Ezekiel 38:4

Ezekiel 38:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords:
• New International Version (NIV)I will turn you around, put hooks in your jaws and bring you out with your whole army—your horses, your horsemen fully armed, and a great horde with large and small shields, all of them brandishing their swords.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And I will turn you about and put hooks into your jaws, and I will bring you out, and all your army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed in full armor, a great host, all of them with buckler and shield, wielding swords.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I will turn you around, put hooks into your jaws, and lead you out, with all your army, horses, and horsemen, all splendidly clothed, a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords.

Context of Ezekiel 38:4

2“Son of man, face Gog, of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. Prophesy against him 3and say, ‘This is what the Lord God says: Look, I am against you, Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. I will turn you around, put hooks in your jaws, and bring you out with all your army, including horses and riders, who are all splendidly dressed, a huge assembly armed with large and small shields, all of them brandishing swords. 5Persia, Cush, and Put are with them, all of them with shields and helmets; 6Gomer with all its troops; and Beth-togarmah from the remotest parts of the north along with all its troops — many peoples are with you.

Ezekiel 38:4 word by word

וְשׁ֣וֹבַבְתִּ֔יךָ וְנָתַתִּ֥י חַחִ֖ים בִּלְחָיֶ֑יךָ וְהוֹצֵאתִי֩ אוֹתְךָ֨ וְאֶת־כָּל־חֵילֶ֜ךָ סוּסִ֣ים וּפָרָשִׁ֗ים לְבֻשֵׁ֤י מִכְלוֹל֙ כֻּלָּ֔ם קָהָ֥ל רָב֙ צִנָּ֣ה וּמָגֵ֔ן תֹּפְשֵׂ֥י חֲרָב֖וֹת כֻּלָּֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And I will turn thee backשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• and putנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
• hooksחַחchâch châchîy · hookH2397
• into thy jawsלְחִיlechîy · jawH3895
• and I will bring thee forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: sendH3318
• and all thine armyחַ֫יִלchayil · armyH2428
• horsesסוּסsûs sûs · horseH5483
• and horsemenפָּרָשׁpârâsh · horsemanH6571
• all of them clothedלָבֵשׁlâbash lâbêsh · to clotheH3847
• with all sortsמִכְלוֹלmiklôl · perfectionH4358
• a greatרַבrab · manyH7227
• companyקָהָלqâhâl · assemblyH6951
• bucklersצִנָּהtsinnâh · shieldH6793
• and shieldsמָגֵןmâgên meginnâh · shieldH4043
• all of them handlingתָּפַשׂtâphaώ · to captureH8610
• swordsחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719

Cross-references for Ezekiel 38:4

• Ezekiel 29:4I will put hooks in your jaws and make the fish of your streams cling to your scales. I will haul you up from the middle of your Nile, and all the fish of your streams will cling to your scales.
• Ezekiel 39:2I will turn you around, drive you on, and lead you up from the remotest parts of the north. I will bring you against the mountains of Israel.
• 2 Kings 19:28Because your raging against me and your arrogance have reached my ears, I will put my hook in your nose and my bit in your mouth; I will make you go back the way you came.
• Isaiah 37:29Because your raging against me and your arrogance have reached my ears, I will put my hook in your nose and my bit in your mouth; I will make you go back the way you came.
• Ezekiel 38:15and come from your place in the remotest parts of the north — you and many peoples with you, who are all riding horses — a huge assembly, a powerful army?
• Daniel 11:40“At the time of the end, the king of the South will engage him in battle, but the king of the North will storm against him with chariots, horsemen, and many ships. He will invade countries and sweep through them like a flood.
• Ezekiel 23:12She lusted after the Assyrians: governors and prefects, warriors splendidly dressed, horsemen riding on steeds, all of them desirable young men.
• 1 Chronicles 12:8Some Gadites defected to David at his stronghold in the desert. They were valiant warriors, trained for battle, expert with shield and spear. Their faces were like the faces of lions, and they were as swift as gazelles on the mountains.
• 2 Chronicles 25:5Then Amaziah gathered Judah and assembled them according to ancestral families, according to commanders of thousands, and according to commanders of hundreds. He numbered those twenty years old or more for all Judah and Benjamin. He found there to be three hundred thousand fit young men who could serve in the army, bearing spear and shield.
• Jeremiah 46:9Rise up, you cavalry! Race furiously, you chariots! Let the warriors march out — Cush and Put, who are able to handle shields, and the men of Lud, who are able to handle and string the bow.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 38:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4I will turn thee back - Thy enterprise shall fail.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4With all sorts - Or, “gorgeously;” see the marginal reference. Omit “of armor.”Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4Gog’s rebellion would remain fully under God’s control. Gog and his army would think they were acting freely and attacking on their own. In reality, God would control their actions. They would be like prisoners led away with hooks in their jaws (compare Ezekiel 29:4).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. turn thee back--as a refractory wild beast, which thinks to take its own way, but is bent by a superior power to turn on a course which must end in its destruction. Satan shall be, by overruling Providence, permitted to deceive them to their ruin (Re 20:7, 8). hooks into thy jaws--(Eze 29:4; 2Ki 19:28).Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 38:4

• Hooks
• Shield

In the dictionaries

• Ezekiel, Book of
• Gog
• Hook
• Armor; Arms
• Company
• Ezekiel
• Gorgeous; Gorgeously
• Hunting
• Nose; Nostrils

Commentaries on Ezekiel 38

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings