fire. And the smoke rose like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked violently.
- Isaiah 2:19
Men will flee to caves in the rocks and holes in the ground, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth.
- Joel 3:16
The LORD will roar from Zion and raise His voice from Jerusalem; heaven and earth will tremble. But the LORD will be a refuge for His people, a stronghold for the people of Israel.
- Haggai 2:6–7
Through
Revelation 16:20Then every island fled, and no mountain could be found.
it leads to
- Revelation 6:14
The sky receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place.
- Revelation 6:14
Through
Ezekiel 5:13And when My anger is spent and I have vented My wrath against them, I will be appeased. And when I have spent My wrath on them, they will know that I, the LORD,…
it leads to
- Ezekiel 36:5–6
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Surely in My burning zeal I have spoken against the rest of the nations, and against all Edom, who took My land as their own possession…
- Isaiah 1:24
Therefore the Lord GOD of Hosts, the Mighty One of Israel, declares: “Ah, I will be relieved of My foes and avenge Myself on My enemies.
- Ezekiel 36:5–6
Where this verse is studied
On this page
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About Ezekiel
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); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.