John Gill's Exposition on Ezekiel 38:15

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And thou shalt come from thy place out of the north parts, &c.] Whose original was from Scythia, or Cathaia in Tartary, that lies to the north of China; and who will bring with him many people from the Euxine and Caspian seas, and from the northern parts of lesser Asia; and the Turk is, by many interpreters, thought to be the king of the north, in (<271144>Daniel 11:44) as before observed: thou, and many people with thee, all of them riding upon horses; the Turkish armies consisting chiefly of horse, as has been observed on (<263804>Ezekiel 38:4): a great company, and a mighty army; for quantity many, for quality strong and mighty. The Targum is, ``many armies, and much people;” the Turks usually have large armies; (see Gill on “<263804>Ezekiel 38:4”).

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