Ezekiel - 38:15



15 You shall come from your place out of the uttermost parts of the north, you, and many peoples with you, all of them riding on horses, a great company and a mighty army;

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Explanation and meaning of Ezekiel 38:15.

Differing Translations

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And thou shalt come from thy place out of the north parts, thou, and many people with thee, all of them riding upon horses, a great company, and a mighty army:
And then shalt come out of thy place from the northern parts, thou and many people with thee, all of them riding upon horses, a great company and a mighty army.
And thou shalt come from thy place out of the uttermost north, thou and many peoples with thee, all of them riding upon horses, a great assemblage and a mighty army.
And thou hast come in out of thy place, From the sides of the north, Thou and many peoples with thee, Riding on horses, all of them, A great assembly, and a numerous force.
And you will come from your place in the inmost parts of the north, you and a great number of peoples with you, all of them on horseback, a great force and a strong army:
And you will advance from your place, from the parts of the north, you and the many peoples with you, all of them riding on horses, a great assembly and an immense army.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

And thou shalt come from thy place out of the north parts,.... Whose original was from Scythia, or Cathaia in Tartary, that lies to the north of China; and who will bring with him many people from the Euxine and Caspian seas, and from the northern parts of lesser Asia; and the Turk is, by many interpreters, thought to be the king of the north, in Daniel 11:44 as before observed:
thou, and many people with thee, all of them riding upon horses; the Turkish armies consisting chiefly of horse, as has been observed on Ezekiel 38:4,
a great company, and a mighty army; for quantity many, for quality strong and mighty. The Targum is,
"many armies, and much people;''
the Turks usually have large armies; See Gill on Ezekiel 38:4.

The north parts - From Scythia, from the Euxine and Caspian seas, and countries thereabouts.

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