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Ezekiel 39:12 Cross-References
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“And seven months shall the house of Israel be burying of them, that they may cleanse the land.”
Ezekiel 39:12 (KJV)
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Commentary on Ezekiel 39:12
Seven months shall the house of Israel be burying of them, that they may cleanse the land. The Hebrew shivah chadashim (שִׁבְעָה חֳדָשִׁים, "seven months") signifies completeness—seven being the biblical number of divine perfection. This extended burial period indicates the staggering scale of Gog's slaughtered multitude, requiring sustained national effort to restore covenant purity.The purpose clause that they may cleanse the land uses the verb taher (טָהֵר), meaning ritual purification. According to Numbers 19:11-16, contact with corpses brought ceremonial defilement lasting seven days. The...
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Cross-References for Ezekiel 39:12
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“but you shall surely bury him the same day; for he who is hanged is accursed of God; that you don't defile your land which Yahweh your God gives you for an inheritance.”
“who shall pass through the land”
“And also the name of the city shall be Hamonah. Thus shall they cleanse the land.”
“or a dead body”