John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 38:19
For in my jealousy, and in the fire of my wrath, have I spoken ,.... Not against his people Israel, but against Gog, who had thought evil against them, and now was about to put it in practice; and therefore in zeal for his own glory, and for the good of his people, and in indignation against his and their enemies, he declares, resolves, and determines: surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel ; not a consternation among the people of Israel frightened at... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 38:14-23
This latter part of the chapter is a repetition of the former; the dream is doubled, for the thing is certain and to be very carefully regarded. I. It is here again foretold that this spiteful enemy should make a formidable descent upon the land of Israel (Ezek. 38:15): ?Thou shalt come out of the north parts (Syria lay on the north of Canaan) with a mighty army, shalt come like a cloud, and cover the land of my people Israel,? Ezek. 38:16. These words (Ezek. 38:14), When my people Israel... read more