NASB — Ezekiel 38 — KJV

Prophecy about Gog and Future Invasion of Israel

1 And the word° of the LORD° came° to me saying°, 2 “Son° of man°, set° your face° toward° aGog° of the land° of bMagog°, the Iprince° of cRosh°, dMeshech° and dTubal°, and prophesy° against° him 3 and say°, ‘Thus° says° the Lord° IGOD°, “Behold°, I am against° you, O Gog°, IIprince° of Rosh°, Meshech° and Tubal°. 4 I will turn° you about° and put° hooks° into your jaws°, and I will abring° you out, and all° your army°, bhorses° and horsemen°, all° of them Isplendidly° attired°, a great° company° [with] buckler° and shield°, all° of them wielding° swords°; 5 aPersia°, IbEthiopia° and cPut° with them, all° of them [with] shield° and helmet°; 6 aGomer° with all° its troops°; bBeth-togarmah°° [from] the remote° parts° of the north° with all° its troops°—many° peoples° with you.

[2] IOr chief prince of Meshech aEzk 38:3, 14, 16, 18; 39:1, 11; Rv 20:8 bGn 10:2; Ezk 39:6; Rv 20:8 cEzk 38:3; 39:1 dEzk 27:13; 38:3; 39:1
[3] IHeb YHWH, usually rendered LORD, and so throughout the ch IIOr chief prince of Meshech
[4] IOr clothed in full armor aIs 43:17 bEzk 38:15; Dn 11:40
[5] ILit Cush a2Ch 36:20; Ezr 1:1; Ezk 27:10; Dn 8:20 bGn 10:6-8; Ezk 30:4, 5 cEzk 27:10; 30:5
[6] aGn 10:2, 3 bGn 10:3; Ezk 27:14

7 ¶ “aBe prepared°, and prepare° yourself, you and all° your companies° that are assembled° about° you, and be a guard° for them. 8 aAfter° many° days° you will be summoned°; in the latter° years° you will come° into the land° that is restored° from the sword°, [whose inhabitants] have been bgathered° from many° Inations° to the cmountains° of Israel° which° had been° a continual° waste°; but IIits people were brought° out from the Inations°, and they are dliving° securely°, all° of them. 9 You will go° up, you will come° alike a storm°; you will be like a bcloud° covering° the land°, you and all° your troops°, and many° peoples° with you.”

[7] aIs 8:9
[8] ILit peoples IILit it was aIs 24:22 bIs 11:11; Ezk 36:24; 37:21; 38:12; 39:27, 28 cEzk 34:13; 36:1-8 dEzk 38:11, 14; 39:26
[9] aIs 5:28; 21:1; 25:4; 28:2; Jr 4:13 bEzk 30:18; 38:16; Jol 2:2

10 ¶ ‘Thus° says° the Lord° GOD°, “It will come° about on that day°, that Ithoughts° will come° into your mind° and you will adevise° an evil° plan°, 11 and you will say°, ‘I will go° up against° the land° of Iaunwalled° villages°. I will go° against those who are bat rest°, that live° securely°, all° of them living° without° walls° and having° no° bars° or gates°, 12 to acapture° spoil° and to seize° plunder°, to turn° your hand° against° the waste° places° which are [now] inhabited°, and against° the people° who are gathered° from the nations°, who have acquired° cattle° and goods°, who live° at the Icenter° of the world°.’ 13 aSheba° and bDedan° and the merchants° of cTarshish° with all° its Ivillages° will say° to you, ‘Have you come° to capture° spoil°? Have you assembled° your company° to seize° plunder°, to carry° away silver° and gold°, to take° away cattle° and goods°, to capture° great° dspoil°?’”’

[10] ILit words aPs 36:4; Mi 2:1
[11] IOr open country aZc 2:4 bJr 49:31
[12] ILit navel aIs 10:6; Ezk 29:19
[13] IOr young lions aEzk 27:22, 23 bEzk 25:13; 27:15, 20 cEzk 27:12 dIs 10:6; 33:23; Jr 15:13

14 ¶ “Therefore° prophesy°, son° of man°, and say° to Gog°, ‘Thus° says° the Lord° GOD°, “On that day° when My people° Israel° are aliving° securely°, will you not know° [it]? 15 aYou will come° from your place° out of the remote° parts° of the north°, you and many° peoples° with you, all° of them riding° on horses°, a great° assembly° and a mighty° army°; 16 and you will come° up against° My people° Israel° like a cloud° to cover° the land°. It shall come° about in the last° days° that I will bring° you against° My land°, so° that the nations° may aknow° Me when I am bsanctified° through you before their eyes°, O Gog°.”

[14] aJr 23:6; Ezk 38:8, 11; Zc 2:5, 8
[15] aEzk 39:2
[16] aPs 83:18; Ezk 36:23; 38:23 bIs 5:16; 8:13; 29:23; Ezk 28:22

17 ¶ ‘Thus° says° the Lord° GOD°, “Are you the one° of whom° I spoke° in former° days° through° My servants° the prophets° of Israel°, who aprophesied° in those° days° for [many] years° that I would bring° you against° them? 18 It will come° about on that day°, when° Gog° comes° against° the land° of Israel°,” declares° the Lord° GOD°, “that My fury° will mount° up in My aanger°. 19 In My azeal° and in My blazing° wrath° I declare° [that] on that day° there will surely°° be a great° Ibearthquake° in the land° of Israel°. 20 aThe fish° of the sea°, the birds° of the heavens°, the beasts° of the field°, all° the creeping° things° that creep° on the earth°, and all° the men° who° are on the face° of the earth° will shake° at My presence°; the bmountains° also will be thrown° down°, the steep° pathways° will Icollapse° and every° wall° will fall° to the ground°. 21 I will call° for a asword° against° Ihim on all° My mountains°,” declares° the Lord° GOD°. “bEvery° man’s° sword° will be against his brother°. 22 With pestilence° and with blood° I will enter° into ajudgment° with him; and I will rain° on him and on his troops°, and on the many° peoples° who° are with him, Ia torrential° rain°, with bhailstones°°, fire° and brimstone°. 23 I will magnify° Myself, sanctify° Myself, and amake° Myself known° in the sight° of many° nations°; and they will know° that I am the LORD°.”’

[17] aIs 5:26-29; 34:1-6; 63:1-6; 66:15, 16; Jol 3:9-14
[18] aPs 18:8, 15
[19] IOr shaking aDt 32:22; Ps 18:7, 8; Ezk 5:13; 36:5, 6; Na 1:2; He 12:29 bJol 3:16; Hg 2:6, 7, 21
[20] ILit fall aJr 4:24, 25; Ho 4:3; Na 1:4-6 bZc 14:4
[21] II.e. Gog aEzk 14:17 bJg 7:22; 1S 14:20; 2Ch 20:23; Hg 2:22
[22] ILit an overflowing aIs 66:16; Jr 25:31 bPs 11:6; 18:12-14; Is 28:17
[23] aPs 9:16; Ezk 37:28; 38:16


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The army,

1 ¶ And the wordº of the LORDº came² unto me,² saying,ºª 2 Sonº of man,º setºª thy faceº against² Gog,º the landº of Magog,º the chiefº princeº of Meshechº and Tubal,º and prophesyºª against² him, 3 And say,ºª Thus² saithºª the Lordº GOD;º Behold,² I [am] against² thee, O Gog,º the chiefº princeº of Meshechº and Tubal:º 4 And I will turn thee back,ºª and putºª hooksº into thy jaws,º and I will bring thee forth,ºª² and all² thine army,º horsesº and horsemen,º all² of them clothedºª with all sortsº [of armour, even] a greatº companyº [with] bucklersº and shields,º all² of them handlingºª swords:º 5 Persia,º Ethiopia,º and Libyaº with² them; all² of them with shieldº and helmet:º 6 Gomer,º and all² his bands;º the houseº of Togarmahº of the northº quarters,º and all² his bands:º [and] manyº peopleº with² thee. 7 Be thou prepared,ºª and prepareºª for thyself, thou,² and all² thy companyº that are assembledºª unto² thee, and be² thou a guardº unto them.

[2] Gn 10:2; 1Ch 1:5; Is 66:19; Ezk 2:1; 6:2; 20:46; 25:2; 27:13; 32:26; 35:2; 39:1; Rv 20:8.
[3] Ezk 13:8; 29:3; 35:3; 39:1, 2.
[4] 2K 19:28; 1Ch 12:8; 2Ch 25:5; Is 37:29; Jr 46:9; Ezk 23:12; 29:4; 38:15; 39:2; Dn 11:40.
[5] Gn 10:6; 1Ch 1:8; Ezk 27:10; 30:5; Na 3:9.
[6] Gn 10:2, 3; 1Ch 1:5, 6; Ezk 27:14; Dn 11:40.
[7] 2Ch 25:8; Ps 2:1; Is 8:9; 37:22; Jr 46:3, 14; 51:12; Jol 3:9; Am 4:12; Zc 14:2.

and malice of Gog.

8 ¶ After manyº daysº² thou shalt be visited:ºª in the latterº yearsº thou shalt comeºª into² the landº [that is] brought backºª from the sword,º² [and is] gatheredºª out of manyº people,º² against² the mountainsº of Israel,º which² have been² alwaysº waste:º but it² is brought forthºª out of the nations,º² and they shall dwellºª safelyº all² of them. 9 Thou shalt ascendºª and comeºª like a storm,º thou shalt be² like a cloudº to coverºª the land,º thou,² and all² thy bands,º and manyº peopleº with² thee. 10 Thus² saithºª the Lordº GOD;º It shall also come to pass,² [that] at the same² timeº shall thingsº comeºª into² thy mind,º and thou shalt thinkºª an evilº thought:º 11 And thou shalt say,ºª I will go upºª to² the landº of unwalled villages;º I will goºª to them that are at rest,ºª that dwellºª safely,º all² of them dwellingºª without² walls,º and having neither² barsº nor gates,º 12 To takeºª a spoil,º and to takeºª a prey;º to turnºª thine handº upon² the desolate placesº [that are now] inhabited,ºª and upon² the peopleº [that are] gatheredºª out of the nations,º² which have gottenºª cattleº and goods,º that dwellºª in² the midstº of the land.º 13 Sheba,º and Dedan,º and the merchantsºª of Tarshish,º with all² the young lionsº thereof, shall sayºª unto thee, Art thou² comeºª to takeºª a spoil?º hast thou gatheredºª thy companyº to takeºª a prey?º to carry awayºª silverº and gold,º to take awayºª cattleº and goods,º to takeºª a greatº spoil?º

[8] Gn 49:1; Ex 20:5; Nu 24:14; Dt 4:30; Is 11:11; 24:22; 29:6; Jr 23:6; 30:3, 18; 32:5, 37; 33:16; 48:47; 49:39; Lm 4:22; Ezk 28:26; 34:13, 25; 36:1, 24; 37:21; 38:11, 12, 16; 39:27; Ho 3:3; Am 9:14; Hab 2:3; 1P 2:9.
[9] Is 8:9; 21:1; 25:4; 28:2; Jr 4:13; Ezk 13:11; 38:16; Dn 11:40; Jol 2:2.
[10] Ps 36:4; 83:3; 139:2; Pv 6:14, 18; 12:2; 19:21; Is 10:7; Mi 2:1; Mk 7:21; Jn 13:2; Ac 5:3, 9; 8:22; 1Co 4:5.
[11] Ex 15:9; Jg 18:7, 27; Ps 10:9; Pv 1:11; 3:29; Is 37:24; Jr 49:31; Ezk 38:8; Zc 2:4; Ro 3:15.
[12] Jg 9:37; Is 1:24; 10:6; Jr 30:16; 32:43; 33:12; Ezk 29:19; 36:33; 38:8; Am 1:8; Zc 1:12, 17; 10:8; 13:7.
[13] Ps 57:4; Jr 50:17; 51:38; Ezk 19:3; 27:12, 15, 20, 22, 25; 32:2; Na 2:11; Zc 11:3.

God's judgment against him.

14 ¶ Therefore,² sonº of man,º prophesyºª and sayºª unto Gog,º Thus² saithºª the Lordº GOD;º In that² dayº when my peopleº of Israelº dwellethºª safely,º shalt thou not² knowºª [it]? 15 And thou shalt comeºª from thy placeº² out of the northº parts,º² thou,² and manyº peopleº with² thee, all² of them ridingºª upon horses,º a greatº company,º and a mightyº army:º 16 And thou shalt come upºª against² my peopleº of Israel,º as a cloudº to coverºª the land;º it shall be² in the latterº days,º and I will bringºª thee against² my land,º that² the heathenº may knowºª me, when I shall be sanctifiedºª in thee, O Gog,º before their eyes.º 17 Thus² saithºª the Lordº GOD;º [Art] thou² he² of whom² I have spokenºª in oldº timeº byº my servantsº the prophetsº of Israel,º which prophesiedºª in those² daysº [many] yearsº that I would bringºª thee against² them? 18 And it shall come to pass² at the same² timeº whenº Gogº shall comeºª against² the landº of Israel,º saithºª the Lordº GOD,º [that] my furyº shall come upºª in my face.º 19 For in my jealousyº [and] in the fireº of my wrathº have I spoken,ºª Surely²² in that² dayº there shall be² a greatº shakingº in² the landº of Israel;º 20 So that the fishesº of the sea,º and the fowlsº of the heaven,º and the beastsº of the field,º and all² creeping thingsº that creepºª upon² the earth,º and all² the menº that² [are] upon² the faceº of the earth,º shall shakeºª at my presence,º² and the mountainsº shall be thrown down,ºª and the steep placesº shall fall,ºª and every² wallº shall fallºª to the ground.º 21 And I will call¹ª for² a swordº against² him throughout all² my mountains,º saithºª the Lordº GOD:º every man'sº swordº shall be² against his brother.º 22 And I will pleadºª against² him with pestilenceº and with blood;º and I will rainºª upon² him, and upon² his bands,º and upon² the manyº peopleº that² [are] with² him, an overflowingºª rain,º and great hailstones,ºº fire,º and brimstone.º 23 Thus will I magnify¹ª myself,² and sanctify¹ª myself;² and I will be knownºª in the eyesº of manyº nations,º and they shall knowºª that² I² [am] the LORD.º

[14] Is 4:1; Jr 23:6; Ezk 37:28; 38:8, 11; Zc 2:5, 8.
[15] Ezk 38:4, 6; 39:2; Dn 11:40; Jol 3:2; Zp 3:8; Zc 12:2; 14:2; Rv 16:14, 16; 20:8.
[16] Ex 14:4; Dt 31:29; 1S 17:45; 2K 19:19; Ps 83:17; Is 2:2; Ezk 36:23; 38:8, 9, 23; 39:21; Dn 2:28; 3:24; 4:32; 6:15; 10:14; Ho 3:5; Mi 4:1; 7:15; Mt 6:9; 1Ti 4:1; 2Ti 3:1.
[17] Ps 110:5; Is 27:1; 34:1; 63:1; 66:15; Ezk 38:10, 16; Dn 11:40; Jol 3:9; Zc 12:2; 14:1.
[18] Dt 32:22; Ps 18:7; 89:46; Ezk 36:5; Na 1:2; He 12:29.
[19] Dt 29:20; Is 42:13; Ezk 39:25; Jol 2:18; 3:16; Hg 2:6, 21; Zc 1:14; He 12:26; Rv 11:13; 16:18, 20.
[20] Is 30:25; Jr 4:23; Ho 4:3; Na 1:4; Zc 14:4; 2Co 10:4; Rv 6:12.
[21] Jg 7:22; 1S 14:20; 2Ch 20:23; Ps 105:16; Ezk 14:17; Hg 2:22.
[22] Gn 19:24; Ex 9:22; Jsh 10:11; Ps 11:6; 18:12; 77:16; Is 28:17; 29:6; 30:30; 66:16; Jr 25:31; Ezk 5:17; 13:11; Zc 14:12; Mt 7:27; Rv 16:21.
[23] Ps 9:16; Ezk 36:23; 37:28; 38:16; 39:7, 13, 27; Rv 15:3; 19:1.


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