From the north country... — The words point, as in Jeremiah 1:13-15, to the Chaldæan, perhaps, also, to the Scythian, invasion. So the “north quarters” are used in Ezekiel 38:6; Ezekiel 38:15; Ezekiel 39:2 of the home of Gog as the representative of the Scythian tribes.
Shall be raised. — Literally, shall be roused, or awakened.
The sides of the earth. — sc., its ends, or far-off regions.