Ezekiel 39:2 BSB — MannaFest

Ezekiel 39:2

I will turn you around, drive you along, bring you up from the far north, and send you against the mountains of Israel.

BSB

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ASV

and I will turn thee about, and will lead thee on, and will cause thee to come up from the uttermost parts of the north; and I will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel;

KJV

And I will turn thee back, and leave but the sixth part of thee, and will cause thee to come up from the north parts, and will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel:

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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

And leave but the sixth part of thee - The margin has, strike thee with six plagues; or, draw thee back with a hook of six teeth.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

And that is it which is here enlarged upon. His soldiers shall be disarmed and so disabled to carry on their enterprise. Though the men of might may find their hands, yet to what purpose, when they find it is put out of their power to do mischief, when God shall smite their bow out of their left hand and their arrow out of their right?

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְשֹׁבַבְתִּ֙יךָ֙	ve.shoav.Ti.kha	and I will turn around you	H7725 →
וְשִׁשֵּׁאתִ֔יךָ	ve.shi.she.Ti.kha	and I will lead on you	H8338 →
וְהַעֲלִיתִ֖יךָ	ve.ha.'a.li.Ti.kha	and I will bring up you	H5927 →
מִיַּרְכְּתֵ֣י	mi.yar.ke.Tei	from [the] remotest parts of	H3411 →
צָפ֑וֹן	tza.Fon	[the] north	H6828 →
וַהֲבִאוֹתִ֖ךָ	va.ha.vi.'o.Ti.kha	and I will bring you	H935 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
הָרֵ֥י	ha.Rei	[the] mountains of	H2022 →
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →

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Where the connections lead

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Through
Psalms 68:2
As smoke is blown away, You will drive them out; as wax melts before the fire, the wicked will perish in the presence of God.
leads to
- Micah 1:4
  The mountains will melt beneath Him, and the valleys will split apart, like wax before the fire, like water rushing down a slope.
- Hosea 13:3
  Therefore they will be like the morning mist, like the early dew that vanishes, like chaff blown from a threshing floor, like smoke through an open window.
- Psalms 37:20
  But the wicked and enemies of the LORD will perish like the glory of the fields. They will vanish; like smoke they will fade away.
- Psalms 97:5
  The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the LORD, before the Lord of all the earth.
Through
Psalms 40:14
May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.
leads to
- Psalms 35:4
  May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; may those who plan to harm me be driven back and confounded.
- Psalms 35:26
  May those who gloat in my distress be ashamed and confounded; may those who exalt themselves over me be clothed in shame and reproach.
Through
Ezekiel 38:15
And you will come from your place out of the far north—you and many peoples with you, all riding horses—a mighty horde, a huge army.
leads to
- Ezekiel 38:6
  as well as Gomer with all its troops, and Beth-togarmah from the far north with all its troops—the many nations with you.
Through
Daniel 11:40
At the time of the end, the king of the South will engage him in battle, but the king of the North will storm out against him with chariots, horsemen, and many ships, invading…
leads to
- Isaiah 5:28
  Their arrows are sharpened, and all their bows are strung. The hooves of their horses are like flint; their chariot wheels are like a whirlwind.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Ezekiel

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Ezekiel