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The Burial of Gog

The Lord said:

11 After Gog has been destroyed, I will bury him and his army in Israel, in Travelers'[a] Valley, east of the Dead Sea. That graveyard will be so large that it will block the way of anyone who tries to walk through the valley,[b] which will then be known as “The Valley of Gog's Army.”[c] 12 The Israelites will spend seven months burying dead bodies and cleaning up their land. 13 Everyone will help with the burial, and they will be honored for this on the day the brightness of my glory is seen.

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Footnotes

  1. 39.11 Travelers': Hebrew “Abarim.”
  2. 39.11 That graveyard … the valley: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
  3. 39.11 Gog's Army: Hebrew “Hamon-Gog.”

11 “‘On that day I will give Gog a burial place in Israel, in the valley of those who travel east of the Sea. It will block the way of travelers, because Gog and all his hordes will be buried(A) there. So it will be called the Valley of Hamon Gog.[a](B)

12 “‘For seven months the Israelites will be burying them in order to cleanse the land.(C) 13 All the people of the land will bury them, and the day I display my glory(D) will be a memorable day for them, declares the Sovereign Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 39:11 Hamon Gog means hordes of Gog.