Eze 38:22 | JFB | STEP | 22. plead-- a forensic term; because God in His inflictions acts on the principles of His own immutable justice, not by arbitrary impulse ( ; ). blood ... hailstones, fire-- ( ; ). The imagery is taken from the destruction of Sodom and the plagues of Egypt (compare ). Antiochus died by "pestilence" (2 Maccabees 9:5).

‏ Ezekiel 38:22

22. plead--a forensic term; because God in His inflictions acts on the principles of His own immutable justice, not by arbitrary impulse (Is 66:16; Jr 25:31).

blood ... hailstones, fire--(Re 8:7; 16:21). The imagery is taken from the destruction of Sodom and the plagues of Egypt (compare Psa 11:6). Antiochus died by "pestilence" (2 Maccabees 9:5).