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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• 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.

Context of Ezekiel 39:2

1“And you, son of man, prophesy against Gog and say, ‘This is what the Lord God says: “Behold, I am against you, Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal; and I will turn you around, lead you on a rope, take you up from the remotest parts of the north, and bring you against the mountains of Israel. 3Then I will strike your bow from your left hand and make your arrows fall from your right hand. 4You will fall on the mountains of Israel, you and all your troops, and the peoples who are with you; I will give you as food to every kind of predatory bird and animal of the field.

Ezekiel 39:2 word by word

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

• and I will turnשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• you aroundשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• leadשִׁשֵּׁאshâshâ' · to leadH8338
• takeעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• from the remotestיַרְכָהyerêkâh · flankH3411
• of the northצָפוֹןtsâphôn tsâphôn · northH6828
• and bringבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• you againstעַל‛al · uponH5921
• the mountainsהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478

Cross-references for Ezekiel 39:2

• Psalms 40:14May those be ashamed and humiliated together Who seek my life to destroy it; May those be turned back and dishonored Who delight in my hurt.
• Psalms 68:2As smoke is driven away, so drive them away; As wax melts before a fire, So the wicked will perish before God.
• Isaiah 37:29Because of your raging against Me And because your complacency has come up to My ears, I will put My hook in your nose And My bridle in your lips, And I will turn you back by the way that you came.
• Ezekiel 38:4So I will turn you around and put hooks into your jaws, and I will bring you out, and all your army, horses and horsemen, all of them magnificently dressed, a great contingent with shield and buckler, all of them wielding swords;
• Ezekiel 38:15You will come from your place out of the remote parts of the north, you and many peoples with you, all of them riding horses, a large assembly and a mighty army;
• Daniel 11:40“And at the end time the king of the South will wage war with him, and the king of the North will storm against him with chariots, horsemen, and with many ships; and he will enter countries, overflow them, 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