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Ezekiel 39:1

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“Therefore, thou son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:”
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Therefore, thou son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:

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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:

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And I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand.

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While the verse uses concrete language, the symbolic nature of "Gog" and "Meshech and Tubal" in prophetic literature often points to a metaphorical rather than strictly literal interpretation of their identity and actions.

Prophetic Methods of Communication

The verse describes a command to prophesy, but it does not explicitly detail the method by which God communicated this command to Ezekiel, such as a dream, vision, or audible voice. It only states the content of the message to be delivered.

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Cross-References

Jeremiah 29:11Thematic

“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.”

Ezekiel 38:2Thematic

“Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him,”

Ezekiel 38:2Thematic

“Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him,”

Jeremiah 50:31Thematic

“Behold, I am against thee, O thou most proud, saith the Lord God of hosts: for thy day is come, the time that I will visit thee.”

Ezekiel 5:8Thematic

“Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I, even I, am against thee, and will execute judgments in the midst of thee in the sight of the nations.”

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