Ezekiel 39:11

And 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.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The Lord speaks to Ezekiel regarding the immediate aftermath of Gog’s defeat. God declares His direct action to assign a specific burial location in Israel.

The words — The text uses `אֶתֵּן ('e.Ten)` for "I will give" and `קֶבֶר (Ke.ver)` for "a burial site." These terms establish God as the sovereign agent who determines where the defeated host will be interred.

The thread — The practice of naming a location after a burial event parallels Numbers 11:34, while the geographic marker east of the Sea echoes Numbers 34:11. The narrative continues the Gog prophecy introduced in Ezekiel 38:2 and resolves the desolation described in Ezekiel 39:10.

Why it lands — The verse demands recognition that God alone controls the fate and final resting place of hostile forces. It requires the reader to acknowledge that divine judgment leaves a permanent, obstructive marker that halts human passage.

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The Hebrew words

וְהָיָ֣הve./ha.Yahand/ it will be בַיּ֣וֹםva/i.Yomon the/ day הַה֡וּאha./Hu'<the>/ that אֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenI will give לְגוֹג֩׀le./goyGto/ Gog מְקֽוֹם־me.kom-a place שָׁ֨םsham<of> there קֶ֜בֶרKe.vera burial site בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לbe./Yis.ra.'Elin/ Israel גֵּ֤יgei[the] Valley of הָעֹֽבְרִים֙ha./'oe.Rimthe/ Travellers קִדְמַ֣תkid.Mat[the] east of הַיָּ֔םhai./Yamthe/ sea וְחֹסֶ֥מֶתve./cho.Se.metand/ [will] block [the] way of הִ֖יאhi'it אֶת־'et-<obj.>הָעֹֽבְרִ֑יםha./'oe.Rimthose/ [who] pass through וְקָ֣בְרוּve./Ka.ve.ruand/ people will bury שָׁ֗םShamthere אֶת־'et-<obj.>גּוֹג֙goyGGog וְאֶת־ve./'Etand/ <obj.>כָּל־kol-all הֲמוֹנ֔וֹha.mo.N/omultitude/ his וְקָ֣רְא֔וּve./Ka.re.'Uand/ they will call [it]גֵּ֖יאgei'[the] valley of הֲמ֥וֹןha.MonHamon-גּֽוֹג׃GogGog

King James Version

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.

Cross-references

Numbers 11:34 So they called that place Kibroth-hattaavah, because there they buried the people who had craved other food.
Numbers 34:11 then go down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain and continue along the slopes east of the Sea of Chinnereth.
Ezekiel 38:2 “Son of man, set your face against Gog of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. Prophesy against him
Ezekiel 47:18 On the east side the border will run between Hauran and Damascus, along the Jordan between Gilead and the land of Israel, to the Eastern Sea and as far as Tamar. This will be the eastern boundary.
Luke 5:1 On one occasion, while Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret with the crowd pressing in on Him to hear the word of God,
John 6:1 After this, Jesus crossed to the other side of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias).