Ezekiel 38:7

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 38:1-13

The critical expositors have enough to do here to enquire out Gog and Magog. We cannot pretend either to add to their observations or to determine their controversies. Gog seems to be the king and Magog the kingdom; so that Gog and Magog are like Pharaoh and the Egyptians. Some think they find them afar off, in Scythia, Tartary, and Russia. Others think they find them nearer the land of Israel, in Syria, and Asia the Less. Ezekiel is appointed to prophesy against Gog, and to tell him that God... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 38:7

Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself ,.... All warlike stores and provisions: this is ironically said; and suggests that he would do so, and yet all would be in vain, and to no purpose: thou and all thy company, that are assembled unto thee ; or all thine armies, as the Targum, gathered out of his dominions, and made up of his auxiliaries and allies; let them all be furnished with arms, and everything proper for the expedition designed: and be thou a guard unto them ; the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 38:1-13

The announcement of Cog's expedition against Israel. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 38:1-13

The invasion of those who dwell secure. The occurrence in this place of this and the following chapters is somewhat perplexing. The events here prophetically described take place after the restoration of the Israelites from their Eastern captivity. Yet they are altogether too stupendous to be applicable to anything which happened in the time or soon after the time of Ezekiel. Thus many interpreters of prophecy refer them to a period still in the future, when a final struggle may take place... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 38:1-13

The stability of God's kingdom. The lengthened subjection of the Hebrews had sapped their courage and their hope. The promises of a return to Canaan fell upon hearts full of apathy and self-diffidence. A latent fear was growing up that, even should they regain their old possession, they would soon be exposed to fresh invasion from some grasping monarch. They felt their lack of organization, their lack of military prowess, and men devoid of energy felt that it was better to remain in exile... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 38:1-23

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 38:5-7

These allied nations are depicted as coming from the four quarters of the globe. Persia (see Ezekiel 27:10 ), from the east; Ethiopia (see Ezekiel 30:5 ), or Gush ( Genesis 10:6 ), from the south; Libya , or Phut (see Ezekiel 27:10 ; Ezekiel 30:5 ), from the west; and Gomer (see Genesis 10:2 , Genesis 10:3 ; 1 Chronicles 1:5 ), the Cimmerians of Homer ('Odyss.,' Ezekiel 11:13-19 ), whose abodes were the shores of the Euxine and Caspian Seas, and the Gimirrai of... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 38:7

Spoken ironically. Make all thy preparations, they will be in vain. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 38:7

Ezekiel 38:7. Be thou prepared The prophet, speaking ironically, encourages Gog and his allies to make all warlike preparations, and muster all their forces together, that God might gain the greater honour by their signal defeat: see Ezekiel 38:16. And be thou a guard unto them Let them rely upon thy prowess and conduct as their leader. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 38:1-23

Invasion by the armies of Gog (38:1-23)To the Jews of Ezekiel’s day, the nations referred to here would represent the most distant regions of the world - ‘the four corners of the earth’. They are led by a man called Gog, who lives to the north in the land of Magog and who is ruler of the joint kingdom of Meshech-Tubal (38:1-3). He will lead an attack on Israel and will be helped by other countries from the east (Persia), from the south (Cush and Put, meaning probably Ethiopia and Libya), and... read more

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