King James Version
Ezekiel 39:3 in the King James Version says “And I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand.” — study this verse from Ezekiel chapter 39 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand.”
Ezekiel 39:3 · KJV
Therefore, thou son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:
And I will turn thee back, and leave but the sixth part of thee, and will cause thee to come up from the north parts, and will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel: leave: or, strike thee with six plagues: or, draw thee back with an hook of six teeth the north: Heb. the sides of the north
And I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand.
Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou, and all thy bands, and the people that is with thee: I will give thee unto the ravenous birds of every sort, and to the beasts of the field to be devoured. sort: Heb. wing to be: Heb. to devour
Thou shalt fall upon the open field: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD. the open: Heb. the face of the field
KJV Study — Public Domain
“hand”
H3027a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
“out of thy left”
H8040properly, dark (as enveloped), i.e., the north; hence (by orientation), the left hand
“and will cause thine arrows”
H2671properly, a piercer, i.e., an arrow; by implication, a wound; figuratively, (of god) thunder-bolt; the shaft of a spear
“hand”
H3027a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
“out of thy right”
H3225the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south
“to fall”
H5307to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
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