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Ezekiel 39:14
And men will be employed to continually pass through the land to cleanse it by burying the invaders who remain on the ground. At the end of the seven months they will begin their search.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Lord GOD speaks through the prophet Ezekiel to Israel regarding the aftermath of the Gog-Magog conflict. The passage addresses the cleanup phase that follows the initial seven-month burial period.
The words — The Hebrew תָמִיד (taMid) means "continuity" or "constantly," describing the ongoing nature of the search. The verb יַבְדִילוּ (yavdilū) literally means "they will set apart" or "separate," indicating the deliberate act of cleansing the land.
The thread — The seven-month burial period is established in Ezekiel 39:12, while the post-battle corpse retrieval process parallels the seven-day impurity rule in Numbers 19:11. The Valley of Hamon-gog burial site is introduced in Ezekiel 39:15.
Why it lands — The text requires readers to recognize that divine judgment necessitates a prolonged, systematic process of removal and purification. It establishes that complete cleansing extends beyond the initial burial phase into a continuous, organized search.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And they shall sever out men of continual employment, passing through the land to bury with the passengers those that remain upon the face of the earth, to cleanse it: after the end of seven months shall they search.
Cross-references
- Numbers 19:11 Whoever touches any dead body will be unclean for seven days.
- Ezekiel 39:12 For seven months the house of Israel will be burying them in order to cleanse the land.