Ezekiel - 39:8



8 Behold, it comes, and it shall be done, says the Lord Yahweh; this is the day about which I have spoken.

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Explanation and meaning of Ezekiel 39:8.

Differing Translations

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Behold, it is come, and it is done, saith the Lord GOD; this is the day whereof I have spoken.
Lo, it hath come, and it hath been done, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, It is the day of which I spake.
See, it is coming and it will be done, says the Lord; this is the day of which I have given word.
Behold, it approaches, and it is done, says the Lord God. This is the day, about which I have spoken.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

Behold, (d) it is come, and it is done, saith the Lord GOD; this [is] the day of which I have spoken.
(d) That is, this plague is fully determined in my counsel and cannot be changed.

Behold, it is come, and it is done, saith the Lord God,.... That is, the salvation of his people, and the destruction of their enemies; the prophecy concerning all this is come to pass, and the whole is accomplished; thus, because of the certainty thereof, it is represented as if the time was actually come, and the thing was really done; for the event is as sure as if it was now fulfilled:
this is the day whereof I have spoken; by the Prophet Ezekiel and others; See Gill on Ezekiel 38:17.

it is come . . . it is done--The prediction of the salvation of My people, and the ruin of their enemy, is come to pass--is done: expressing that the event foretold is as certain as if it were already accomplished.

It is come - As sure as if already come. The day - That notable day of recompences against the last great enemies of the church.

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