Ezekiel 39 · Verse 11

Ezekiel 39:11

And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will give unto Gog a place there of graves in Israel, the valley of the passengers on the east of the sea: and it shall stop the noses of the passengers: and there shall they bury Gog and all his multitude: and they shall call it The valley of Hamon–gog.
Ezekiel 39:11, King James Version

Ezekiel 39:11 in other translations

BSBAnd on that day I will give Gog a burial place in Israel, the Valley of the Travelers, east of the Sea. It will block those who travel through, because Gog and all his hordes will be buried there. So it will be called the Valley of Hamon-gog.
WEB“‘“It will happen in that day, that I will give to Gog a place for burial in Israel, the valley of those who pass through on the east of the sea; and it will stop those who pass through. They will bury Gog and all his multitude there, and they will call it ‘The valley of Hamon Gog’.
ASVAnd it shall come to pass in that day, that I will give unto Gog a place for burial in Israel, the valley of them that pass through on the east of the sea; and it shall stop them that pass through: and there shall they bury Gog and all his multitude; and they shall call it The valley of Hamon-gog.
YLTAnd it hath come to pass, in that day, I give to Gog a place there--a grave in Israel, the valley of those passing by, east of the sea, and it is stopping those passing by, and they have buried there Gog, and all his multitude, and have cried, O valley of the multitude of Gog!
DARBYAnd it shall come to pass in that day, that I will give unto Gog a place there for burial in Israel, the valley of the passers-by to the east of the sea; and it shall stop the way of the passers-by; and there shall they bury Gog and all the multitude; and they shall call it, Valley of Hamon-Gog.
BBEAnd it will come about in those days, that I will give to Gog a last resting-place there in Israel, in the valley of Abarim on the east of the sea: and those who go through will be stopped: and there Gog and all his people will be put to rest, and the place will be named, The valley of Hamon-gog.
WebsterAnd it shall come to pass in that day, that I will give to Gog a place there of graves in Israel, the valley of the passengers on the east of the sea: and it shall stop the noses of the passengers: and there shall they bury Gog and all his multitude: and they shall call it The valley of Hamon-gog.

What does Ezekiel 39:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
11. place ... of graves--Gog found only a grave where he had expected the spoils of conquest. valley--So vast were to be the masses that nothing but a deep valley would suffice for their corpses. the passengers on the east of the sea--those travelling on the high road, east of the Dead Sea, from Syria to Petra and Egypt. The publicity of the road would cause many to observe God's judgments, as the stench (as English Version translates) or the multitude of graves (as Henderson translates, "it shall stop the passengers") would arrest the attention of passers-by. Their grave would be close to that of their ancient prototypes, Sodom and Gomorrah in the Dead Sea, both alike being signal instances of God's judgments.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 11 The valley of the passengers on the east of the sea - That is, of Gennesareth, according to the Targum. The valley near this lake or sea is called the Valley of the Passengers, because it was a great road by which the merchants and traders from Syria and other eastern countries went into Egypt; see Gen 37:17, Gen 37:25. See Calmet here. There shall they bury Gog and all his multitude - Some read, "There shall they bury Gog, that is, all his multitude." Not Gog, or Antiochus himself, for he was not in this battle; but his generals, captains, and soldiers, by whom he was represented. As to Hamon-gog, we know no valley of this name but here. But we may understand the words thus: the place where this great slaughter was, and where the multitudes of the slain were buried, might be better called Hamon-gog, the valley of the multitude of God, than the valley of passengers; for so great was the carnage there, that the way of the passengers shall be stopped by it. See the text.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 39:11-22
How numerous the enemies which God destroyed for the defence of his people Israel! Times of great deliverances should be times of reformation. Every one should help the utmost he can, toward cleansing the land from reproach. Sin is an enemy every man should strive against. Those engaged in public work, especially of cleansing and reforming a land, ought to be men who will go through with what they undertake, who will be always employed. When good work is to be done, every one should further it. Having received special favours from God, let us cleanse ourselves from all evil. It is a work which will require persevering diligence, that search may be made into the secret recesses of sin. The judgments of the Lord, brought upon sin and sinners, are a sacrifice to the justice of God, and a feast to the faith and hope of God's people. See how evil pursues sinners, even after death. After all that ambitious and covetous men do and look for, "a place of graves" is all the Lord gives them on earth, while their guilty souls are doomed to misery in another world.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Ezekiel 39:11 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְהָיָ֣הve.ha.Yahand it will beH1961
בַיּ֣וֹםvai.Yomon the dayH3117
הַה֡וּאha.Hu'<the> thatH1931
אֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenI will giveH5414
לְגוֹג֩\׀le.goyGto GogH1463
מְקֽוֹם\־me.kom-a placeH4725
שָׁ֨םsham<of> thereH8033
קֶ֜בֶרKe.vera burial siteH6913
בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לbe.Yis.ra.'Elin IsraelH3478
גֵּ֤יgei[the] Valley ofH1516
הָעֹֽבְרִים֙ha.'oe.Rimthe TravellersH5674
קִדְמַ֣תkid.Mat[the] east ofH6926
הַיָּ֔םhai.Yamthe seaH3220
וְחֹסֶ֥מֶתve.cho.Se.metand [will] block [the] way ofH2629
הִ֖יאhi'itH1931
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הָעֹֽבְרִ֑יםha.'oe.Rimthose [who] pass throughH5674
וְקָ֣בְרוּve.Ka.ve.ruand people will buryH6912
שָׁ֗םShamthereH8033
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
גּוֹג֙goyGGogH1463
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הֲמוֹנ֔וֹha.mo.Nomultitude hisH1995
וְקָ֣רְא֔וּve.Ka.re.'Uand they will call [it]H7121
גֵּ֖יאgei'[the] valley ofH1516
הֲמ֥וֹןha.MonHamon-H1996
גּֽוֹג\׃GogGogH1996

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Cross references for Ezekiel 39:11

  • Luke 5:1

    And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,

  • Numbers 11:34

    And he called the name of that place Kibroth–hattaavah: because there they buried the people that lusted.

  • Ezekiel 47:18

    And the east side ye shall measure from Hauran, and from Damascus, and from Gilead, and from the land of Israel by Jordan, from the border unto the east sea. And this is the east side.

  • John 6:1

    After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias.

  • Ezekiel 38:2

    Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him,

  • Numbers 34:11

    And the coast shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain; and the border shall descend, and shall reach unto the side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the valley.Probably the valley near the Sea of Gennesareth, as the Targum renders, and so called because it was the great road by which the merchants and traders from Syria and other Eastern countries went into Egypt. Perhaps what is now called the plains of Haouran, south of Damascus.
on the east.
47:18; Nu 34:11; Lu 5:1; Joh 6:1
noses. or, mouths. Hamon-gog. that is, The multitude ofGog.
Nu 11:34; *margin

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Context

  • Ezekiel 39:10

    So that they shall take no wood out of the field, neither cut down any out of the forests; for they shall burn the weapons with fire: and they shall spoil those that spoiled them, and rob those that robbed them, saith the Lord God.

  • Ezekiel 39:11

    And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will give unto Gog a place there of graves in Israel, the valley of the passengers on the east of the sea: and it shall stop the noses of the passengers: and there shall they bury Gog and all his multitude: and they shall call it The valley of Hamon–gog.

  • Ezekiel 39:12

    And seven months shall the house of Israel be burying of them, that they may cleanse the land.

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Ezekiel 39:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y será en aquel tiempo, que yo daré á Gog lugar para sepultura allí en Israel, el valle de los que pasan al oriente de la mar, y obstruirá el paso á los transeuntes, pues allí enterrarán á Gog y á toda su multitud: y lo llamarán, El valle de Hamón-gog.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il arrivera, en ce jour-là, que je donnerai là à Gog un lieu pour sépulcre en Israël, la vallée des passants, à l’orient de la mer; et le chemin sera ainsi fermé aux passants, et on enterrera là Gog et toute la multitude; et on l’appellera la vallée de Hamon-Gog.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und es wird geschehen an jenem Tage, da werde ich Gog eine Grabstätte geben in Israel, das Tal der Wanderer auf der Ostseite des Meeres; und es wird den Wanderern den Weg versperren. Und daselbst werden sie Gog und seine ganze Menge begraben, und sie werden es nennen: Tal der Menge Gogs
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et erit in die illa: dabo Gog locum nominatum sepulchrum in Israël, vallem viatorum ad orientem maris, quæ obstupescere faciet prætereuntes: et sepelient ibi Gog, et omnem multitudinem ejus, et vocabitur vallis multitudinis Gog.