Ezekiel 39:2
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New International Version (©1984)
I will turn you around and drag you along. I will bring you from the far north and send you against the mountains of Israel.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
and I will turn you around, drive you on, take you up from the remotest parts of the north and bring you against the mountains of Israel.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
I will turn you around and lead you. I will bring you from the far north and have you attack the mountains of Israel.

King James Bible
And I will turn thee back, and leave but the sixth part of thee, and will cause thee to come up from the north parts, and will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel:

American King James Version
And I will turn you back, and leave but the sixth part of you, and will cause you to come up from the north parts, and will bring you on the mountains of Israel:

American Standard Version
and I will turn thee about, and will lead thee on, and will cause thee to come up from the uttermost parts of the north; and I will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel;

Bible in Basic English
And turning you round, I will be your guide, and make you come up from the inmost parts of the north; I will make you come on to the mountains of Israel:

Douay-Rheims Bible
And I will turn thee round, and I will lead thee out, and will make thee go up from the northern parts: and will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel.

Darby Bible Translation
and I will turn thee back, and lead thee, and will cause thee to come up from the uttermost north, and will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel.

English Revised Version
and I will turn thee about, and will lead thee on, and will cause thee to come up from the uttermost parts of the north; and I will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel:

Webster's Bible Translation
And I will turn thee back, and leave but the sixth part of thee, and will cause thee to come from the north parts, and will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel:

World English Bible
and I will turn you around, and will lead you on, and will cause you to come up from the uttermost parts of the north; and I will bring you on the mountains of Israel;

Young's Literal Translation
And have turned thee back, and enticed thee, And caused thee to come up from the sides of the north, And brought thee in against mountains of Israel,

Geneva Study Bible

And I will turn thee back, {a} and leave but the sixth part of thee, and will cause thee to come from the north parts, and will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel:

(a) Or, destroy you with six plagues, as in Eze 38:22.

Wesley's Notes

39:2 The sixth part - I will leave in thy country but one in six.

King James Translators' Notes

leave...: or, strike thee with six plagues: or, draw thee back with an hook of six teeth

the north...: Heb. the sides of the north

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

2. leave but the sixth part of thee-Margin, "strike thee with six plagues" (namely, pestilence, blood, overflowing rain, hailstones, fire, brimstone, Eze 38:22); or, "draw thee back with an hook of six teeth" (Eze 38:4), the six teeth being those six plagues. Rather, "lead thee about" [Ludovicus De Dieu and Septuagint]. As Antiochus was led (to his ruin) to leave Egypt for an expedition against Palestine, so shall the last great enemy of God be.

north parts-from the extreme north [Fairbairn].

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

39:1-10 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 not prosper. Though this prophecy is to be fulfilled in the latter days, it is certain. From the language used, it seems that the army of Gog will be destroyed by miracle.


Ezekiel 39:1 "And you, son of man, prophesy against Gog and say, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "Behold, I am against you, O Gog, prince of Rosh, Meshech and Tubal;
Ezekiel 39:3 "I will strike your bow from your left hand and dash down your arrows from your right hand. (NASB ©1995)

Cause Caused Drag Drive Enticed Far Forward Guide Inmost Israel Lead Mountains North Part Parts Remotest Round Sides Sixth Turn Turned Turning Uttermost

And I will turn thee back, and leave but the sixth part of thee, and will cause thee to come up from the north parts, and will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel:

I will It is probable that none of the invaders will escape: but perhaps the inhabitants of Magog in general are meant. The immense army of Gog, led forth against Israel, will almost empty his land; and the subsequent judgments of God upon those that remain at home, will reduce them to a sixth of the whole Ps 40:14 68:2 Isa 37:29

leave but the sixth part of thee. or, strike thee with six plagues; or, draw thee back with a hook of six teeth, as ch 38:4

and will cause Eze 38:15 Da 11:40

north parts [heb] sides of the north

Bible Gateway: Ezekiel Chapter 39 Verse 2 NIV ESV NKJV NLT KJV Message Amplified

Alphabetical: against along and around bring drag drive far from I Israel mountains north of on parts remotest send take the turn up will you

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