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Ezekiel 39:3

1 Therefore, thou son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:

2 And I will turn thee back, and leave but the sixth part of thee, and will cause thee to come up from the north parts, and will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel:

And I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand.

4 Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou, and all thy bands, and the people that is with thee: I will give thee unto the ravenous birds of every sort, and to the beasts of the field to be devoured.

5 Thou shalt fall upon the open field: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Then I will strike the bow from your left hand and dash down the arrows from your right hand.
KJV
And I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand.
WEB
I will strike your bow out of your left hand, and will cause your arrows to fall out of your right hand.
ASV
and I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand.
DARBY
And I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand.
BLB
And I will strike the bow from your left hand, and the arrows from your right hand I will make fall.
ÅB
Og jeg vil slå din bue ut av din venstre hånd og la dine piler falle ut av din høyre hånd.
OTB
Jeg vil slå buen ut av din venstre hånd og få pilene til å falle ut av din høyre hånd.
B1930
Og jeg vil slå din bue ut av din venstre hånd og la dine piler falle ut av din høire hånd.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Psalms 76:3

    There brake he the arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the battle. Selah.

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  • Hosea 1:5

    And it shall come to pass at that day, that I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel.

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  • Jeremiah 21:4–5

    Thus saith the LORD God of Israel; Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, wherewith ye fight against the king of Babylon, and against the Chaldeans, which besiege you without the walls, and I will assemble them into the midst of this city.

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  • Psalms 46:9

    He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire.

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  • Ezekiel 20:21–24

    Notwithstanding the children rebelled against me: they walked not in my statutes, neither kept my judgments to do them, which if a man do, he shall even live in them; they polluted my sabbaths: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the wilderness.

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