God’s Word Translation
Ezekiel 39:11
11“ ‘When that day comes, I will give Gog a burial place in Israel. It will be in Travelers Valley, east of the Dead Sea. It will block those who travel ⌞through the valley⌟. Gog and his whole army will be buried there. So it will be called the valley of Gog’s troops.
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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"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.
- 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.
Context of Ezekiel 39:11
9Those living in the cities of Israel will go out. They will set fire to weapons and burn them. They will burn small and large shields, bows and arrows, and war clubs and spears. They will burn them for seven years. 10They will not need to get wood from the field or cut down trees in the woods. They will make fires with the weapons. They will loot those who looted them, and they will grab things back from those who grabbed their things, declares the Almighty Lord. “ ‘When that day comes, I will give Gog a burial place in Israel. It will be in Travelers Valley, east of the Dead Sea. It will block those who travel ⌞through the valley⌟. Gog and his whole army will be buried there. So it will be called the valley of Gog’s troops. 12The people of Israel will be burying them there for seven months to make the land clean. 13All the common people will be burying them. The people of Israel will be honored on the day of my victory, declares the Almighty Lord.
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 47:18On the east side the border will run between Hauran and Damascus. The Jordan River will serve as the border between Gilead and the land of Israel. The border will continue from the Dead Sea down to Tamar. This is the east side.
- Numbers 34:11From Shepham the border goes down to Riblah, east of Ain, and continues along the eastern slope of the Sea of Galilee.
- Luke 5:1One day Jesus was standing by the Sea of Galilee. The people crowded around him as they listened to God’s word.
- John 6:1Jesus later crossed to the other side of the Sea of Galilee (or the Sea of Tiberias).
- Numbers 11:34That place was called Kibroth Hattaavah [Graves of Those Who Craved ⌞Meat⌟] because there they buried the people who had a strong craving ⌞for meat⌟.
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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