Ezekiel 38:14 - Exposition

Shalt thou not know it ? viz. that Israel is dwelling safely and unsuspectingly? Assuredly; because the barbarian chieftain will then be on the watch, as it were, to spy out Israel's defenseless condition, and to fix upon the most opportune moment for an assault. The LXX . read, "Shalt thou not arise?" οὐκ … ἐγερθήση ; and following it, both Hitzig and Ewald, without other justification, change תֵּדָע into תֵּעֹר , "Wilt thou bestir thyself?"