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Ezequiel 39

BLIVRE · Chapter 39/48

1Tu pois, ó filho do homem, profetiza contra Gogue, e dize: Assim diz o Senhor DEUS: Eis que eu sou contra ti, ó Gogue, príncipe-chefe de Meseque e Tubal;

2Eu te virarei, te arrastarei, te farei subir das regiões do norte, e te trarei sobre os montes de Israel;

3Tirarei teu arco de tua mão esquerda, e farei cair tuas flechas de tua mão direita.

4Nos montes de Israel cairás tu, todas tuas tropas, e os povos que estão contigo; eu te dei como alimento para toda ave e todo pássaro de asas, e aos animais do campo.

5Sobre a face do campo cairás; porque [assim] eu falei, diz o Senhor DEUS.

6E enviarei fogo em Magogue, e sobre os que habitam em segurança nas terras costeiras; e saberão que eu sou o SENHOR.

7E farei notório meu santo nome no meio de meu povo Israel, e nunca mais deixarei profanar meu santo nome; e as nações saberão que eu sou o SENHOR, o Santo em Israel.

8Eis que [isto] vem e acontecerá, diz o Senhor DEUS; este é o dia do qual tenho falado.

9E os moradores das cidades de Israel sairão, e acenderão fogo e queimarão armas, escudos grandes e pequenos, arcos, flechas, bastões de mão, e lanças; e as queimarão no fogo por sete anos.

10E não trarão lenha do campo, nem [a] cortarão dos bosques; em vez disso, queimarão as armas no fogo; e tomarão daqueles que deles tomaram, despojarão aos que os despojaram, diz o Senhor DEUS.

11E será naquele tempo, que ali darei a Gogue um lugar de sepultura em Israel, o vale dos que passam ao oriente do mar, e este será um obstáculo aos que passarem; e ali sepultarão a Gogue e a toda sua multidão; e o chamarão de “o vale da multidão de Gogue”.

12E durante sete meses a casa de Israel os enterrará para purificar a terra.

13Pois todo o povo do país os enterrará, e será notório para eles o dia [em que] eu for glorificado, diz o Senhor DEUS.

14E separarão homens para que continuamente percorram a terra [de Israel] , e enterrem aos passantes que restaram sobre a face da terra, para que purifiquem; ao fim de sete meses completarão a busca.

15E os que passam pela terra, caso passem e vejam [algum] osso humano, levantará junto a ele um marco, até que os coveiros o enterrem no vale da multidão de Gogue.

16E também o nome da cidade será Hamoná; assim purificarão a terra.

17Tu, pois, ó filho do homem, assim diz o Senhor DEUS; Dize às aves, a todos os pássaros, e a todos os animais do campo: Ajuntai-vos, e vinde; reuni-vos de todas partes ao meu sacrifício que eu sacrifiquei por vós, um sacrifício grande nos montes de Israel; comei carne, e bebei sangue.

18Comereis carne de guerreiros, e bebereis sangue de príncipes da terra; de carneiros, de cordeiros, de bodes, e de bezerros, todos eles cevados de Basã.

19E comereis gordura até vos fartardes, e bebereis sangue até vos embebedardes, do meu sacrifício que eu sacrifiquei por vós.

20E vos fartareis à minha mesa, de cavalos, de cavaleiros, de guerreiros, e de todos os homens de guerra, diz o Senhor DEUS.

21E porei minha glória entre as nações; e todas as nações verão meu julgamento que fiz, e minha mão que pus sobre elas.

22E daquele dia em diante a casa de Israel saberá que eu sou o SENHOR seu Deus.

23E as nações saberão que os da casa de Israel foram levados ao cativeiro por sua [própria] maldade, porque se rebelaram contra mim; então escondi meu rosto deles, e os entreguei na mão de seus adversários, e todos caíram à espada.

24Conforme a imundície deles e conforme suas rebeliões eu fiz com eles; e deles escondi meu rosto.

25Portanto assim diz o Senhor DEUS: Agora restaurarei Jacó de seu infortúnio, terei misericórdia de toda a casa de Israel, e zelarei por meu santo nome.

26Quando eles tiverem levado sobre si sua vergonha, e toda sua rebeldia com que se rebelaram contra mim, quando habitarem seguros em sua terra, e não houver quem os espante;

27Quando eu trouxé-los de volta dos povos, e os juntar das terras de seus inimigos, e for eu santificado neles diante dos olhos de muitas nações.

28Então saberão que eu sou o SENHOR seu Deus, porque eu os fiz serem levados em cativeiro entre as nações, e os ajuntarei de volta em sua terra, sem deixar mais nenhum deles lá.

29Nem esconderei mais deles meu rosto; pois derramarei meu Espírito sobre a casa de Israel, diz o Senhor DEUS.

📖 Chapter study

Summary

The prophecy about Gog continues: his forces will be defeated on the mountains of Israel, his weapons will serve as fuel for seven years, and it will take seven months to bury all the dead, purifying the land.

Explanation

The exaggerated scale of the defeat — seven years of burning weapons, seven months of burial — poetically conveys a victory so complete and definitive that it surpasses any ordinary historical battle, reinforcing the symbolic and eschatological nature of this prophecy. The instruction for birds and wild animals to feast on the bodies of the defeated (v.17-20), though shocking, was a traditional image of total military defeat in the ancient world. Importantly, the chapter closes by returning to the theme of spiritual restoration: God promises to no longer hide his face from Israel, pouring out his Spirit upon the people (v.29), linking this final victory to the hope of a restored and permanent relationship with God.

Fun facts

  • The mention of seven months needed just to bury the dead, with teams specifically assigned to the task (v.12-15), reflects real Old Testament concerns about ritual purity in relation to contact with corpses.
  • The feast of birds and animals upon the bodies of the defeated enemies (v.17-20) is an image taken up almost word for word in Revelation 19:17-18, showing the direct literary connection between the two prophetic books.

Verse-by-verse explanation

  1. Ezequiel 39:1Repeats the oracle formula against Gog, picking up the speech from the previous chapter to spell out the battle’s outcome in more detail.
  2. Ezequiel 39:2Gog’s fall on the mountains of Israel resolves the conflict announced in the previous chapter — within the vision’s logic, the overwhelming attack ends in the invader’s total defeat, not his victory.
  3. Ezequiel 39:3God strikes the weapons, the bow and arrows, straight out of Gog’s hands — an image of complete disarmament before the final defeat.
  4. Ezequiel 39:4Gog and his whole army fall on the mountains of Israel, and their bodies become food for birds of prey and wild animals — the same image of dishonorable defeat already used against Egypt.
  5. Ezequiel 39:5Reinforces the same fate as the previous verse: falling in the open field, with no burial at all.
  6. Ezequiel 39:6The defeat reaches even the land of Magog itself and other peoples who felt safe far from the battlefield — no one is exempt from the consequence.
  7. Ezequiel 39:7Reinforces the theological purpose repeated throughout the book: protecting God’s name and making the nations recognize who He is.
  8. Ezequiel 39:8Confirms that the event will indeed happen, fulfilling exactly what had already been announced beforehand.
  9. Ezequiel 39:9Burning the enemy’s weapons as firewood for seven years, with no need to cut any more wood, is an image of lasting peace — the very tools of war become household fuel, the opposite of preparing for new conflicts.
  10. Ezequiel 39:10An almost ironic detail: the weapons abandoned by the invaders serve as firewood for seven whole years, there was so much left behind on the battlefield.
  11. Ezequiel 39:11Seven months just to bury the bodies and purify the land shows the text’s insistence on a complete, final resolution — nothing of the confrontation is left behind; everything is closed, and the land becomes clean again.
  12. Ezequiel 39:12The burial of Gog’s dead would take seven whole months, just to “cleanse the land” — the scale of the defeat demands an equally large cleanup effort.
  13. Ezequiel 39:13Even the common people would take part in the burial, and the day of victory would become a date remembered by everyone.
  14. Ezequiel 39:14Details the cleanup process: teams would comb the whole territory looking for scattered bones, to make sure nothing remained impure.
  15. Ezequiel 39:15Describes the practical method: whoever found a bone was to mark the spot until the buriers finished gathering everything.
  16. Ezequiel 39:16Even a city receives the name “Hamonah” (echoing the word “multitude”), preserving in memory the size of the army defeated there.
  17. Ezequiel 39:17A final image, harsh but symbolic: birds and animals are summoned to a banquet with the bodies of the defeated — an ancient way of describing a defeat so total that the dead do not even receive a normal burial.
  18. Ezequiel 39:18Details who would be “served” at this symbolic banquet: the very leaders and warriors of the invading coalition, ironically compared to sacrificial animals.
  19. Ezequiel 39:19Reinforces the abundance of this grotesque banquet, an inversion of the abundant peace that had been promised to the people of Israel in earlier chapters.
  20. Ezequiel 39:20Completes the list: even horses and war chariots are part of this “table,” underscoring that nothing of the invading army would survive.
  21. Ezequiel 39:21The declared purpose of the whole scene: to display God’s power before the nations through this judgment against Gog.
  22. Ezequiel 39:22Reinforces the recognition expected within Israel itself, which would see in this event confirmation that the Lord is their God.
  23. Ezequiel 39:23The text shifts tone and revisits the original reason for the exile: the people’s own rebellion is what led God, in His own words, to say, “hid I my face from them, and gave them into the hand of their enemies.”
  24. Ezequiel 39:24Repeats this idea, directly linking the past punishment to the people’s own conduct, not to any failure on God’s part to protect them.
  25. Ezequiel 39:25“I have poured out my spirit upon the house of Israel” closes this section with a promise of full restoration — after the book’s most dramatic threat, the conclusion is about reunion and renewal, not permanent destruction.
  26. Ezequiel 39:26Describes how the people, now living securely in their own land, would look back and recognize their own past shame and rebellion.
  27. Ezequiel 39:27Returns to the theme of gathering the scattered people, again linking their return to the idea that God’s honor would be restored before the nations.
  28. Ezequiel 39:28Conclusion of the promise: the people would recognize that the exile itself and the return were part of the same plan, with no one left behind this time.
  29. Ezequiel 39:29A final promise that bridges into the book’s next major section: God’s Spirit poured out on the people would be the sign that the relationship would never again be broken.

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