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Ezekiel 39:9

The wood of the weapons of Gog's warriors shall serve the people of Israel as fuel for seven years, they shall go neither to gather faggots for fire in the fields nor to cut down any wood out of the forests (Ezekiel 39:10).

set on fire and burn make fire of the weapons and burn them i.e. they shall use them as fuel. The "handstaves" are probably those with which the animals ridden upon or others were driven.

burn them with fire make fire of them.

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See also Ezekiel 39:9 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Ezekiel 39:9. _AND SHALL SET ON FIRE - THE WEAPONS_] The Israelites shall make bonfires and fuel of the weapons, tents, c., which the defeated Syrians shall leave behind them, as expressive of t...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    BURN THEM WITH FIRE - Or, “kindle fire with them;” or, as in the margin. The weapons of the army left on the field of battle shall be so numerous as to supply fuel for the people of the land for seven...

  • 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

    GOG'S DESTRUCTION AND BURIAL. This chapter does little more than repeat, with variations, the message of the last. The slain hordes lie thick upon Israel's mountains and fields, to be devoured by beas...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    AND THEY SHALL BURN THEM, &C.— That is, for a long time; a certain for an uncertain number. There shall be in the country so great a quantity of military weapons, that they shall serve them for a long...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    B. The Completeness of the Destruction 39:9-20 TRANSLATION (9) And the inhabitants of the cities of Israel shall go out, and they shall burn the weapons and make fuel of them, even the shields, buckl...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    And they that dwell in the cities of Israel shall go forth, and shall set on fire and burn the weapons, both the shields and the bucklers, the bows and the arrows, and the handstaves, and the spears,...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    2. LEAVE BUT THE SIXTH PART OF THEE] RV 'lead thee on.'...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    SET ON FIRE] RV 'make fires of.' BURN THEM WITH FIRE] RV 'make fires of them': so in Ezekiel 39:10....

  • 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 39 HOW THE *LORD WILL PUNISH GOG – EZEKIEL 39:1-10 v1

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    SHALL BURN THEM WITH FIRE SEVEN YEARS. — The representation of this and the following verse, that the weapons of the army of Gog shall furnish the whole nation of Israel with fuel for seven years, can...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וְֽ יָצְא֞וּ יֹשְׁבֵ֣י ׀ עָרֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל וּ...

  • 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

    Having thus described the order of events in the far distant future, the prophet proceeded to utter in greater detail his prophecy of the antagonism of God to those who thus would gather themselves ag...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    And they that dwell in the cities of Israel shall (e) go forth, and shall set on fire and burn the weapons, both the shields and the bucklers, the bows and the arrows, and the javelins, and the spears...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Years; for a long time, ver. 12. Little fuel is necessary there. Mariana (Hist. xi. 24. A.[The year of the Lord] 1212.) mentions, that the arms of the Moors supplied Spain four years with fuel. (Calm...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    Here are prophecies of a very solemn nature, intimating great destruction, and a multitude of graves for the slain to lie down in. Jesus speaks of the last day dispensation, which is to usher in his p...

  • 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

    AND THEY THAT DWELL IN THE CITIES OF ISRAEL SHALL GO FORTH,.... Out of their houses into the streets, where Gog's soldiers will lie dead, and their armour by them; or rather out of their cities, where...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    And they that dwell in the cities of Israel shall go forth, and shall set on fire and burn the weapons, both the shields and the bucklers, the bows and the arrows, and the handstaves, and the spears,...

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

    _Behold, it is come, it is done, saith the Lord_ The time appointed for this great destruction is come, and it is the last and finishing stroke of God's justice upon the enemies of his church and trut...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    And they that dwell in the cities of Israel. shall go forth, the Lord's children taking a walk, as it were, to take a look at the fallen enemies, AND SHALL SET ON FIRE AND BURN THE WEAPONS, the armor...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE DESTRUCTION OF GOG AND HIS HOSTS...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    HANDSTAVES: Or, javelins BURN THEM WITH FIRE: Or, make a fire of them...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    1-10 The Lord will make the most careless and hardened transgressors know his holy name, either by his righteous anger, or by the riches of his mercy and grace. The weapons formed against Zion shall n...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    SHALL GO FORTH, out of their houses and out of the cities, with joy to see and admire the great goodness of God towards them, and the greatness of his power against their enemies. _Shall set on fire_:...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Ezekiel 39:9 dwell H3427 (H8802) cities H5892 Israel H3478 out H3318 (H8804) set H1197 (H8765) fire...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    “And those who dwell in the cities of Israel will go forth, and will make fires of the weapons and burn them, both the shields and the bucklers, the bows and the arrows, the handstaves and the spears....

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THE CLEARING UP OPERATION AND THE CLEANSING OF THE LAND (EZEKIEL 39:9). Concentration on the detail here can obscure the significance of the whole. The main points being brought out are the massivenes...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Prophecy against Gog, continued. Vision of restored and converted Israel. CHARACTERS: God, Holy Spirit, Ezekiel, Gog. CONCLUSION: The powers in the last days that rise up to oppress Israel...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Ezekiel 39:1. _Behold, I am against thee, oh Gog._ This second apostrophe to Gog denotes the superintending providence of God over the enemies of his church, and the certainty of their final overthrow...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 39:9 The SEVEN YEARS of fuel provided by the enemy’s abandoned weapons corresponds to the “seven months” of burial in v. Ezekiel 39:14....

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    THE DESTRUCTION OF GOG AND HIS VAST ARMIES. (Chap. 39) EXEGETICAL NOTES.— Ezekiel 39:2. “I WILL LEAVE BUT THE SIXTH PART OF THEE”—I will six thee; _i.e.,_ afflict thee with six plagues—pestilence, blo...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION Of the two main divisions of this chapter, the first (Ezekiel 39:1) depicts the greatness of the overthrow of Gog; the second (Ezekiel 39:21) records the impression made by it upon Both Is...

  • 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

    Therefore, thou son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the [Rosh prince or the Russian] prince of Meshech and Tubal: And I will turn thee...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Ezekiel 39:10; Isaiah 66:24; Joshua 11:6; Malachi 1:5; Psalms 111:2;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    The weapons — The warlike provision, instruments, engines, carriages and wagons. Shall burn — It may be wondered why they burn these weapons, which might be of use to them for defence; but it was done...

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