Isa 34:2-8, 63:1-7, Eze 38:8-23, 39:8-20, Joe 3:2, Rev 16:14-16, 19:19-21 | TSK | STEP

and of the people.The very remarkable passage contained in the first six verses of this chapter seems in a manner detached from the rest, and to stand by itself; containing a prophetical representation of the victories of the Messiah over the enemies of his church, here designated by the names of Edom and Bozrah. Though, as Bp. Lowth observes, this prophecy must have its accomplishment, there is no necessity for supposing that it has been already accomplished. There are prophecies which intimate a great slaughter of the enemies of God and his people, which remain to be fulfilled: those in Eze ch. 38, and Re ch. 20 are called Gog and Magog. This prophecy of Isaiah may possibly refer to the same, or the like event.

and trample.

6; 34:2-5; 2Ki 9:33; Eze 38:18-22; Mic 7:10; Zec 10:5

34:8; 35:4; 61:2; Jer 51:6; Zec 3:8; Lu 21:22; Re 6:9-17; 11:13

Re 18:20

looked.

3; 41:28; 50:2; 59:16; Joh 16:32

mine own.

40:10; 51:9; 52:10; Ps 44:3; 98:1; Ho 1:7; 1Co 1:24; Heb 2:14,15

my fury.

59:16-18

make.

2,3; 49:26; 51:21-23; Job 21:20; Ps 60:3; 75:8; Jer 25:16,17,26,27

La 3:15; Re 14:10; 16:6,19; 18:3-6

I will bring.

25:10-12; 26:5,6; Re 18:21

mention.

41:8,9; 51:2; Ne 9:7-15,19-21,27,31; Ps 63:3; 78:11-72; 105:5-45

Ps 107:8,15,21,31; 136:1-26; 147:19,20; Eze 16:6-14; Ho 2:19

the great goodness.

1Ki 8:66; 2Ch 7:10; Ne 9:25,35; Zec 9:17; Ro 2:4

according to his.

55:7; Ex 34:6,7; Nu 14:18,19; Ps 51:1; 86:5,15; La 3:32; Ro 5:20

Eph 1:6,7; 2:4; 1Ti 1:14; Tit 3:4-7

‏ Ezekiel 38:8-23

many days.

16; Ge 49:1; Nu 24:14; De 4:30; Jer 48:47; 49:39; Ho 3:3-5; Hab 2:3

thou shalt be.

Ex 20:5; Isa 24:22; 29:6; Jer 32:5; La 4:22

into the land.

12; 36:24-38; 37:21-28; 39:27-29; Isa 11:11-16; Jer 30:3,18; 32:37

Am 9:14,15

the mountains.

34:13; 36:1-8

it is.

1Pe 2:9

and they shall.

11; 28:26; 34:25-28; Jer 23:6; 33:16

shalt ascend.

13:11; Isa 21:1,2; 25:4; 28:2; Da 11:40

like.

16; Jer 4:13; Joe 2:2

all thy.

Isa 8:9,10

that at.

Ps 83:3,4; 139:2; Pr 19:21; Isa 10:7; Mr 7:21; Joh 13:2; Ac 5:3,9

Ac 8:22; 1Co 4:5

think an evil thought. or, conceive a mischievous purpose.

Ps 36:4; Pr 6:14,18; 12:2; Mic 2:1

go up.

Ex 15:9; Ps 10:9; Pr 1:11-16; Isa 37:24,25; Ro 3:15

go to.

Jud 18:7,27; Jer 49:31,32; Zec 2:4,5

safely. or, confidently.

8; Pr 3:29,30

take a spoil, and to take a prey. Heb. spoil the spoil, andto prey the prey.

29:19; *marg:

Isa 10:6; Jer 30:16

turn.

Isa 1:24,25; Am 1:8; Zec 13:7

the desolate.

36:33-35; Jer 32:43,44; 33:12,13; Zec 1:12,17

and upon.

8; Zec 10:8-10

midst. Heb. navel.

Jud 9:37; *marg:

Sheba.

27:12,15,20,22,23,25

with.

19:3-6; 32:2; Ps 57:4; Jer 50:17; 51:38; Na 2:11-13; Zec 11:3

in that.

Isa 4:1,2

dwelleth.

8,11; Jer 23:6; Zec 2:5,8

shalt.

37:28

thy place.

39:2; Da 11:40

and many.

4,6; Joe 3:2; Zep 3:8; Zec 12:2-4; 14:2,3; Re 16:14,16; 20:8

as a cloud.

it shall be.Though it is not generally agreed what people or transactions are here predicted, yet it seems evident that the prophecy is not yet accomplished. Nothing occurred in the wars of Cambyses, or Antiochus Epiphanes with the Jews, that answers to it; and the expression here used, in the latter days, plainly implies that there should be a succession of many ages between the publication of the prediction and its accomplishment. It is therefore supposed, with much probability, that its fulfilment will be posterior to the conversion of the Jews and their restoration to their own land; and that the Turks, Tarters, or Scythians, from the northern parts of Asia, perhaps uniting with the inhabitants of some more southern regions, will make war upon the Jews and be cut off in a manner predicted here.

8; De 31:29; Isa 2:2; Da 2:28; 10:14; Ho 3:5; Mic 4:1; 1Ti 4:1

2Ti 3:1

that the.

23; 36:23; 39:21; Ex 14:4; 1Sa 17:45-47; 2Ki 19:19; Ps 83:17,18

Da 3:24-29; 4:32-37; 6:15-27; Mic 7:15-17; Mt 6:9,10

whom.

10,11,16; Ps 110:5,6; Isa 27:1; 34:1-6; 63:1-6; 66:15,16

Da 11:40-45; Joe 3:9-14; Zec 12:2-8; 14:1-21

by. Heb. the hands of.

that.

36:5,6; De 32:22; Ps 18:7,8; 89:46; Na 1:2; Heb 12:29

in my.

39:25; De 29:20; Isa 42:13; Joe 2:18; Zec 1:14

Surely.

Joe 3:16; Hag 2:6,7,21,22; Heb 12:26; Re 11:13; 16:18,20

the fishes.

Jer 4:23-26; Ho 4:3; Na 1:4-6; Zec 14:4,5; Re 6:12,13

steep places. or, towers, or stairs.

Isa 30:25; 2Co 10:4

I will.

14:17; Ps 105:16

every.

Jud 7:22; 1Sa 14:20; 2Ch 20:23; Hag 2:22

I will plead.

Isa 66:16; Jer 25:31; Zec 14:12-15

with pestilence.

5:17

an overflowing.

13:11; Ge 19:24; Ex 9:22-25; Jos 10:11; Ps 11:6; 18:12-14; 77:16-18

Isa 28:17; 29:6; 30:30-33; Mt 7:27; Re 16:21

magnify.

36:23

and I.

16; 37:28; 39:7,13,27; Ps 9:16; Re 15:3,4; 19:1-6

‏ Ezekiel 39:8-20

it is come.The prophet, seeing in vision the accomplishment of the prediction, speaks of it as already come and done.

7:2-10; Isa 33:10-12; Re 16:17; 21:6

this.

38:17; 2Pe 3:8

shall go.

Ps 111:2,3; Isa 66:24; Mal 1:5

and shall.

10; Jos 11:6; Ps 46:9; Zec 9:10

set on fire.The language here employed seems to intimate that the army of Gog will be cut off by miracle, as that of Sennacherib; for the people are described as going forth, not to fight and conquer, but merely to gather the spoil, and to destroy the weapons of war, as no longer of use.

hand staves. or, javelins. and they.When the immense number and destruction of the invaders are considered, and also the little fuel comparatively which is necessary in warm climates, we may easily conceive of this being literally fulfilled.

burn them with fire. or, make a fire of them.

shall spoil.

Ex 3:22; 12:36; Isa 14:2; 33:1; Mic 5:8; Hab 3:8; Zep 2:9,10; Mt 7:2

Re 13:10; 18:6

the valley.Probably the valley near the Sea of Gennesareth, as the Targum renders, and so called because it was the great road by which the merchants and traders from Syria and other Eastern countries went into Egypt. Perhaps what is now called the plains of Haouran, south of Damascus.

on the east.

47:18; Nu 34:11; Lu 5:1; Joh 6:1

noses. or, mouths. Hamon-gog. that is, The multitude ofGog.

Nu 11:34; *margin

cleanse.

14,16; Nu 19:16; De 21:23

a renown.

De 26:19; Ps 149:6-9; Jer 33:9; Zep 3:19,20; 1Pe 1:7

the day.

21,22; 28:22; Ps 126:2,3

they shall.

Nu 19:11-19