Ezekiel 38:13

Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions thereof, shall say unto thee, Art thou come to take a spoil? hast thou gathered thy company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil?

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Sheba	שְׁבָ֡א she.Va'	H7614	Sheba · proper noun, a place name
Dedan	וּ֠דְדָן U.de.don	H1719	Dedan · conjunction + proper noun, a place name
merchants	וְסֹחֲרֵ֨י ve.so.cha.Rei	H5503	to travel round (specifically as a pedlar) · conjunction + verb, qal active participle, masculine plural construct
Tarshish	תַרְשִׁ֤ישׁ tar.Shish	H8659	Tarshish · proper noun, a place name
lions	כְּפִרֶ֙יהָ֙ ke.fi.Rei.ha	H3715	a village (as covered in by walls) · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
say	יֹאמְר֣וּ yo.me.Ru	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
come	בָ֔א Va'	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
take	הֲלִשְׁלֹ֤ל ha.lish.Lol	H7997	to drop or strip · interrogative particle + preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
spoil	שָׁלָל֙ sha.Lal	H7998	booty · noun, common masculine singular absolute
gathered	הִקְהַ֣לְתָּ hik.Hal.ta	H6950	to convoke · verb, hiphil perfect, 2nd person masculine singular
company	קְהָלֶ֑ךָ ke.ha.Le.cha	H6951	assemblage (usually concretely) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
take	הֲלָבֹ֥ז ha.la.Voz	H962	to plunder · interrogative particle + preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
prey	בַּ֖ז baz	H957	plunder · noun, common masculine singular absolute
away	לָשֵׂ֣את la.Set	H5375	to lift · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
silver	כֶּ֣סֶף Ke.sef	H3701	silver (from its pale color) · noun, common masculine singular absolute
gold	וְזָהָ֗ב ve.za.Hav	H2091	gold · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular absolute
away	לָקַ֙חַת֙ la.Ka.chat	H3947	to take (in the widest variety of applications) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
cattle	מִקְנֶ֣ה mik.Neh	H4735	something bought · noun, common masculine singular absolute
goods	וְקִנְיָ֔ן ve.kin.Yan	H7075	creation · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular absolute
take	לִשְׁלֹ֖ל lish.Lol	H7997	to drop or strip · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
great	גָּדֽוֹל ga.Dol	H1419	great (in any sense) · adjective, masculine singular absolute
spoil	שָׁלָ֥ל sha.Lal	H7998	booty · noun, common masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Ezekiel 27:15 The men of Dedan were thy merchants; many isles were the merchandise of thine hand: they brought thee for a present horns of ivory and ebony…
Ezekiel 27:22-23 The merchants of Sheba and Raamah, they were thy merchants: they occupied in thy fairs with chief of all spices, and with all precious stone…
Ezekiel 32:2 Son of man, take up a lamentation for Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say unto him, Thou art like a young lion of the nations, and thou art as a…
Isaiah 10:6 I will send him against an hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take…
Jeremiah 51:38 They shall roar together like lions: they shall yell as lions’ whelps.
Ezekiel 19:3-6 And she brought up one of her whelps: it became a young lion, and it learned to catch the prey; it devoured men.
Ezekiel 25:13 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also stretch out mine hand upon Edom, and will cut off man and beast from it; and I will make it d…
Ezekiel 27:12 Tarshish was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of all kind of riches; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, they traded in thy fairs.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 38:1-13

The critical expositors have enough to do here to enquire out Gog and Magog. We cannot pretend either to add to their observations or to determine their controversies. Gog seems to be the king and Magog the kingdom; so that Gog and Magog are like Pharaoh and the Egyptians. Some think they find them afar off, in Scythia, Tartary, and Russia. Others think they find them nearer the land of Israel, in Syria, and Asia the Less. Ezekiel is appointed to prophesy against Gog, and to tell him that God is against him, Eze 38:2, Eze 38:3. Note, God does not only see those that are now the enemies of his church and set himself against them, but he foresees those that will be so and lets them know by his…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 38:13

Sheba, &c.--These mercantile peoples, though not taking an active part against the cause of God, are well pleased to see others do it. Worldliness makes them ready to deal in the ill-gotten spoil of the invaders of God's people. Gain is before godliness with them (1 Maccabees 3:41). young lions--daring princes and leaders.

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 38:13

Sheba, and Dedan - The Arabians, anciently great plunderers; and Tarshish, the inhabitants of the famous isle of Tartessus, the most noted merchants of the time. They are here represented as coming to Antiochus before he undertook the expedition, and bargaining for the spoils of the Jews. Art thou come to take a spoil, to carry away silver and gold, cattle and goods?

John Gill on Ezekiel 38:13

Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish,.... These are not any of the people that shall come along with Gog on his expedition; but some neighbouring nations bordering on Judea, who will address him in the following manner, as he passes through them, or by them. Sheba and Dedan design the Arabians inhabiting that part of Arabia which lay near to Judea, even Arabia Petraea and Felix; and the merchants of Tarshish are the Tyrians and Zidonians that traded by sea, as Tarshish sometimes signifies; or to Tartessus in Spain, where they had much traffic; and may design the people of those places that will at this time be living in Palestine, that trade by sea to foreign parts. The Septuagint…

Dictionary and topics

Ezekiel, Book of — Consists mainly of three groups of prophecies. After an account of his call to the prophetical office (1-3:21), Ezekiel (1) utters words of denunciation against the Jews (3:22-24), warning them of…
Gog — (1.) A Reubenite (1 Chr. 5:4), the father of Shimei. (2.) The name of the leader of the hostile party described in Ezek. 38, 39, as coming from the “north country” and assailing the people of Israel…
Armies · Compared to: Clouds — Compared to: Clouds
Dedan · 3. A country, probably bor — 3. A country, probably bor
Merchant · 10:15,28; — 10:15,28;
Sheba · .Merchandise of — .Merchandise of
Tarshish · .Commerce and wealth of — .Commerce and wealth of

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Ezekiel 38:13

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 38:1-13

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 38:13

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 38:13

John Gill on Ezekiel 38:13

Dictionary and topics

Ezekiel 38:13

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 38:1-13

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 38:13

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 38:13

John Gill on Ezekiel 38:13

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Ezekiel 38:10-16

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Ezekiel 38:13

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