Hesekiel 38:17

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Så säger Herren, HERREN: Du är ju den om vilken jag i forna tider talade genom mina tjänare, Israels profeter, som i de tiderna, år efter år, profeterade om att jag skulle låta dig komma över dem.

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whom: Ezekiel 38:10, Ezekiel 38:11, Ezekiel 38:16, Psalms 110:5, Psalms 110:6, Isaiah 27:1, Isaiah 34:1-6, Isaiah 63:1-6, Isaiah 66:15, Isaiah 66:16, Daniel 11:40-45, Joel 3:9-14, Zechariah 12:2-8, Zechariah 14:1-21

by: Heb. the hands of

Reciprocal: Exodus 14:3 - Pharaoh 2 Kings 14:10 - thine heart Psalms 139:2 - afar off Isaiah 25:1 - thy counsels Isaiah 44:26 - confirmeth Jeremiah 26:5 - my Ezekiel 39:8 - this Revelation 17:17 - until

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Thus saith the Lord God,.... Putting the question that follows:

art thou he of whom I have spoken of old time by my servants the prophets of Israel, which prophesied in those days many years that I will bring thee against them? certainly thou art he: but who were the prophets that prophesied of Gog before Ezekiel, since he is the first that makes mention of him? to this it may be replied, that though he is not mentioned by name, yet he might be prophesied of under other names, as by Isaiah under the name of Leviathan, Isaiah 27:1 and by Micah under the name of the Assyrian, Micah 5:5. The Jews r say that Eldad and Medad prophesied of him, which Jarchi, Kimchi, and Abendana remark; who all observe, agreeably to the Talmudists in the place referred to, that these two are the prophets meant; and therefore it is directed to be read not "shanim", years, but "shenaim", two; namely, those two prophets prophesied one prophecy at one time, or together; but this is not to be depended upon: it should be observed, that this must be considered as spoken at the time of the accomplishment of this prophecy, and so may have respect to the Prophet Ezekiel himself, or to Joel, Joel 3:1, and to Zechariah, Zechariah 14:1, and even to the book of the Revelation, Revelation 16:14.

r T. Bab. Sanhedrin, fol. 17. 1. & Gloss. in ib.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Gog - is not mentioned by name in any existing prophecy before Ezekiel’s time. The reference here shows

(1) that the conflict with Gog does not represent a particular event, but one of which the prophets in general had to speak;

(2) that in the interpretation of Old Testament prophecy we are to look beyond special fulfillments.

Events in the world’s history come within a prophet’s ken as parts of the divine administration whereby evil struggles against but is overcome by good. As every such conflict is a prelude to the final struggle, so its prediction has reference ultimately to the consummation here foretold.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Ezekiel 38:17. Art thou he of whom I have spoken in old time — This prophecy concerning Antiochus and the Jews was delievered about four hundred years before the events took place. - Martin. Calmet maintains that Cambyses is spoken of, and refers to ancient prophecies, especially Isaiah 14:0, Isaiah 15:0, Isaiah 20:0, Isaiah 21:0.