So that the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the field, and all creeping things that creep upon the earth, and all the men that are upon the face of the earth, shall shake at my presence, and the mountains shall be thrown down, and the steep places shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground.
The dream is doubled because the thing is certain and demands careful regard. God lets men know of Israel's security, their easy prey, their careless rest, yet He knows they will misuse that knowledge for their own ruin; their safety is real, grounded in His protection, and no weapon formed against them shall prosper.
AI summary
Commenting on Ezekiel 38:14-23
And I will call for a sword against him,.... That is, against Gog; or, as I would choose to render the words, "for I will call for a sword", so the particle is rendered, Eze 38:19 and which Noldius (u) agrees to; and this gives a reason why there should be such a commotion in the land of Israel; because the Lord, who has the...
fishes--disturbed by the fleets which I will bring. fowls, &c.--frightened at the sight of so many men: an ideal picture. mountains--that is, the fortresses on the mountains. steep places--literally, "stairs" (Sol 2:14); steep terraces for vines on the sides of hills, to prevent the earth being washed down by the rains. every wall--of towns.