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Ezekiel 39:15

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As they pass through the land, anyone who sees a human bone will set up a pillar next to it, until the gravediggers have buried it in the Valley of Hamon-gog.

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 15

This chapter continues and concludes the prophecy against Gog and Magog, in whose destruction God crowns his favour to his people Israel, which shines very brightly after the scattering of that black cloud in the close of this chapter. Here is, I. An express prediction of the utter destruction of Gog and Magog, agreeing with what we had before (Eze 39:1-7). II. An illustration of the vastness of that destruction, in three consequences of it: the burning of their weapons (Eze 39:8-10), the burning of their slain (Eze 39:11-16), and the feasting of the fowls with the dead bodies of those that were unburied (Eze 39:17-22). III. A declaration of God's gracious purposes concerning his people Israel, in this and his other providences concerning them, and a promise of further mercy that he had yet in store for them (Eze 39:23-29).

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Strong's Concordancev. 15

עָבַר (ʻâbar, H5674) — to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive,… אֶרֶץ (ʼerets, H776) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land) רָאָה (râʼâh, H7200) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied,… אָדָם (ʼâdâm, H120) — ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) עֶצֶם (ʻetsem, H6106) — a bone (as strong); by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. (as pron.)… בָּנָה (bânâh, H1129) — to build (literally and figuratively) צִיּוּן (tsîyûwn, H6725) — a monumental or guiding pillar אֵצֶל (ʼêtsel, H681) — a side; (as a preposition) near קָבַר (qâbar, H6912) — to inter גַּיְא (gayʼ, H1516) — a gorge (from its lofty sides; hence, narrow, but not a gully or winter-torrent) הֲמוֹן גּוֹג (Hămôwn Gôwg, H1996) — the multitude of Gog; the fanciful name of an emblematic place in Palestine

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Luke 11:44rank 2

Woe to you! For you are like unmarked graves, which men walk over without even noticing.”

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