Ezekiel 39:25 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Bible Comments

Therefore; since my name, my power, and justice are vindicated, and the heathen see it was Israel's iniquity brought them into captivity, and Israel knows this too. Now; from this time of Gog's overthrow. Jacob; the seed of Jacob, here called by their father's name. Have mercy: this reducing captive Jews is mere mercy: it is very true by sin they deserved to be made captives, and it is as true they never did or could deserve a deliverance from captivity; it was not extremity of justice that so punished, but it was the riches of mercy that so pardoned and redeemed. Upon the whole house of Israel; on the ten tribes with the two. And all this in zeal for my holy name, by which I am engaged to be their God.

Ezekiel 39:25

25 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Now will I bring again the captivity of Jacob, and have mercy upon the whole house of Israel, and will be jealous for my holy name;