Ezekiel 39:6

Ezekiel 39:6 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)I will send fire on Magog and on those who live in safety in the coastlands, and they will know that I am the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I will send fire on Magog and on those who dwell securely in the coastlands, and they shall know that I am the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“And I will send fire on Magog and on those who live in security in the coastlands. Then they shall know that I am the Lord.

Context of Ezekiel 39:6

4You, all your troops, and the peoples who are with you will fall on the mountains of Israel. I will give you as food to every kind of predatory bird and to the wild animals. 5You will fall on the open field, for I have spoken. This is the declaration of the Lord God. “‘I will send fire against Magog and those who live securely on the coasts and islands. Then they will know that I am the Lord. 7So I will make my holy name known among my people Israel and will no longer allow it to be profaned. Then the nations will know that I am the Lord, the Holy One in Israel. 8Yes, it is coming, and it will happen. This is the declaration of the Lord God. This is the day I have spoken about.

Ezekiel 39:6 word by word

וְשִׁלַּחְתִּי־אֵ֣שׁ בְּמָג֔וֹג וּבְיֹשְׁבֵ֥י הָאִיִּ֖ים לָבֶ֑טַח וְיָדְע֖וּ כִּי־אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And I will sendשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• a fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
• on Magogמָגוֹגmâgôg · MagogH4031
• and among them that dwellיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• carelesslyבֶּ֫טַחbeţach · securityH983
• in the islesאִי'îy · coastlandH339
• and they shall knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Ezekiel 39:6

• Ezekiel 30:8They will know that I am the Lord when I set fire to Egypt and all its allies are shattered.
• Ezekiel 38:19I swear in my zeal and fiery wrath: On that day there will be a great earthquake in the land of Israel.
• Amos 1:4Therefore, I will send fire against Hazael’s palace, and it will consume Ben-hadad’s citadels.
• Nahum 1:6Who can withstand his indignation? Who can endure his burning anger? His wrath is poured out like fire; even rocks are shattered before him.
• Ezekiel 38:11You will say, “I will advance against a land of open villages; I will come against a tranquil people who are living securely, all of them living without walls and without bars or gates” —
• Judges 18:7The five men left and came to Laish. They saw that the people who were there were living securely, in the same way as the Sidonians, quiet and unsuspecting. There was nothing lacking in the land and no oppressive ruler. They were far from the Sidonians, having no alliance with anyone.
• Ezekiel 38:6Gomer with all its troops; and Beth-togarmah from the remotest parts of the north along with all its troops — many peoples are with you.
• Psalms 72:10May the kings of Tarshish and the coasts and islands bring tribute, the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.
• Isaiah 66:19I will establish a sign among them, and I will send survivors from them to the nations — to Tarshish, Put, Lud (who are archers), Tubal, Javan, and the coasts and islands far away — who have not heard about me or seen my glory. And they will proclaim my glory among the nations.
• Jeremiah 25:22all the kings of Tyre, all the kings of Sidon, and the kings of the coasts and islands;
• Zephaniah 2:11The Lord will be terrifying to them when he starves all the gods of the earth. Then all the distant coasts and islands of the nations will bow in worship to him, each in its own place.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 39:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6I 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.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6The 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.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-6Gog’s homeland would be destroyed. The harm that his armies and his allies had planned for others would fall back on them. Those who felt safe would suffer the same destruction they had intended for others.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. carelessly--in self-confident security. the isles--Those dwelling in maritime regions, who had helped Gog with fleets and troops, shall be visited with the fire of God's wrath in their own lands.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 39:6

• Magog
• Security

In the dictionaries

• Ezekiel, Book of
• Gog
• Careless; Carelessly
• Coast
• Ezekiel
• Island; Isle
• Magog

Commentaries on Ezekiel 39

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings