Matthew Poole and continuators on Ezekiel 38:11

11 And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages , I will go to them that are at rest , that dwell safely , all of them dwelling without walls , and having neither bars nor gates.

Thou wilt resolve in thy self, and declare it to thy Counsel.

Invade with all thy puissance.

Weak, and without any considerable defences, a scattered people that dwell in Villages, can make little, if any resistance.

Who would willingly be quiet.

Suspecting as little evil from others, as they intend little against others, and trusting in the protection of their God, who hath promised they shall dwell safely.

That may resist, and be too strong for my Forces, and Engines, though they have Walls, Bars, and Gates, yet Gog accounts as none against his mighty Armies.

Marginal references: Jer. 49.31.; Or, confidently.