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 King James Version (NKJV)“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.

Context of Ezekiel 39:6

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. 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. 7“In this way, I will make known my holy name among my people of Israel. I will not let anyone bring shame on it. And the nations, too, will know that I am the Lord, the Holy One of Israel. 8That day of judgment will come, says the Sovereign Lord. Everything will happen just as I have declared it.

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 30:8And the people of Egypt will know that I am the Lord when I have set Egypt on fire and destroyed all their allies.
• Ezekiel 38:19In my jealousy and blazing anger, I promise a mighty shaking in the land of Israel on that day.
• Amos 1:4So I will send down fire on King Hazael’s palace, and the fortresses of King Ben-hadad will be destroyed.
• Nahum 1:6Who can stand before his fierce anger? Who can survive his burning fury? His rage blazes forth like fire, and the mountains crumble to dust in his presence.
• Ezekiel 38:11You will say, ‘Israel is an unprotected land filled with unwalled villages! I will march against her and destroy these people who live in such confidence!
• Judges 18:7So the five men went on to the town of Laish, where they noticed the people living carefree lives, like the Sidonians; they were peaceful and secure. The people were also wealthy because their land was very fertile. And they lived a great distance from Sidon and had no allies nearby.
• Ezekiel 38:6Gomer and all its armies will also join you, along with the armies of Beth-togarmah from the distant north, and many others.
• Psalms 72:10The western kings of Tarshish and other distant lands will bring him tribute. The eastern kings of Sheba and Seba will bring him gifts.
• Isaiah 66:19I will perform a sign among them. And I will send those who survive to be messengers to the nations—to Tarshish, to the Libyans and Lydians (who are famous as archers), to Tubal and Greece, and to all the lands beyond the sea that have not heard of my fame or seen my glory. There they will declare my glory to the nations.
• Jeremiah 25:22and the kings of Tyre and Sidon, and the kings of the regions across the sea.
• Zephaniah 2:11The Lord will terrify them as he destroys all the gods in the land. Then nations around the world will worship the Lord, each in their own land.

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