Berean Standard Bible

Ezekiel 38

1And the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961to meאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2“Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,setשִׂ֤יםsimH7760your faceפָּנֶ֙יךָ֙pa.Nei.khaH6440againstאֶל־'el-H413Gogגּוֹג֙goyGH1463of the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Magogהַמָּג֔וֹגha.ma.GogH4031,the chiefרֹ֖אשׁroshH7218princeנְשִׂ֕יאne.Si'H5387of Meshechמֶ֣שֶׁךְMe.shekhH4902and Tubalוְתֻבָ֑לve.tu.ValH8422.Prophesyוְהִנָּבֵ֖אve.hi.na.Ve'H5012against himעָלָֽיו׃'a.LavH5921

3and declareוְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔ve.'A.mar.taH559that this is whatכֹּ֥הkohH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559:Beholdהִנְנִ֤יhi.NiH2005,I am against youאֵלֶ֙יךָ֙'e.Lei.khaH413,O Gogגּ֔וֹגGogH1463,chiefרֹ֖אשׁroshH7218princeנְשִׂ֕יאne.Si'H5387of Meshechמֶ֥שֶׁךְMe.shekhH4902and Tubalוְתֻבָֽל׃ve.tu.ValH8422.

4I will turn you aroundוְשׁ֣וֹבַבְתִּ֔יךָve.Shoav.Ti.khaH7725,putוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414hooksחַחִ֖יםcha.ChimH2397in your jawsבִּלְחָיֶ֑יךָbil.cha.Yei.khaH3895,and bring you outוְהוֹצֵאתִי֩ve.ho.tze.TiH3318אוֹתְךָ֨'ot.KhaH853וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853with allכָּל־kol-H3605your armyחֵילֶ֜ךָchei.Le.khaH2428—your horsesסוּסִ֣יםsu.SimH5483,your horsemenוּפָרָשִׁ֗יםu.fa.ra.ShimH6571in fullכֻּלָּ֔םku.LamH3605armorלְבֻשֵׁ֤י מִכְלוֹל֙le.vu.Shei mikh.lOlH3847 H4358, anda greatרָב֙ravH7227companyקָהָ֥לka.HalH6951armed with shieldsצִנָּ֣הtzi.NahH6793and bucklersוּמָגֵ֔ןu.ma.GenH4043,allכֻּלָּֽם׃ku.LamH3605brandishingתֹּפְשֵׂ֥יto.fe.SeiH8610their swordsחֲרָב֖וֹתcha.ra.VotH2719.

5Persiaפָּרַ֛סpa.RasH6539,Cushכּ֥וּשׁkushH3568,and Putוּפ֖וּטu.FutH6316will accompany themאִתָּ֑ם'i.TamH854,allכֻּלָּ֖םku.LamH3605with shieldsמָגֵ֥ןma.GenH4043and helmetsוְכוֹבָֽע׃ve.kho.Va'H3553,

6as well asGomerגֹּ֚מֶרGo.merH1586with allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605its troopsאֲגַפֶּ֔יהָ'a.ga.Pei.haH102,and Beth-togarmahבֵּ֚ית תּֽוֹגַרְמָ֔הbeit to.gar.MahH1004 H8425from the farיַרְכְּתֵ֥יyar.ke.TeiH3411northצָפ֖וֹןtza.FonH6828וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853with allכָּל־kol-H3605its troopsאֲגַפָּ֑יו'a.ga.PavH102—the manyרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227nationsעַמִּ֥ים'a.MimH5971with youאִתָּֽךְ׃'i.TakhH854.

7Get readyהִכֹּן֙hi.KonH3559;prepareוְהָכֵ֣ןve.ha.KhenH3559yourself,youאַתָּ֕ה'a.TahH859and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605your companyקְהָלֶ֖ךָke.ha.Le.chaH6951gatheredהַנִּקְהָלִ֣יםha.nik.ha.LimH6950around youעָלֶ֑יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921;you will beוְהָיִ֥יתָve.ha.Yi.taH1961theirguardלְמִשְׁמָֽר׃le.mish.MarH4929.

8After a longרַבִּים֮ra.BimH7227timeמִיָּמִ֣יםmi.ya.MimH3117you will be summonedתִּפָּקֵד֒ti.pa.KedH6485.In the latterבְּאַחֲרִ֨יתbe.'a.cha.RitH319yearsהַשָּׁנִ֜יםha.sha.NimH8141you will enterתָּב֣וֹא׀ אֶל־ta.Vo' 'el-H935 H413a landאֶ֣רֶץ׀'E.retzH776that has recoveredמְשׁוֹבֶ֣בֶתme.sho.Ve.vetH7725from warמֵחֶ֗רֶבme.Che.revH2719, whose peoplewere gatheredמְקֻבֶּ֙צֶת֙me.ku.Be.tzetH6908from manyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227nationsמֵעַמִּ֣יםme.'a.MimH5971toעַ֚ל'alH5921the mountainsהָרֵ֣יha.ReiH2022of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834had longתָּמִ֑ידta.MidH8548beenהָי֥וּha.YuH1961desolateלְחָרְבָּ֖הle.cha.re.BahH2723.Theyוְהִיא֙ve.Hi'H1931had been brought outהוּצָ֔אָהhu.Tza.'ahH3318from the nationsמֵעַמִּ֣יםme.'a.MimH5971,and allכֻּלָּֽם׃ku.LamH3605now dwellוְיָשְׁב֥וּve.ya.she.VuH3427securelyלָבֶ֖טַחla.Ve.tachH983.

9Youאַתָּה֙'a.TahH859and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605your troopsאֲגַפֶּ֔יךָ'a.ga.Pei.khaH102,and manyרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227peoplesוְעַמִּ֥יםve.'a.MimH5971with youאוֹתָֽךְ׃ ס'o.TakhH854will go upוְעָלִ֙יתָ֙ve.'a.Li.taH5927,advancingתָב֔וֹאta.Vo'H935like a thunderstormכַּשֹּׁאָ֣הka.sho.'AhH7722;you will beתִּֽהְיֶ֑הtih.YehH1961like a cloudכֶּעָנָ֛ןke.'a.NanH6051coveringלְכַסּ֥וֹתle.kha.SotH3680the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776.

10This is whatכֹּ֥הkohH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069saysאָמַ֖ר וְהָיָ֣ה׀'a.Mar ve.ha.YahH559 H1961:On thatהַה֗וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,thoughtsדְבָרִים֙de.va.RimH1697will ariseיַעֲל֤וּya.'a.LuH5927inעַל־'al-H5921your mindלְבָבֶ֔ךָle.va.Ve.khaH3824,and you will deviseוְחָשַׁבְתָּ֖ve.cha.shav.TaH2803an evilרָעָֽה׃ra.'AhH7451planמַחֲשֶׁ֥בֶתma.cha.She.vetH4284.

11You will sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֗ve.'a.mar.TaH559, ‘I will go upאֶֽעֱלֶה֙'e.'e.LehH5927againstעַל־'al-H5921a landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of unwalled villagesפְּרָז֔וֹתpe.ra.ZotH6519;I will come againstאָבוֹא֙'a.Vo'H935a quiet peopleהַשֹּׁ֣קְטִ֔יםha.Sho.ke.TimH8252who dwellיֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427securelyלָבֶ֑טַחla.Ve.tachH983,allכֻּלָּ֗םku.LamH3605of them livingיֹֽשְׁבִים֙yo.she.VimH3427withoutבְּאֵ֣יןbe.'EinH369wallsחוֹמָ֔הcho.MahH2346orאֵ֥ין'einH369barsוּבְרִ֥יחַu.ve.Ri.achH1280or gatesוּדְלָתַ֖יִםu.de.la.Ta.yimH1817—

12in order to seizeלִשְׁלֹ֥לlish.LolH7997the spoilשָׁלָ֖לsha.LalH7998and carry off the plunderוְלָבֹ֣ז בַּ֑זve.la.Voz BazH962 H957,to turnלְהָשִׁ֨יבle.ha.ShivH7725a handיָדְךָ֜ya.de.KhaH3027againstעַל־'al-H5921the desolate placesחֳרָב֣וֹתcho.ra.VotH2723now inhabitedנוֹשָׁבֹ֗תno.sha.VotH3427and againstוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413a peopleעַם֙'amH5971gatheredמְאֻסָּ֣ףme.'u.SafH622from the nationsמִגּוֹיִ֔םmi.go.YimH1471,who have acquiredעֹשֶׂה֙'o.SehH6213livestockמִקְנֶ֣הmik.NehH4735and possessionsוְקִנְיָ֔ןve.kin.YanH7075and who liveיֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427atעַל־'al-H5921the centerטַבּ֥וּרta.BurH2872of the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.’

13Shebaשְׁבָ֡אshe.Va'H7614and Dedanוּ֠דְדָןU.de.donH1719and the merchantsוְסֹחֲרֵ֨יve.so.cha.ReiH5503of Tarshishתַרְשִׁ֤ישׁtar.ShishH8659with allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605its villagesכְּפִרֶ֙יהָ֙ke.fi.Rei.haH3715will askיֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.RuH559, ‘Have youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859comeבָ֔אVa'H935to captureהֲלִשְׁלֹ֤לha.lish.LolH7997the plunderשָׁלָל֙sha.LalH7998?Have you assembledהִקְהַ֣לְתָּhik.Hal.taH6950your hordesקְהָלֶ֑ךָke.ha.Le.chaH6951to carry awayהֲלָבֹ֥זha.la.VozH962lootבַּ֖זbazH957,to make offלָשֵׂ֣את׀la.SetH5375with silverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701and goldוְזָהָ֗בve.za.HavH2091,to takeלָקַ֙חַת֙la.Ka.chatH3947cattleמִקְנֶ֣הmik.NehH4735and goodsוְקִנְיָ֔ןve.kin.YanH7075,to seizeלִשְׁלֹ֖לlish.LolH7997greatגָּדֽוֹל׃ סga.DolH1419spoilשָׁלָ֥לsha.LalH7998?’

14Thereforeלָכֵן֙la.KhenH3651prophesyהִנָּבֵ֣אhi.na.Ve'H5012,sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120,and tellוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559Gogלְג֔וֹגle.GogH1463that this is whatכֹּ֥הkohH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559:On thatהַה֗וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117when My peopleעַמִּ֧י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478are dwellingבְּשֶׁ֨בֶתbe.She.vetH3427securelyלָבֶ֖טַחla.Ve.tachH983,will you notהֲל֣וֹא׀ha.Lo'H3808take notice of thisתֵּדָֽע׃te.Da'H3045?

15And you will comeוּבָ֤אתָu.Va.taH935from your placeמִמְּקֽוֹמְךָ֙mi.me.kom.ChaH4725out of the farמִיַּרְכְּתֵ֣יmi.yar.ke.TeiH3411northצָפ֔וֹןtza.FonH6828—youאַתָּ֕ה'a.TahH859and manyרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227peoplesוְעַמִּ֥יםve.'a.MimH5971with youאִתָּ֑ךְ'i.TakhH854,allכֻּלָּ֔םku.LamH3605ridingרֹכְבֵ֤יro.khe.VeiH7392horsesסוּסִים֙su.SimH5483—a mightyגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419hordeקָהָ֥לka.HalH6951,a hugeרָֽב׃RavH7227armyוְחַ֥יִלve.Cha.yilH2428.

16You will advanceוְעָלִ֙יתָ֙ve.'a.Li.taH5927againstעַל־'al-H5921My peopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478like a cloudכֶּֽעָנָ֖ןke.'a.NanH6051coveringלְכַסּ֣וֹתle.kha.SotH3680the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776.It will happenתִּֽהְיֶ֗הtih.YehH1961in the latterבְּאַחֲרִ֨יתbe.'a.cha.RitH319daysהַיָּמִ֜יםhai.ya.MimH3117,O Gogגּֽוֹג׃ סGogH1463,that I will bring youוַהֲבִאוֹתִ֙יךָ֙va.ha.vi.'o.Ti.khaH935againstעַל־'al-H5921My landאַרְצִ֔י'ar.TziH776,so thatלְמַעַן֩le.ma.'AnH4616the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֜םha.go.YimH1471may knowדַּ֨עַתDa.'atH3045Meאֹתִ֗י'o.TiH853when I show Myself holyבְּהִקָּדְשִׁ֥יbe.hi.ka.de.ShiH6942in youbefore their eyesלְעֵינֵיהֶ֖םle.'ei.nei.HemH5869.

17This is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֗הYah.wehH3069saysאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559:Are youהַֽאַתָּה־ha.'a.tah-H859the oneה֨וּאhu'H1931of whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I have spokenדִּבַּ֜רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696in formerקַדְמוֹנִ֗יםkad.mo.NimH6931daysבְּיָמִ֣יםbe.ya.MimH3117throughבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027My servantsעֲבָדַי֙'a.va.DaiH5650,the prophetsנְבִיאֵ֣יne.vi.'EiH5030of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,who in thoseהָהֵ֖םha.HemH1992timesבַּיָּמִ֥יםbai.ya.MimH3117prophesiedהַֽנִּבְּאִ֛יםha.ni.be.'ImH5012for yearsשָׁנִ֑יםsha.NimH8141that I would bringלְהָבִ֥יאle.ha.Vi'H935youאֹתְךָ֖'o.te.KhaH853against themעֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ ס'a.lei.HemH5921?

18Nowוְהָיָ֣ה׀ve.ha.YahH1961on thatהַה֗וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117בְּי֨וֹםbe.YomH3117when Gogגוֹג֙goyGH1463comesבּ֥וֹאBo'H935againstעַל־'al-H5921the landאַדְמַ֣ת'ad.MatH127of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069,My wrathחֲמָתִ֖י בְּאַפִּֽי׃cha.ma.Ti be.'a.PiH2534 H639will flare upתַּעֲלֶ֥הta.'a.LehH5927.

19In My zealוּבְקִנְאָתִ֥יu.ve.kin.'a.TiH7068and fieryבְאֵשׁ־ve.'esh-H784rageעֶבְרָתִ֖י'ev.ra.TiH5678I proclaimדִּבַּ֑רְתִּי אִם־ לֹ֣א׀di.Bar.ti 'im- lo'H1696 H518 H3808that on thatהַה֗וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117there will beיִֽהְיֶה֙yih.YehH1961a greatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419earthquakeרַ֣עַשׁRa.'ashH7494inעַ֖ל'alH5921the landאַדְמַ֥ת'ad.MatH127of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

20The fishדְּגֵ֣יde.GeiH1709of the seaהַיָּם֩hai.YamH3220,the birdsוְע֨וֹףve.'ofH5775of the airהַשָּׁמַ֜יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,the beastsוְחַיַּ֣תve.chai.YatH2416of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֗הha.sa.DehH7704,everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605creatureהָרֶ֙מֶשׂ֙ha.Re.mesH7431that crawlsהָרֹמֵ֣שׂha.ro.MesH7430uponעַל־'al-H5921the groundהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127,and allוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605mankindהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834onעַל־'al-H5921the faceמִפָּנַ֡יmi.pa.NaiH6440of the earthהָאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127will trembleוְרָעֲשׁ֣וּve.ra.'a.ShuH7493at My presenceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440.The mountainsהֶהָרִ֗יםhe.ha.RimH2022will be thrown downוְנֶהֶרְס֣וּve.ne.her.SuH2040,the cliffsהַמַּדְרֵג֔וֹתha.mad.re.GotH4095will collapseוְנָֽפְלוּ֙ve.na.fe.LuH5307,and everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605wallחוֹמָ֖הcho.MahH2346will fallתִּפּֽוֹל׃ti.PolH5307to the groundלָאָ֥רֶץla.'A.retzH776.

21And I will summonוְקָרָ֨אתִיve.ka.Ra.tiH7121a swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719against Gogעָלָ֤יו'a.LavH5921on allלְכָל־le.kholH3605My mountainsהָרַי֙ha.RaiH2022,declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069,and every man’sאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376swordחֶ֥רֶבChe.revH2719will beתִּֽהְיֶֽה׃Tih.YehH1961against his brotherבְּאָחִ֥יוbe.'a.ChivH251.

22I will execute judgmentוְנִשְׁפַּטְתִּ֥יve.nish.pa.TiH8199upon himאִתּ֖וֹ'i.ToH854with plagueבְּדֶ֣בֶרbe.De.verH1698and bloodshedוּבְדָ֑םu.ve.DamH1818.I will pour outאַמְטִ֤יר'am.TirH4305torrentsשׁוֹטֵף֩sho.TefH7857of rainוְגֶ֣שֶׁםve.Ge.shemH1653,hailstonesוְאַבְנֵ֨י אֶלְגָּבִ֜ישׁve.'av.Nei 'el.ga.VishH68 H417,fireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784,and sulfurוְגָפְרִ֗יתve.ga.fe.RitH1614on himעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921and onוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921his troopsאֲגַפָּ֔יו'a.ga.PavH102and onוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921the manyרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227nationsעַמִּ֥ים'a.MimH5971אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834with himאִתּֽוֹ׃'i.ToH854.

23I will magnifyוְהִתְגַּדִּלְתִּי֙ve.hit.ga.dil.TiH1431and sanctify Myselfוְהִתְקַדִּשְׁתִּ֔יve.hit.ka.dish.TiH6942,and I will reveal Myselfוְנ֣וֹדַעְתִּ֔יve.No.da'.TiH3045in the sightלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869of manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227nationsגּוֹיִ֣םgo.YimH1471.Then they will knowוְיָדְע֖וּve.ya.de.'UH3045thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 38