The Meaning of Ezekiel 39:9 Explained

Ezekiel 39:9

KJV: And they that dwell in the cities of Israel shall go forth, and shall set on fire and burn the weapons, both the shields and the bucklers, the bows and the arrows, and the handstaves, and the spears, and they shall burn them with fire seven years:

YLT: And gone out have the inhabitants of cities of Israel, And they have burned and kindled a fire, With armour, and shield, and buckler, With bow, and with arrows, And with hand-staves, and with javelins, And they have caused a fire to burn with them seven years,

Darby: And they that dwell in the cities of Israel shall go forth, and shall kindle fire, and burn weapons, and shields, and targets, bows, and arrows, and hand-staves, and spears: and they shall make fires with them seven years.

ASV: And they that dwell in the cities of Israel shall go forth, and shall make fires of the weapons and burn them, both the shields and the bucklers, the bows and the arrows, and the handstaves, and the spears, and they shall make fires of them seven years;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And they that dwell  in the cities  of Israel  shall go forth,  and shall set  on fire  and burn  the weapons,  both the shields  and the bucklers,  the bows  and the arrows,  and the handstaves,  and the spears,  and they shall burn  them with fire  seven  years: 

What does Ezekiel 39:9 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 39

1  God's judgment upon Gog
8  Israel's victory
11  Gog's burial in Hamon-gog
17  The feast of the fowls
21  Israel having been plagued for their sins
25  shall be gathered again with eternal favor

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 39:9 mean?

And will go out those who dwell in the cities of Israel and set on fire and burn the weapons and both the shields and bucklers the bows and arrows and the javelins and spears and they will make with them fires seven for years
וְֽיָצְא֞וּ יֹשְׁבֵ֣י ׀ עָרֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל וּבִעֲר֡וּ וְ֠הִשִּׂיקוּ בְּנֶ֨שֶׁק וּמָגֵ֤ן וְצִנָּה֙ בְּקֶ֣שֶׁת וּבְחִצִּ֔ים וּבְמַקֵּ֥ל יָ֖ד וּבְרֹ֑מַח וּבִעֲר֥וּ בָהֶ֛ם אֵ֖שׁ שֶׁ֥בַע שָׁנִֽים

וְֽיָצְא֞וּ  And  will  go  out 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural
Root: יׄוצֵאת 
Sense: to go out, come out, exit, go forth.
יֹשְׁבֵ֣י ׀  those  who  dwell 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural construct
Root: יָשַׁב 
Sense: to dwell, remain, sit, abide.
עָרֵ֣י  in  the  cities 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct
Root: עִיר 
Sense: excitement, anguish.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל  of  Israel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל  
Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
וּבִעֲר֡וּ  and  set  on  fire 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural
Root: בָּעַר 
Sense: to burn, consume, kindle, be kindled.
וְ֠הִשִּׂיקוּ  and  burn 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural
Root: נָשַׂק  
Sense: to kindle, burn.
בְּנֶ֨שֶׁק  the  weapons 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular
Root: נֶשֶׁק 
Sense: equipment, weapons, armoury.
וּמָגֵ֤ן  and  both  the  shields 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, common singular
Root: מָגֵן 
Sense: shield, buckler.
וְצִנָּה֙  and  bucklers 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular
Root: צִנָּה 
Sense: something piercing, hook, barb.
בְּקֶ֣שֶׁת  the  bows 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular
Root: קֶשֶׁת  
Sense: bow.
וּבְחִצִּ֔ים  and  arrows 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Noun, masculine plural
Root: חֵץ  
Sense: arrow.
יָ֖ד  the  javelins 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: יָד  
Sense: hand.
וּבְרֹ֑מַח  and  spears 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular
Root: רֹמַח  
Sense: spear, lance.
וּבִעֲר֥וּ  and  they  will  make 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural
Root: בָּעַר 
Sense: to burn, consume, kindle, be kindled.
בָהֶ֛ם  with  them 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine plural
אֵ֖שׁ  fires 
Parse: Noun, common singular
Root: אֵשׁ  
Sense: fire.
שֶׁ֥בַע  seven 
Parse: Number, feminine singular
Root: שֶׁבַע  
Sense: seven (cardinal number).
שָׁנִֽים  for  years 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: שָׁנָה  
Sense: year.