Eze 38 | ABEn | STEP | And [ 3 came 1 the word 2 of the lord ] to me, saying,

‏ Ezekiel 38

CHAPTER 38 The Nations Gather for War

1 And [³came ¹the word ²of the lord] to me, saying, 2 O son of man, firmly fix your face against Gog, and the land of Magog, ruler of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal, and prophesy against him! 3 And say! Thus says the Lord the lord; Behold, I am against you ruler of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal. 4 And I will lead you about, and I will put a bridle into your jaws. And I will gather you, and all your force -- horses and horsemen, [²putting on ³chest- plates ¹all]; [²gathering ¹a great] -- small shields and helmets and swords; 5 Persians, and Ethiopians, and Libyans; all with helmets and small shields. 6 Gomer and all the ones around him; the house of Togarmah from the extreme north, and all the ones around him; and [²nations ¹many] with you. 7 Be prepared! Prepare yourself! you and all your gathering being brought together with you. And you will be to me for an advance guard. 8 After [²days ¹many more] he shall be prepared, and upon the latter end of years he shall come unto the land returning from swords being gathered from many nations upon the land of Israel, which was desolate wholly. And this one [²from out of ³nations ¹comes forth]; and they shall dwell in peace all together. 9 And you shall ascend as rain, and shall come as a cloud to cover up the land -- and you shall be, and all the ones around you, and [²nations ¹many] with you. 10 Thus says the Lord the lord; And it will be in that day [²will ascend ¹things] upon your heart, and you shall consider [²devices ¹wicked]. 11 And you shall say, I will ascend upon the land having been thrown away; I will come upon ones being still at rest, and living in peace, all dwelling in a land in which no [²exists ¹wall], nor bars, and [²doors ¹there are no] among them; 12 to plunder plunder, and to despoil spoils, to turn my hand against the place having been made desolate which was settled, and against a nation being gathered from many nations, having produced possessions, dwelling upon the navel of the earth. 13 Sheba, and Dedan, and merchants of Carthage, and all their towns shall say to you, For plunder [³to plunder ¹you ²come], and to despoil spoils. You gathered together your gathering to take silver and gold, to carry away property, to despoil [²spoils ¹great]. 14 On account of this, prophesy O son of man, and say to Gog! Thus says the lord; Will you not in that day, in the settling of my people Israel in peace, arise? 15 And you shall come from out of your place, from the extreme of the north, and [²nations ¹many] with you, [²riders ³having horses ¹all], [²gathering ¹a great], and a great force.

Gog Shall Ascend against Israel

16 And you shall ascend against my people Israel as a cloud to cover the land. At the latter end of the days it will be. And I will lead you against my land, that [⁴shall know ¹all ²the ³nations] me, in my being sanctified among you before them. 17 Thus says the Lord the lord; O Gog, you are concerning of whom I spoke about [²days ¹in former], by the hand of my servants the prophets of Israel, the ones prophesying in those days and years, to lead you unto them. 18 And it will be in that day, in the day which ever [²should come ¹Gog] against the land of Israel, says the Lord the lord, [²shall ascend ¹my rage]. 19 And my zeal in fire of my anger I spoke. Assuredly, in that day there will be [²quake ¹a great] upon the land of Israel. 20 And [⁵shall shake ⁶before ⁷my face ¹the ²fishes ³of the ⁴sea], and the birds of the heaven, and the wild beasts of the plain, and all the reptiles crawling upon the earth, and all the men upon the face of the earth. And [³shall tear ¹the ²mountains], and [³shall fall ¹the ²ravines], and every wall upon the land shall fall. 21 And I will call upon him every fear, says the lord. The sword of a man [²against ³his brother ¹will be]. 22 And I will judge him by plague, and blood, and [²rain ¹flooding], and stones of hail; and fire and sulphur I will rain upon him, and upon all the ones with him, and upon [²nations ¹many] with him. 23 And I will be magnified, and I will be sanctified, and I will be glorified, and I shall be known before many nations, and they shall know that I am the lord.