English Standard Version
Ezekiel 39:11
11"On that day I will give to Gog a place for burial in Israel, the Valley of the Travelers, east of the sea. It will block the travelers, for there Gog and all his multitude will be buried. It will be called the Valley of Hamon-gog.
Ezekiel 39:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will give unto Gog a place there of graves in Israel, the valley of the passengers on the east of the sea: and it shall stop the noses of the passengers: and there shall they bury Gog and all his multitude: and they shall call it The valley of Hamon–gog.
- New International Version (NIV)“ ‘On that day I will give Gog a burial place in Israel, in the valley of those who travel east of the Sea. It will block the way of travelers, because Gog and all his hordes will be buried there. So it will be called the Valley of Hamon Gog.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“It will come to pass in that day that I will give Gog a burial place there in Israel, the valley of those who pass by east of the sea; and it will obstruct travelers, because there they will bury Gog and all his multitude. Therefore they will call it the Valley of Hamon Gog.
- New Living Translation (NLT)“And I will make a vast graveyard for Gog and his hordes in the Valley of the Travelers, east of the Dead Sea. It will block the way of those who travel there, and they will change the name of the place to the Valley of Gog’s Hordes.
Context of Ezekiel 39:11
9"Then those who dwell in the cities of Israel will go out and make fires of the weapons and burn them, shields and bucklers, bow and arrows, clubs and spears; and they will make fires of them for seven years, 10so that they will not need to take wood out of the field or cut down any out of the forests, for they will make their fires of the weapons. They will seize the spoil of those who despoiled them, and plunder those who plundered them, declares the Lord God. "On that day I will give to Gog a place for burial in Israel, the Valley of the Travelers, east of the sea. It will block the travelers, for there Gog and all his multitude will be buried. It will be called the Valley of Hamon-gog. 12For seven months the house of Israel will be burying them, in order to cleanse the land. 13All the people of the land will bury them, and it will bring them renown on the day that I show my glory, declares the Lord God.
Read all of Ezekiel 39Ezekiel 39:11 word by word
וְהָיָ֣ה בַיּ֣וֹם הַה֡וּא אֶתֵּ֣ן לְגוֹג֩׀ מְקֽוֹם־שָׁ֨ם קֶ֜בֶר בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל גֵּ֤י הָעֹֽבְרִים֙ קִדְמַ֣ת הַיָּ֔ם וְחֹסֶ֥מֶת הִ֖יא אֶת־הָעֹֽבְרִ֑ים וְקָ֣בְרוּ שָׁ֗ם אֶת־גּוֹג֙ וְאֶת־כָּל־הֲמוֹנ֔וֹ וְקָ֣רְא֔וּ גֵּ֖יא הֲמ֥וֹן גּֽוֹג׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And it shall come to pass in that dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
- I will giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- unto Gogגּוֹגgôg · GogH1463
- a placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
- there of gravesקֶ֫בֶרqeber qibrâh · graveH6913
- in Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- the valleyגַּיְאgay' gay · ValleyH1516
- of the passengersעָבַר‛âbar · (Valley of) the TravelersH5674
- on the eastקִדְמָהqidmâh · eastH6926
- of the seaיָםyâm · seaH3220
- and it shall stopחָסַםchâsam · to muzzleH2629
- of the passengersעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
- and there shall they buryקָבַרqâbar · to buryH6912
- and all his multitudeהָמוֹןhâmôn hâmôn · crowdH1995
- and they shall callקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
- The valleyגַּיְאgay' gay · (Hamon-gog) ValleyH1516
- of Hamon–gogהֲמוֹן גּוֹגhămôn gôg · Hamon-gog (Valley)H1996
Cross-references for Ezekiel 39:11
- Ezekiel 47:18"On the east side, the boundary shall run between Hauran and Damascus; along the Jordan between Gilead and the land of Israel; to the eastern sea and as far as Tamar. This shall be the east side.
- Numbers 34:11And the border shall go down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain. And the border shall go down and reach to the shoulder of the Sea of Chinnereth on the east.
- Luke 5:1On one occasion, while the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God, he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret,
- John 6:1After this Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiberias.
- Numbers 11:34Therefore the name of that place was called Kibroth-hattaavah, because there they buried the people who had the craving.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 39:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11The valley of the passengers on the east of the sea - That is, of Gennesareth, according to the Targum. The valley near this lake or sea is called the Valley of the Passengers, because it was a great road by which the merchants and traders from Syria and other eastern countries went into Egypt; see Genesis 37:17, Genesis 37:25. See Calmet here. There shall they bury Gog and all his multitude - Some read, "There shall they bury Gog, that is, all his…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11The prophet pictures to himself some imaginary valley (compare Zechariah 14:5) at the “east of the sea,” the Dead Sea, a place frightful in its physical character, and admonitory of past judgments. He calls it “the valley of the passengers” (or, passers-by), because they who there lie buried were but as a passing cloud. In Ezekiel 39:11-15 there is a play upon words - there were “passengers” to be buried, “passengers” to walk over their graves…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-22Verses 11-22 How numerous the enemies which God destroyed for the defence of his people Israel! Times of great deliverances should be times of reformation. Every one should help the utmost he can, toward cleansing the land from reproach. Sin is an enemy every man should strive against. Those engaged in public work, especially of cleansing and reforming a land, ought to be men who will go through with what they undertake, who will be always employed. When…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11The people needed to collect the plunder and bury the bodies of the dead soldiers. If left unburied, these corpses would defile the holy land, as touching a corpse made a person ritually unclean. There were so many bodies that they required a large graveyard, big enough to fill an entire valley, which would become known as the Valley of Hamon-gog.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. place ... of graves--Gog found only a grave where he had expected the spoils of conquest. valley--So vast were to be the masses that nothing but a deep valley would suffice for their corpses. the passengers on the east of the sea--those travelling on the high road, east of the Dead Sea, from Syria to Petra and Egypt. The publicity of the road would cause many to observe God's judgments, as the stench (as English Version translates) or the multitude of…Read the comment
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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
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