# Ezekiel 39.6

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**Book:** [Ezekiel](/codex/ezekiel/) · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 4. Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou, and all thy hordes, and the peoples that are 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 Jehovah.
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> **6. And I will send a fire on Magog, and on them that dwell securely in the isles; and they shall know that I am Jehovah.**
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> 7. And my holy name will I make known in the midst of my people Israel; neither will I suffer my holy name to be profaned any more: and the nations shall know that I am Jehovah, the Holy One in Israel. 8. Behold, it cometh, and it shall be done, saith the Lord Jehovah; this is the day whereof I have spoken. (Ezekiel 39:4-8, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 4. You shall fall on the mountains of Israel, you, and all your hordes, and the peoples who are with you: I will give you to the ravenous birds of every sort, and to the animals of the field to be devoured. 5. You shall fall on the open field; for I have spoken it, says the Lord Yahweh.
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> **6. I will send a fire on Magog, and on those who dwell securely in the islands; and they shall know that I am Yahweh.**
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> 7. My holy name will I make known among my people Israel; neither will I allow my holy name to be profaned any more: and the nations shall know that I am Yahweh, the Holy One in Israel. 8. Behold, it comes, and it shall be done, says the Lord Yahweh; this is the day about which I have spoken. (Ezekiel 39:4-8, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 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. <sup>sort: Heb. wing</sup> <sup>to be: Heb. to devour</sup> 5. Thou shalt fall upon the open field: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD. <sup>the open: Heb. the face of the field</sup>
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> **6. And I will send a fire on Magog, and among them that dwell carelessly in the isles: and they shall know that I am the LORD. <sup>carelessly: or, confidently</sup>**
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> 7. So will I make my holy name known in the midst of my people Israel; and I will not let them pollute my holy name any more: and the heathen shall know that I am the LORD, the Holy One in Israel. 8. Behold, it is come, and it is done, saith the Lord GOD; this is the day whereof I have spoken. (Ezekiel 39:4-8, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 4. On mountains of Israel thou fallest, Thou, and all thy bands, and the peoples who [are] with thee, To ravenous fowl, a bird of every wing, And [to] a beast of the field, I have given thee for food. 5. On the face of the field thou fallest, for I have spoken, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.
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> **6. And I have sent a fire against Magog, And against the confident inhabitants of the isles, And they have known that I [am] Jehovah.**
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> 7. And My holy name I make known in the midst of My people Israel, And I pollute not My holy name any more, And known have the nations that I, Jehovah, the Holy One, [am] in Israel. 8. Lo, it hath come, and it hath been done, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, It [is] the day of which I spake. (Ezekiel 39:4-8, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** Ezekiel the priest + LORD direct discourse
- **Audience:** exiles in Babylon
- **Location:** Babylonian exile (Tel Abib)
- **Time period:** ministry c. 593-571 BC

## Theological reading

## Key words

- [H3045 - yada](/codex/h3045-yada/), *yada* (Strong's H3045). Also appears in: [Genesis 3](/codex/genesis-3/), [Genesis 12](/codex/genesis-12/), [Genesis 19](/codex/genesis-19/).
- [H3068 - YHWH](/codex/h3068-yhwh/), *YHWH* (Strong's H3068). Also appears in: [Genesis 2.4](/codex/genesis-2-4/), [Genesis 2.7](/codex/genesis-2-7/), [Genesis 2.16-17](/codex/genesis-2-16-17/).

## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.