Ezekiel 38:8
in Ezekiel 38After a long time you will be summoned. In the latter years you will enter a land that has recovered from war, whose people were gathered from many nations to the mountains of Israel, which had long been desolate. They had been brought out from the nations, and all now dwell securely.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
After many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt come into the land that is brought back from the sword, that is gathered out of many peoples, upon the mountains of Israel, which have been a continual waste; but it is brought forth out of the peoples, and they shall dwell securely, all of them.
KJV
After many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt come into the land that is brought back from the sword, and is gathered out of many people, against the mountains of Israel, which have been always waste: but it is brought forth out of the nations, and they shall dwell safely all of them.
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This verse in Ezekiel 38
Commentary
8 notes on this verseA commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
English Version means, "Against Israel, which has been waste, but which (that is, whose people) is now (at the time of the invasion) brought forth out of the nations where they were dispersed, and shall be found by the invader dwelling securely, so as to seem an easy prey to him."
This site's exposition
Get ready; prepare yourself
on Ezekiel 38:7-9
Gog is told to “prepare yourself,” though verse 4 says the Lord turns him around and brings him out, so the march starts from outside. The timing is tied to Israel's restoration, “In the latter years,” against a people who “now dwell securely” on the mountains of Israel.
This site's exposition
In the latter years
The attack comes only after Israel is regathered. Jamieson, Fausset and Brown explain that the land long waste is now resettled, so its people seem an easy prey. John Wesley reads the long desolation as reaching back to the northern tribes' exile under Shalmaneser.
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
The land - The land of the Jews, a people recovered from captivity, into which the sword of their enemy had brought them. Always waste - It is already two thousand four hundred years since the ten tribes were carried away by Salmanezer. But it - The land of Canaan, that is, the people of it.
After many days thou shalt be visited,.... After the Ottoman empire has stood a long time, as it has already; when the many days will be ended that Israel should be without a king and a prince, &c.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
In the latter years thou shalt come - This was fulfilled about four hundred years after. - Martin. The expedition of Cambyses against Egypt was about twelve years after the return of the Jews from Babylon. - Calmet.
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
As Gog was drawn on to his attack upon Israel in order to his ultimate ruin, therefore his preparations were the first step in his visitation from the Almighty. After many days - For “many days.” Many a long day shall the hand of God be upon thee, drawing thee on to thy ruin, and in the latter days shalt thou come. The land - literally, a “land” once laid waste by the sword, but now delivered from it, whose inhabitants once scattered have been gathered together from out of many peoples. Always - Rather, a long time. The mountains were at the time of Gog’s advance again cultivated and populous. And they shall dwell - Rather, and they dwell. It is a description of the actual condition at the time of Gog’s invasion (compare Jdg 18:7). Such was the condition of the restored Jews in their prosperous days, after which came invasion. Such shall be the condition of the Church previous to the final conflict between good and evil.
The words behind it
26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| מִיָּמִ֣ים | miyamim | from days | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| רַבִּים֮ | rabim | many | H7227 → | 454 times |
| תִּפָּקֵד֒ | tipaked | you will be mustered | H6485 → | |
| בְּאַחֲרִ֨ית | beacharit | at [the] end of | H319 → | 61 times |
| הַשָּׁנִ֜ים | hashanim | the years | H8141 → | 877 times |
| תָּב֣וֹא׀ | tavo' | you will go | H935 → | 2568 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | into | H413 → | 5510 times |
| אֶ֣רֶץ׀ | ʾeretz | a land | H776 → | 2504 times |
| מְשׁוֹבֶ֣בֶת | meshovevet | restored | H7725 → | 1056 times |
| מֵחֶ֗רֶב | mecherev | from [the] sword | H2719 → | 413 times |
| מְקֻבֶּ֙צֶת֙ | mekubetzet | gathered together | H6908 → | 127 times |
| מֵעַמִּ֣ים | meamim | from peoples | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| רַבִּ֔ים | rabim | many | H7227 → | 454 times |
| עַ֚ל | ʾal | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| הָרֵ֣י | harei | [the] mountains of | H2022 → | 546 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| הָי֥וּ | hayu | they had become | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| לְחָרְבָּ֖ה | lecharebah | <into> a desolation | H2723 → | 42 times |
| תָּמִ֑יד | tamid | continually | H8548 → | 104 times |
| וְהִיא֙ | vehi' | and it | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| מֵעַמִּ֣ים | meamim | from peoples | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| הוּצָ֔אָה | hutzaah | it had been brought out | H3318 → | 1067 times |
| וְיָשְׁב֥וּ | veyashevu | and they will be dwelling | H3427 → | 1079 times |
| לָבֶ֖טַח | lavetach | to security | H983 → | 42 times |
| כֻּלָּֽם׃ | kulam | all of them | H3605 → | 5413 times |
מִיָּמִ֣יםfrom days
miyamimH3117 →2304 times
רַבִּים֮many
rabimH7227 →454 times
תִּפָּקֵד֒you will be mustered
tipakedH6485 →
בְּאַחֲרִ֨יתat [the] end of
beacharitH319 →61 times
הַשָּׁנִ֜יםthe years
hashanimH8141 →877 times
תָּב֣וֹא׀you will go
tavo'H935 →2568 times
אֶל־into
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
אֶ֣רֶץ׀a land
ʾeretzH776 →2504 times
מְשׁוֹבֶ֣בֶתrestored
meshovevetH7725 →1056 times
מֵחֶ֗רֶבfrom [the] sword
mecherevH2719 →413 times
מְקֻבֶּ֙צֶת֙gathered together
mekubetzetH6908 →127 times
מֵעַמִּ֣יםfrom peoples
meamimH5971 →1873 times
רַבִּ֔יםmany
rabimH7227 →454 times
עַ֚לon
ʾalH5921 →5755 times
הָרֵ֣י[the] mountains of
hareiH2022 →546 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
אֲשֶׁר־which
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
הָי֥וּthey had become
hayuH1961 →3559 times
לְחָרְבָּ֖ה<into> a desolation
lecharebahH2723 →42 times
תָּמִ֑ידcontinually
tamidH8548 →104 times
וְהִיא֙and it
vehi'H1931 →1879 times
מֵעַמִּ֣יםfrom peoples
meamimH5971 →1873 times
הוּצָ֔אָהit had been brought out
hutzaahH3318 →1067 times
וְיָשְׁב֥וּand they will be dwelling
veyashevuH3427 →1079 times
לָבֶ֖טַחto security
lavetachH983 →42 times
כֻּלָּֽם׃all of them
kulamH3605 →5413 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
Ezekiel 34:13I will bring them out from the peoples, gather them from the countries, and bring them into their own land. I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, in the ravines, and in…
it leads to
- Ezekiel 28:25–26
This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘When I gather the house of Israel from the peoples among whom they have been scattered, I will show Myself holy among them in the sight of…
- Ezekiel 11:17
Therefore declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will gather you from the peoples and assemble you from the countries to which you have been scattered, and I will give back…
- Isaiah 11:11–16
On that day the Lord will extend His hand a second time to recover the remnant of His people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and…
- Zephaniah 3:19–20
Behold, at that time, I will deal with all who afflict you. I will save the lame and gather the scattered; and I will appoint praise and fame for the disgraced throughout the earth.
- Psalms 106:47
Save us, O LORD our God, and gather us from the nations, that we may give thanks to Your holy name, that we may glory in Your praise.
- Ezekiel 28:25–26
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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 1 Corinthians 1:30
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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); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; 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.