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George Haydock's Catholic Commentary

Ezekiel 38:12

Midst. Literally, "navel." Hebrew, "Thabor," intimating a mountain rising in a plain, Judges ix. 7. (Calmet) --- Alluding to this intended blunder of the Jews lately returned, he speaks of Antichrist and of all heretics, who seek to pervert or suppress Catholics rescued from the power of the devil, by the sacraments of Christ. (Worthington)

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See also Ezekiel 38:12 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Ezekiel 38:12. _TO TAKE A SPOIL - AND A PREY_] When Antiochus took Jerusalem he gave the pillage of it to his soldiers, and spoiled the temple of its riches, which were immense. See _Joseph_. WA...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    Ezekiel 38:1; Ezekiel 39:1. There will be at that time of restoration a great and final invasion of the land of Israel. Gog and Magog will invade the land “that is brought back from the sword, and is...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    EZEKIEL 38. GOG'S INVASION (EZEKIEL 38:1), DESIGN (EZEKIEL 38:10), AND DESTRUCTION (EZEKIEL 38:17). Gog, of the land of Magog, seems from the names of the peoples that follow (cf....

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    TO TAKE. SPOIL, &c. The Hebrew exhibits the Figure of speech _Polyptoton_ (App-6). "To spoil. spoil and to prey. prey". Compare Psalms 83:4, &c. UPON. against.. special various reading called Sevin ...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    On "take a spoil" cf. Ezekiel 29:19; Isaiah 10:6. The phrase "turn the hand upon" is always used in a hostile sense (Isaiah 1:25). Ezekiel 38:11-12

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    UPON THE DESOLATE PLACES— Judaea is here described as a land which lay _desolate_ before the Jews returned to it. The Jews after the captivity were _a people gathered out of the nations,_ for they wer...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    CHAPTER SEVENTEEN FINAL DELIVERANCE FOR GOD'S PEOPLE 38:1-39:29 Chapter s 38-39 deal with the efforts of some arch-enemy of God's people to invade and devastate the land of Israel. The tranquil scene...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    To take a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thine hand upon the desolate places that are now inhabited, and upon the people that are gathered out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods,...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    38:12 middle (a-41) Or 'high part,' as Judges 9:37 ; lit. 'navel.'...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    § 1. THE RESTORATION (EZEKIEL 33-39) After an introductory passage (Ezekiel 33:1), and two short prophecies against the wicked survivors of Jerusalem and the careless exiles (Ezekiel 33:21), this sect...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    MIDST of the LAND] RV 'middle of the earth,' the supposed geographical position of Palestine....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    EZEKIEL: “THEY SHALL KNOW THAT I AM GOD” GOD’S PLANS FOR *ISRAEL AND THE NATIONS EZEKIEL CHAPTER S 25 TO 39 _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 38 V1 The *LORD spoke to me. V2 ‘*Son of man, look toward Gog...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    IN THE MIDST OF THE LAND. — Literally, _in the navel of the earth._ (See Note on Ezekiel 5:5.) The important position of Israel in reference to the other nations of the earth combined with its unsuspe...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    לִ שְׁלֹ֥ל שָׁלָ֖ל וְ לָ בֹ֣ז בַּ֑ז

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    JEHOVAH'S FINAL VICTORY Ezekiel 38:1; Ezekiel 39:1 THESE Chapter s give the impression of having been intended to stand at the close of the book of Ezekiel. Their present position is best explained o...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    The final message concerning the nation dealt with matters far removed from the times of the prophet. In the dim distance he saw Gog of the land of Magog, prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal, gathering...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    It will not militate against may humble thoughts on the foregoing verses, to suppose, that the Lord is speaking here of his people and of the enemies of Israel in the former. The transition from one t...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 38 AND 39. Gog, not fearing Jehovah, seeks to take possession of the land. He has no thought that Jehovah is there. His pride blinds him. It is very importan...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    TO TAKE A SPOIL, AND TO TAKE A PREY,.... These are the words of Gog continued; suggesting that he should have no occasion to fight; should have nothing else to do but to seize upon the goods and plund...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    To take a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thine hand upon the desolate places [that are now] inhabited, and upon the people [that are] gathered out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and good...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _It shall come to pass at the same time_ The time when my people are gathered together, settled in peace in their own land, and think themselves secure; _shall things come into thy mind_ Mischievous t...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    to take a spoil and to take a prey, the Hebrew text, at this point, showing a fine play on words which emphasize the grasping nature of the enemies, TO TURN THINE HAND UPON THE DESOLATE PLACES THAT AR...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE SENTENCE OF DESTRUCTION UPON GOG...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    TO TAKE A SPOIL, AND TO TAKE A PREY: _ Heb._ to spoil the spoil, and to prey the prey MIDST: _ Heb._ navel...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    1-13 These events will be in the latter days. It is supposed these enemies will come together to invade the land of Judea, and God will defeat them. God not only sees who are now the enemies of his ch...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    TO TAKE A SPOIL: the Scythians, and those other nations in this army, were from their original a violent, unjust, and thievish people, addicted to robberies; and they now, under this Gog, follow the o...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Ezekiel 38:12 take H7997 (H8800) plunder H7998 take H962 (H8800) booty H957 out H7725 (H8687) hand...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    “Thus says the Lord Yahweh, It will come about in that day that things will come to your mind, and you will devise an evil device, and you will say, ‘I will go up to the land of unwalled villages, I w...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Prophecy against Gog. CHARACTERS: God, Ezekiel. CONCLUSION: God does not only see those who are now the enemies of His people, but foresees those who will be so in the last days, and lets...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Ezekiel 38:2. _Set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog._ Gog is here taken for the king, or collectively for the princes of Scythia, Iberia, and the east. The Scythians descended from Magog. Genes...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 38:1 Ezekiel addresses the mysterious Gog, ruler of the equally mysterious Magog (see note on 38:2). He pronounces judgment on Gog for attacking the renewed Israel ...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 38:10 It is clear that Gog remains firmly under God’s control and, in fact, acts at God’s direction (vv. Ezekiel 38:4,...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    THE WARLIKE ASSAULT OF GOG, AND ITS REPULSE. (Chap. 38) EXEGETICAL NOTES.— Ezekiel 38:2. “GOG.” “An ideal name; it is simply the root of Magog, the only related name known to history. The whole prophe...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION The present and the following chapters, comprising the next oracle, or "word of God," delivered by the prophet, relate to the expedition (Ezekiel 38:1), overthrow (Ezekiel 38:14), and destr...

  • The Typology of Scripture by Patrick Fairbairn

    CHAPTER S 38, 39. THE ASSAULT OF GOG, AND HIS DESTRUCTION. THE last portion of the prophecy, which began at Ezekiel 37, stretches through these two next Chapter s, which properly form but one piece....

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Now in chapter 38: The word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Son of man, set your face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief (Ezekiel 38:1-2) And the word translated chief is the word Rosh. And...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Amos 1:8; Ezekiel 29:19; Ezekiel 36:33; Ezekiel 38:8; Isaiah 1:24;...

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