Ezekiel 39:3
New International Version
Then I will strike your bow from your left hand and make your arrows drop from your right hand.

New Living Translation
I will knock the bow from your left hand and the arrows from your right hand, and I will leave you helpless.

English Standard Version
Then I will strike your bow from your left hand, and will make your arrows drop out of your right hand.

Berean Standard Bible
Then I will strike the bow from your left hand and dash down the arrows from your right hand.

King James Bible
And I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand.

New King James Version
Then I will knock the bow out of your left hand, and cause the arrows to fall out of your right hand.

New American Standard Bible
Then I will strike your bow from your left hand and make your arrows fall from your right hand.

NASB 1995
“I will strike your bow from your left hand and dash down your arrows from your right hand.

NASB 1977
“And I shall strike your bow from your left hand, and dash down your arrows from your right hand.

Legacy Standard Bible
And I will strike your bow from your left hand and cause your arrows from your right hand to fall.

Amplified Bible
I will strike your bow from your left hand and make your arrows to fall out of your right hand.

Christian Standard Bible
Then I will knock your bow from your left hand and make your arrows drop from your right hand.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then I will knock your bow from your left hand and make your arrows drop from your right hand.

American Standard Version
and I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand.

Contemporary English Version
I will knock the bow out of your left hand and the arrows out of your right hand,

English Revised Version
and I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then I will knock the bow out of your left hand and make you drop the arrows in your right hand.

Good News Translation
Then I will knock his bow out of his left hand and his arrows out of his right hand.

International Standard Version
There I will strike your bow from your left hand and your arrows from your right, causing your fall.

Majority Standard Bible
Then I will strike the bow from your left hand and dash down the arrows from your right hand.

NET Bible
I will knock your bow out of your left hand and make your arrows fall from your right hand.

New Heart English Bible
and I will strike your bow out of your left hand, and will cause your arrows to fall out of your right hand.

Webster's Bible Translation
And I will strike thy bow out of thy left hand, and I will cause thy arrows to fall from thy right hand.

World English Bible
I will strike your bow out of your left hand, and will cause your arrows to fall out of your right hand.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And have struck your bow out of your left hand, "" Indeed, I cause your arrows to fall out of your right.

Young's Literal Translation
And have smitten thy bow out of thy left hand, Yea, thine arrows out of thy right I cause to fall.

Smith's Literal Translation
And I struck thy bow out of thy left hand, and thine arrows will I cause to fall from thy right hand.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And I will break thy bow in thy left hand, and I will cause thy arrows to fall out of thy right hand.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And I will strike your bow in your left hand, and I will cast away your arrows from your right hand.

New American Bible
Then I will strike the bow from your left hand and make the arrows drop from your right.

New Revised Standard Version
I will strike your bow from your left hand, and will make your arrows drop out of your right hand.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And I will swerve your bow out of your left hand, and will cause your arrows to fall out of your right hand.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And I shall turn aside your bow from your left hand and your arrows from your right hand
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
and I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And I will destroy the bow out of thy left hand, and thine arrows out of thy right hand, and I will cast thee down on the mountains of Israel;

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Slaughter of Gog's Armies
2I will turn you around, drive you along, bring you up from the far north, and send you against the mountains of Israel. 3Then I will strike the bow from your left hand and dash down the arrows from your right hand. 4On the mountains of Israel you will fall—you and all your troops and the nations with you. I will give you as food to every kind of ravenous bird and wild beast.…

Cross References
Psalm 46:9
He makes wars to cease throughout the earth; He breaks the bow and shatters the spear; He burns the shields in the fire.

Isaiah 54:17
No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD.

Jeremiah 21:4
this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I will turn against you the weapons of war in your hands, with which you are fighting the king of Babylon and the Chaldeans who besiege you outside the wall, and I will assemble their forces in the center of this city.

Hosea 2:18
On that day I will make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air and the creatures that crawl on the ground. And I will abolish bow and sword and battle in the land, and will make them lie down in safety.

Zechariah 9:10
And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the horse from Jerusalem, and the bow of war will be broken. Then He will proclaim peace to the nations. His dominion will extend from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.

1 Samuel 2:4
The bows of the mighty are broken, but the feeble are equipped with strength.

Psalm 37:15
But their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.

Isaiah 41:12
You will seek them but will not find them. Those who wage war against you will come to nothing.

Isaiah 66:16
For by fire and by His sword, the LORD will execute judgment on all flesh, and many will be slain by the LORD.

Jeremiah 50:9
For behold, I stir up and bring against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the land of the north. They will line up against her; from the north she will be captured. Their arrows will be like skilled warriors who do not return empty-handed.

Micah 5:10-11
“In that day,” declares the LORD, “I will remove your horses from among you and wreck your chariots. / I will remove the cities of your land and tear down all your strongholds.

Revelation 19:15
And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.

Revelation 19:21
And the rest were killed with the sword that proceeded from the mouth of the One seated on the horse. And all the birds gorged themselves on their flesh.

Revelation 6:4
Then another horse went forth. It was bright red, and its rider was granted permission to take away peace from the earth and to make men slay one another. And he was given a great sword.

Revelation 19:17-18
Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out in a loud voice to all the birds flying overhead, “Come, gather together for the great supper of God, / so that you may eat the flesh of kings and commanders and mighty men, of horses and riders, of everyone slave and free, small and great.”


Treasury of Scripture

And I will smite your bow out of your left hand, and will cause your arrows to fall out of your right hand.

Ezekiel 20:21-24
Notwithstanding the children rebelled against me: they walked not in my statutes, neither kept my judgments to do them, which if a man do, he shall even live in them; they polluted my sabbaths: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the wilderness…

Psalm 46:9
He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire.

Psalm 76:3
There brake he the arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the battle. Selah.

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Then I will strike
The phrase "Then I will strike" indicates a decisive action by God. The Hebrew root word for "strike" is "נָכָה" (nakah), which often implies a forceful blow or defeat. This action is not merely a physical act but a divine intervention, showcasing God's sovereignty and power over the nations. Historically, this reflects God's judgment against those who oppose His people, emphasizing His role as a divine warrior who protects and vindicates His chosen ones.

the bow from your left hand
The "bow" symbolizes military strength and capability. In ancient warfare, the bow was a primary weapon, representing power and the ability to project force over a distance. The mention of the "left hand" is significant; it was traditionally the hand that held the bow while the right hand drew the string. By striking the bow from the left hand, God is disarming the enemy, rendering them powerless. This act signifies the futility of human strength against divine will, reminding believers that true security and victory come from God alone.

and dash down the arrows
The phrase "dash down the arrows" continues the imagery of disarmament. Arrows, as projectiles, represent the potential for harm and aggression. The Hebrew word for "dash down" is "נָפַל" (naphal), meaning to fall or be cast down. This conveys a sense of complete nullification of the enemy's offensive capabilities. In a broader spiritual context, it illustrates how God dismantles the plans and threats of those who rise against His purposes, ensuring that no weapon formed against His people will prosper.

from your right hand
The "right hand" is traditionally associated with strength and skill. In biblical symbolism, the right hand often represents power and authority. By dashing down the arrows from the right hand, God is not only removing the enemy's weapons but also their ability to wield power effectively. This act underscores the theme of divine supremacy over human might. It serves as a powerful reminder to believers that reliance on God's strength is paramount, as human efforts without divine support are ultimately in vain.

Verse 3. - I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand. Bows and arrows were characteristic weapons of the Scythians, whom Herodotus (4:46) styles ἱπποτοξόται (comp. Jeremiah 5:16; Jeremiah 6:23; and see note on Ezekiel 38:15).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Then I will strike
וְהִכֵּיתִ֥י (wə·hik·kê·ṯî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 5221: To strike

the bow
קַשְׁתְּךָ֖ (qaš·tə·ḵā)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 7198: A bow, for, shooting, the iris

from your left
שְׂמֹאולֶ֑ךָ (śə·mō·w·le·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 8040: Dark, the north, the left hand

hand
מִיַּ֣ד (mî·yaḏ)
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 3027: A hand

and dash down
אַפִּֽיל׃ (’ap·pîl)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 5307: To fall, lie

the arrows
וְחִצֶּ֕יךָ (wə·ḥiṣ·ṣe·ḵā)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 2671: A piercer, an arrow, a wound, thunderbolt, the shaft of a, spear

from your right
יְמִינְךָ֖ (yə·mî·nə·ḵā)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 3225: The right hand, side, the south

hand.
מִיַּ֥ד (mî·yaḏ)
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 3027: A hand


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