Ezekiel 39:3

Ezekiel 39:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand.
• New International Version (NIV)Then I will strike your bow from your left hand and make your arrows drop from your right hand.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then I will strike your bow from your left hand, and will make your arrows drop out of your right hand.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then I will knock the bow out of your left hand, and cause the arrows to fall out of your right hand.

Context of Ezekiel 39:3

1“Son of man, prophesy against Gog. Give him this message from the Sovereign Lord: I am your enemy, O Gog, ruler of the nations of Meshech and Tubal. 2I will turn you around and drive you toward the mountains of Israel, bringing you from the distant north. I will knock the bow from your left hand and the arrows from your right hand, and I will leave you helpless. 4You and your army and your allies will all die on the mountains. I will feed you to the vultures and wild animals. 5You will fall in the open fields, for I have spoken, says the Sovereign Lord.

Ezekiel 39:3 word by word

וְהִכֵּיתִ֥י קַשְׁתְּךָ֖ מִיַּ֣ד שְׂמֹאולֶ֑ךָ וְחִצֶּ֕יךָ מִיַּ֥ד יְמִינְךָ֖ אַפִּֽיל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And I will smiteנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• thy bowקֶ֫שֶׁתqesheth · bowH7198
• out of thy leftשְׂמֹאלώemô'l ώem'ôl · leftH8040
• handיָדyâd · handH3027
• and will cause thine arrowsחֵץchêts · arrowH2671
• to fallנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307
• out of thy rightיָמִיןyâmîyn · rightH3225

Cross-references for Ezekiel 39:3

• Ezekiel 20:21“But their children, too, rebelled against me. They refused to keep my decrees and follow my regulations, even though obedience would have given them life. And they also violated my Sabbath days. So again I threatened to pour out my fury on them in the wilderness.
• Psalms 46:9He causes wars to end throughout the earth. He breaks the bow and snaps the spear; he burns the shields with fire.
• Psalms 76:3There he has broken the fiery arrows of the enemy, the shields and swords and weapons of war. Interlude
• Jeremiah 21:4‘This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: I will make your weapons useless against the king of Babylon and the Babylonians who are outside your walls attacking you. In fact, I will bring your enemies right into the heart of this city.
• Hosea 1:5I will break its military power in the Jezreel Valley.”

Commentaries on Ezekiel 39:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand - The Persians whom Antiochus had in his army, Ezekiel 38:5, were famous as archers, and they may be intended here. The bow is held by the left hand; the arrow is pulled and discharged by the right.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-4This terrible enemy, Gog, would be left helpless after his defeat. His dead body would become food for vultures and wild animals. This was similar to what happened to Goliath (compare 1 Samuel 17:44–46).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. bow--in which the Scythians were most expert.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 39:3

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In the dictionaries

• Left hand
• Ezekiel, Book of
• Gog
• Ezekiel
• Left
• 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