Ezekiel 39:10
in Ezekiel 39They will not gather wood from the countryside or cut it from the forests, for they will use the weapons for fuel. They will loot those who looted them and plunder those who plundered them, declares the Lord GOD.
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ASV
so that they shall take no wood out of the field, neither cut down any out of the forests; for they shall make fires of the weapons; and they shall plunder those that plundered them, and rob those that robbed them, saith the Lord Jehovah.
KJV
So that they shall take no wood out of the field, neither cut down any out of the forests; for they shall burn the weapons with fire: and they shall spoil those that spoiled them, and rob those that robbed them, saith the Lord God.
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This verse in Ezekiel 39
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
Yes, it is coming
on Ezekiel 39:8-10
The Hebrew states the event as done, the prophetic perfect: “it is coming, and it will surely happen”. For seven years Israel burns the invader's weapons for fuel. “They will loot those who looted them and plunder those who plundered them” turns the coalition's purpose back on the takers.
This site's exposition
They will loot those who looted them
The reversal answers Gog's plan in 38:12 to 13, where he came to seize spoil and plunder. The same Hebrew words for spoil and plunder return here with Israel as the subject. Isaiah 33:1 announces a like reversal on the destroyer.
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
So that they shall take no wood out of the field,....
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
I will give Gog a place there as a grave A place where there will be a grave for them. Since he is of the seed of Japtheth, who covered his father’s nakedness, he therefore merited burial.
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
22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְלֹֽא־ | velo'- | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| יִשְׂא֨וּ | yisu | they will carry | H5375 → | 656 times |
| עֵצִ֜ים | ʾetzim | wood<s> | H6086 → | 328 times |
| מִן־ | min- | from | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| הַשָּׂדֶ֗ה | hasadeh | the field | H7704 → | 334 times |
| וְלֹ֤א | velo' | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| יַחְטְבוּ֙ | yachtevu | they will cut [it] | H2404 → | |
| מִן־ | min- | from | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| הַיְּעָרִ֔ים | haiyearim | the forests | H3293 → | 59 times |
| כִּ֥י | ki | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| בַנֶּ֖שֶׁק | vaneshek | with the weapon | H5402 → | |
| יְבַֽעֲרוּ־ | yevaaru- | they will kindle | H1197 → | 94 times |
| אֵ֑שׁ | ʾesh | fire | H784 → | 378 times |
| וְשָׁלְל֣וּ | veshalu | and they will plunder | H7997 → | 16 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| שֹׁלְלֵיהֶ֗ם | sholeleihem | [those who] plundered them | H7997 → | 16 times |
| וּבָֽזְזוּ֙ | uvazezu | and they will take as spoil | H962 → | 43 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| בֹּ֣זְזֵיהֶ֔ם | bozezeihem | [those who] took as spoil them | H962 → | 43 times |
| נְאֻ֖ם | neum | [the] utterance of | H5002 → | 376 times |
| אֲדֹנָ֥י | ʾadonai | [the] Lord | H136 → | 440 times |
| יְהוִֽה׃ ס | yahweh | Yahweh | H3069 → | 306 times |
וְלֹֽא־and not
velo'-H3808 →5168 times
יִשְׂא֨וּthey will carry
yisuH5375 →656 times
עֵצִ֜יםwood<s>
ʾetzimH6086 →328 times
מִן־from
min-H4480 →1188 times
הַשָּׂדֶ֗הthe field
hasadehH7704 →334 times
וְלֹ֤אand not
velo'H3808 →5168 times
יַחְטְבוּ֙they will cut [it]
yachtevuH2404 →
מִן־from
min-H4480 →1188 times
הַיְּעָרִ֔יםthe forests
haiyearimH3293 →59 times
כִּ֥יfor
kiH3588 →4482 times
בַנֶּ֖שֶׁקwith the weapon
vaneshekH5402 →
יְבַֽעֲרוּ־they will kindle
yevaaru-H1197 →94 times
אֵ֑שׁfire
ʾeshH784 →378 times
וְשָׁלְל֣וּand they will plunder
veshaluH7997 →16 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
שֹׁלְלֵיהֶ֗ם[those who] plundered them
sholeleihemH7997 →16 times
וּבָֽזְזוּ֙and they will take as spoil
uvazezuH962 →43 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
בֹּ֣זְזֵיהֶ֔ם[those who] took as spoil them
bozezeihemH962 →43 times
נְאֻ֖ם[the] utterance of
neumH5002 →376 times
אֲדֹנָ֥י[the] Lord
ʾadonaiH136 →440 times
יְהוִֽה׃ סYahweh
yahwehH3069 →306 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
Matthew 7:2For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
it leads to
- James 2:13
For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
- Mark 4:24
He went on to say, “Pay attention to what you hear. With the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and even more will be added to you.
- Obadiah 1:15
For the Day of the LORD is near for all the nations. As you have done, it will be done to you; your recompense will return upon your own head.
- Luke 6:38
Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured…
- Psalms 18:25–26
To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless;
- James 2:13
Through
Isaiah 14:2The nations will escort Israel and bring it to its homeland. Then the house of Israel will possess the nations as menservants and maidservants in the LORD’s land. They will make captives of their…
it leads to
- Isaiah 61:5
Strangers will stand and feed your flocks, and foreigners will be your plowmen and vinedressers.
- Isaiah 60:14
The sons of your oppressors will come and bow down to you; all who reviled you will fall facedown at your feet and call you the City of the LORD, Zion of the Holy…
- Isaiah 61:5
Through
Isaiah 33:1Woe to you, O destroyer never destroyed, O traitor never betrayed! When you have finished destroying, you will be destroyed. When you have finished betraying, you will be betrayed.
it leads to
- Matthew 7:2
For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
- Matthew 7:2
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This page draws on Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
