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 Living Translation (NLT)And I will rain down fire on Magog and on all your allies who live safely on the coasts. Then they will know that I am the Lord.

Context of Ezekiel 39:6

4You shall fall upon the mountains of Israel, you and all your troops 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. 5You shall fall on the open field; for I have spoken,” says the Lord God. “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. 7So I will make My holy name known in the midst of My people Israel, and I will not let them profane My holy name anymore. Then the nations shall know that I am the Lord, the Holy One in Israel. 8Surely it is coming, and it shall be done,” says the Lord God. “This is the day of which I have spoken.

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 30:8Then they will know that I am the Lord, When I have set a fire in Egypt And all her helpers are destroyed.
• Ezekiel 38:19For in My jealousy and in the fire of My wrath I have spoken: ‘Surely in that day there shall be a great earthquake in the land of Israel,
• Amos 1:4But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, Which shall devour the palaces of Ben-Hadad.
• Nahum 1:6Who can stand before His indignation? And who can endure the fierceness of His anger? His fury is poured out like fire, And the rocks are thrown down by Him.
• Ezekiel 38:11You will say, ‘I will go up against a land of unwalled villages; I will go to a peaceful people, who dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates’—
• Judges 18:7So the five men departed and went to Laish. They saw the people who were there, how they dwelt safely, in the manner of the Sidonians, quiet and secure. There were no rulers in the land who might put them to shame for anything. They were far from the Sidonians, and they had no ties with anyone.
• Ezekiel 38:6Gomer and all its troops; the house of Togarmah from the far north and all its troops—many people are with you.
• Psalms 72:10The kings of Tarshish and of the isles Will bring presents; The kings of Sheba and Seba Will offer gifts.
• Isaiah 66:19I will set a sign among them; and those among them who escape I will send to the nations: to Tarshish and Pul and Lud, who draw the bow, and Tubal and Javan, to the coastlands afar off who have not heard My fame nor seen My glory. And they shall declare My glory among the Gentiles.
• Jeremiah 25:22all the kings of Tyre, all the kings of Sidon, and the kings of the coastlands which are across the sea;
• Zephaniah 2:11The Lord will be awesome to them, For He will reduce to nothing all the gods of the earth; People shall worship Him, Each one from his place, Indeed all the shores of the nations.

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