Ezekiel 39:14

And they shall sever out men of continual employment, passing through the land to bury with the passengers those that remain upon the face of the earth, to cleanse it: after the end of seven months shall they search.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
out	יַבְדִּ֙ילוּ֙ yav.Di.lu	H914	to divide (in variation senses literally or figuratively · verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
men	וְאַנְשֵׁ֨י ve.'an.Shei	H582	a man in general (singly or collectively) · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural construct
employment	תָמִ֤יד ta.Mid	H8548	properly · noun, common masculine singular absolute
through	עֹבְרִ֣ים 'oe.Rim	H5674	to cross over · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural absolute
land	בָּאָ֔רֶץ ba.'A.retz	H776	the earth (at large · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
bury	מְקַבְּרִ֣ים me.ka.be.Rim	H6912	to inter · verb, piel active participle, masculine plural absolute
passengers	הָעֹבְרִ֗ים ha.'oe.Rim	H5674	to cross over · definite article + verb, qal active participle, masculine plural absolute
remain	הַנּוֹתָרִ֛ים ha.no.ta.Rim	H3498	to jut over or exceed · definite article + verb, niphal active participle, masculine plural absolute
face	פְּנֵ֥י pe.Nei	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · noun, common masculine plural construct
earth	הָאָ֖רֶץ ha.'A.retz	H776	the earth (at large · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
cleanse	לְטַֽהֲרָ֑הּ le.ta.ha.Rah	H2891	to be pure (physical sound · preposition + verb, piel infinitive construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
end	מִקְצֵ֥ה mik.Tzeh	H7097	an extremity · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
seven	שִׁבְעָֽה shiv.'ah-	H7651	seven (as the sacred full one) · cardinal number, both genders singular absolute
months	חֳדָשִׁ֖ים cho.da.Shim	H2320	the new moon · noun, common masculine plural absolute
search	יַחְקֹֽרוּ yach.Ko.ru	H2713	properly · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural

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Cross-references

Numbers 19:11-19 He that toucheth the dead body of any man shall be unclean seven days.
Ezekiel 39:12 And seven months shall the house of Israel be burying of them, that they may cleanse the land.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 39:8-22

Though this prophecy was to have its accomplishment in the latter days, yet it is here spoken of as if it were already accomplished, because it is certain (Eze 39:8): "Behold it has come, and it is done; it is as sure to be done when the time shall come as if it were done already; this is the day whereof I have long and often spoken, and, though it has been long in coming, yet at length it has come." Thus it was said unto John (Rev 21:6), It is done. To represent the routing of the army of Gog as very great, here are three things specified as the consequences of it. It was God himself that gave the defeat; we do not find that the people of Israel drew a sword or struck a stroke: but, I. They…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 39:14

with the passengers--The men employed continually in the burying were to be helped by those happening to pass by; all were to combine. after the end of seven months shall they search--to see if the work was complete [MUNSTER].

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 39:12

And seven months - It shall require a long time to bury the dead. This is another figurative expression; which, however, may admit of a good deal of literal meaning. Many of the Syrian soldiers had secreted themselves in different places during the pursuit after the battle, where they died of their wounds, of hunger, and of fatigue; so that they were not all found and buried till seven months after the defeat of the Syrian army. This slow process of burying is distinctly related in the three following verses, and extended even to a bone, Eze 39:15; which, when it was found by a passenger, the place was marked, that the buriers might see and inter it. Seven months was little time enough for a…

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John Gill on Ezekiel 39:14

And they shall sever out men of continual employment,.... That is, the principal of the house of Israel, their magistrates and governors, shall select certain persons, to be daily employed in the following work, till ended: passing through the land to bury with the passengers those that remain upon the face of the earth, to cleanse it; these men will be appointed to go through the land of Israel, to gather up such carcasses and bones of dead men as remain anywhere after the seven months' burial before observed; and all passengers or travellers shall be assisting to them in it, both in directing where any such carcasses and bones may lie, and in bringing them to the common place of burial; t…

Dictionary and topics

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…
Burial · Of enemies, sometimes performed by the conquerors — Of enemies, sometimes performed by the conquerors

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 39:14

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 39:8-22

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 39:14

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 39:12

John Gill on Ezekiel 39:14

Dictionary and topics

Ezekiel 39:14

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 39:8-22

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 39:14

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 39:12

John Gill on Ezekiel 39:14

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Ezekiel 39:9-20

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Ezekiel 39:12-16

Rashi on Ezekiel 39:14