Charles Ellicott Commentary Ezekiel 39:21

"And I will set my glory among the nations; and all the nations shall see my judgment that I have executed, and my hand that I have laid upon them." — Ezekiel 39:21 (ASV)

My glory among the heathen. — In this and the following verse, the ultimate effect of the divine judgments in the world is spoken of, and then, in Ezekiel 39:23-24, this is applied to the present captivity of Israel. But the effect is too far-reaching to be limited to the latter, and the kingdom of God was never so established among the restored exiles—either by external triumphs over their enemies or by its internal development in people's hearts—that divine glory was generally recognized among the heathen.

In the time foretold, the judgments will be of such a character that all will perceive that they are from God. Yet it must not be forgotten that the restoration from the exile was one step, and an important one, in the course of events leading to this end.