Ezekiel 39:9-16
Legacy Standard Bible
9 “Then those who inhabit the cities of Israel will (A)go out and make (B)fires with the weapons and burn them, both shields and large shields, bows and arrows, war clubs and spears; and for seven years they will make fires of them. 10 They will not carry wood from the field or gather firewood from the forests, for they will make fires with the weapons; and they will take the spoil of those who made them into spoil and seize the (C)plunder of those who plundered them,” declares Lord Yahweh.
11 “And it will be in that day, that I will give Gog a burial ground there in Israel, the valley of those who pass by east of the sea, and it will block off those who would pass by. So they will bury Gog there with all his multitude, and they will call it the valley of [a]Hamon-gog. 12 And for seven months the house of Israel will be burying them in order to (D)cleanse the land. 13 Even all the people of the land will bury them; and it will be [b]unto their (E)name on the day that I (F)glorify Myself,” declares Lord Yahweh. 14 “Now they will set apart men who will continually pass through the land, (G)burying those who were passing through, even those left on the surface of the ground, in order to cleanse it. At the end of seven months they will make a search. 15 And those who pass through the land will pass through, and when anyone sees a man’s bone, he will [c]set up a marker by it until the buriers have buried it in the valley of [d]Hamon-gog. 16 And even the name of the city will be Hamonah. So they will cleanse the land.”’
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- Ezekiel 39:11 Or the multitude of Gog
- Ezekiel 39:13 Or a memorial for them
- Ezekiel 39:15 Lit build
- Ezekiel 39:15 Or the multitude of Gog
Ezekiel 39:9-16
Lexham English Bible
9 “ʻ“And the inhabitants of the towns[a] of Israel will go out, and they will set ablaze, and they will kindle a fire with a weapon[b] and a small shield and a shield,[c] with a bow and with arrows, and with hand clubs[d] and with spears,[e] and so they will light a fire with them, a fire lasting seven years.[f] 10 And they will not carry trees from the field, and they will not chop wood from the forests, for with the weapons[g] they will light a fire; and they will plunder those plundering them, and they will plunder those plundering them,”’ declares[h] the Lord Yahweh.
11 “‘“And then[i] on that day I will give to Gog a grave there[j] in Israel, The Valley of the Travelers, east of the sea,[k] and it will block[l] the travelers and Gog and all of his hordes[m] they will bury there, and they will call it the Valley of Hamon-Gog.[n] 12 And the house of Israel will bury them for seven months to cleanse the land. 13 All of the people of the land will bury them, and it will be an honor for them on the day when I appear,”’ declares[o] the Lord Yahweh. 14 ʻ“And they will set apart men to continually[p] go through the land burying the travelers,[q] the ones left over on the surface of the land to cleanse it; for the whole of[r] seven months they will explore it. 15 And the ones going through, they will go through within the land, and if anyone sees the bones of a person, then he will build beside it a sign to remain until the buriers have buried him in the Valley of Hamon-Gog.[s] 16 And furthermore the name of the city there is Hamonah,[t] and thus they will cleanse the land.”’
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- Ezekiel 39:9 Or “cities”
- Ezekiel 39:9 Or “weapons”
- Ezekiel 39:9 Or “shields and bucklers”; cf. NJPS
- Ezekiel 39:9 Literally “with club of hand”
- Ezekiel 39:9 Hebrew “spear”
- Ezekiel 39:9 Literally “a fire of seven years”
- Ezekiel 39:10 Hebrew “weapon”
- Ezekiel 39:10 Literally “declaration of”
- Ezekiel 39:11 Literally “and it will happen”
- Ezekiel 39:11 Literally “a place there of a grave”
- Ezekiel 39:11 That is, the Dead Sea
- Ezekiel 39:11 Literally “blocking”
- Ezekiel 39:11 Hebrew “horde”
- Ezekiel 39:11 Literally “Gog’s Multitude”
- Ezekiel 39:13 Literally “declaration of”
- Ezekiel 39:14 Literally “men of continuity/men who regularly”
- Ezekiel 39:14 In a negative sense = “invaders”
- Ezekiel 39:14 Literally “from the end of”
- Ezekiel 39:15 Or “Gog’s multitude”
- Ezekiel 39:16 That is, “Multitude”
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