John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 39:1
Therefore, thou son of man, prophesy against Gog ,.... As he had been ordered to do before, and must still continue to do it: behold, I am against thee, O Gog ; which is repeated for the confirmation of it, and to inject terror into him; for terrible it is to have God against any: the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal ; See Gill on Ezekiel 38:2 , the Septuagint version adds "Ros" here as there. read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 39:1-7
This prophecy begins as that before (Ezek. 38:3-4; I am against thee, and I will turn thee back); for there is need of line upon line, both for the conviction of Israel's enemies and the comfort of Israel's friends. Here, as there, it is foretold that God will bring this enemy from the north parts, as formerly the Chaldeans were fetched from the north, Jer. 1:14 (Omne malum ab aquilone?Every evil comes from the north), and, long after, the Roman empire was overrun by the northern nations, that... read more