4Thou 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.
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Matthew Henry
(vv. 1-7)This prophecy begins as that before (Ezek. 38:3-4; I am against thee, and I will turn thee back ); for there is need of line upon line, both for the conviction of Israel’s enemies and the comfort of Israel’s friends. Here, as there, it is foretold that God will bring this enemy from the north parts , as formerly the Chaldeans were fetched from the north, Jer. 1:14 ( Omne malum ab aquilone—Every ev...
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