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Ezekiel 39:6

Ezekiel 39:6
And I will send a fire on Magog, and among them that dwell carelessly in the isles: and they shall know that I am the LORD.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And I will send a fire on Magog,.... On the land of Magog; see Eze 38:2, while Gog is in the land of Israel, and he and his army perish there, his country shall be destroyed by fire, or by some…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

The judgment is extended to “the isles” (or, seacoast) to show that it should fall not only on Gog and his land, but on those who share Gog’s feelings of hatred and opposition to the kingdom of God.

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

I will send a fire on Magog - On Syria. I will destroy the Syrian troops.

And among them that dwell carelessly in the isles - The auxiliary troops that came to Antiochus from the borders of the Euxine…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Ezekiel 39:1-7

This prophecy begins as that before (Eze 38:3, Eze 38:4, I am against thee, and I will turn thee back); for there is need of line upon line, both for the conviction of Israel's enemies and the comfort…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Magog is the name of the country of Gog.

in the isles the countries, i.e. the distant lands of the earth. The armies of Gog and his allies are annihilated on the mountains of Israel, but the judgment…