Ezekiel 39:2

Ezekiel 39:2 in other versions

• King James Version (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:
• New International Version (NIV)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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)and I will turn you around and lead you on, bringing you up from the far north, and bring you against the mountains of Israel.
• New Living Translation (NLT)I will turn you around and drive you toward the mountains of Israel, bringing you from the distant north.

Context of Ezekiel 39:2

1"And you, son of man, prophesy against Gog and say, Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I am against you, O Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. And I will turn you about and drive you forward, and bring you up from the uttermost parts of the north, and lead you against the mountains of Israel. 3Then I will strike your bow from your left hand, and will make your arrows drop out of your right hand. 4You shall fall on the mountains of Israel, you and all your hordes and the peoples who are with you. I will give you to birds of prey of every sort and to the beasts of the field to be devoured.

Ezekiel 39:2 word by word

וְשֹׁבַבְתִּ֙יךָ֙ וְשִׁשֵּׁאתִ֔יךָ וְהַעֲלִיתִ֖יךָ מִיַּרְכְּתֵ֣י צָפ֑וֹן וַהֲבִאוֹתִ֖ךָ עַל־הָרֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And I will turn thee backשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• and leave but the sixth partשִׁשֵּׁאshâshâ' · to leadH8338
• of thee, and will cause thee to come upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: attackH5927
• from the northצָפוֹןtsâphôn tsâphôn · northH6828
• partsיַרְכָהyerêkâh · flankH3411
• and will bringבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• thee upon the mountainsהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478

Cross-references for Ezekiel 39:2

• Psalms 40:14Let those be put to shame and disappointed altogether who seek to snatch away my life; let those be turned back and brought to dishonor who delight in my hurt!
• Psalms 68:2As smoke is driven away, so you shall drive them away; as wax melts before fire, so the wicked shall perish before God!
• Isaiah 37:29Because you have raged against me and your complacency has come to my ears, I will put my hook in your nose and my bit in your mouth, and I will turn you back on the way by which you came.'
• Ezekiel 38:4And I will turn you about and put hooks into your jaws, and I will bring you out, and all your army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed in full armor, a great host, all of them with buckler and shield, wielding swords.
• Ezekiel 38:15You will come from your place out of the uttermost parts of the north, you and many peoples with you, all of them riding on horses, a great host, a mighty army.
• Daniel 11:40"At the time of the end, the king of the south shall attack him, but the king of the north shall rush upon him like a whirlwind, with chariots and horsemen, and with many ships. And he shall come into countries and shall overflow and pass through.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 39:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2And 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.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2The chief prince - Or, “prince of Rosh.” And leave but the sixth part of thee - Or, and lead thee along (Septuagint and Vulgate).Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2I will turn you around, drive you along: The Lord will bring Gog against Israel to defeat him.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. leave but the sixth part of thee--Margin, "strike thee with six plagues" (namely, pestilence, blood, overflowing rain, hailstones, fire, brimstone, Eze 38:22); or, "draw thee back with an hook of six teeth" (Eze 38:4), the six teeth being those six plagues. Rather, "lead thee about" [Ludovicus De Dieu and Septuagint]. As Antiochus was led (to his ruin) to leave Egypt for an expedition against Palestine, so shall the last great enemy of God be. north…Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Ezekiel, Book of
• Gog
• Ezekiel
• Magog
• Tubal

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