Ezekiel 38:2

Ezekiel 38:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him,
• New International Version (NIV)“Son of man, set your face against Gog, of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshek and Tubal; prophesy against him
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Son of man, set your face toward Gog, of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Son of man, set your face against Gog, of the land of Magog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal, and prophesy against him,

Context of Ezekiel 38:2

1The Lord gave this message to me: ‘Son of man, turn and look towards Gog, in the land of Magog. He is the most important prince of Meshech and Tubal. Speak my message to warn him. 3Say, “This is what the Almighty Lord says: I am your enemy, Gog, prince of Meshech and Tubal. 4I will turn you around. I will put hooks into your mouth and catch you. I will take hold of you and your great army, with its horses and their riders. I will take hold of all your soldiers, who are ready to fight with their swords and their shields. I will pull them all away.

Ezekiel 38:2 word by word

בֶּן־אָדָ֗ם שִׂ֤ים פָּנֶ֙יךָ֙ אֶל־גּוֹג֙ אֶ֣רֶץ הַמָּג֔וֹג נְשִׂ֕יא רֹ֖אשׁ מֶ֣שֶׁךְ וְתֻבָ֑ל וְהִנָּבֵ֖א עָלָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• setשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
• thy faceפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• against Gogגּוֹגgôg · GogH1463
• the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of Magogמָגוֹגmâgôg · MagogH4031
• the chiefרֹאשׁrô'sh · princeH7218
• princeנָשִׂיאnâώîy' nâώi' · leaderH5387
• of Meshechמֶ֫שֶׁךְmeshek · MeshechH4902
• and Tubalתּוּבַלtûbal tûbal · TubalH8422
• and prophesyנָבָאnâbâ' · to prophesyH5012

Cross-references for Ezekiel 38:2

• Ezekiel 2:1The voice said to me, ‘Son of man, you must stand up on your feet. Then I will speak to you.’
• Ezekiel 39:1‘Son of man, you must tell my message to Gog to warn him. Say to him, “This is what the Almighty Lord says: Listen! I am your enemy, Gog, prince of Meshech and Tubal.
• Ezekiel 6:2‘Son of man, look towards the mountains of Israel. Tell them my message to warn them.
• Ezekiel 20:46‘Son of man, look towards the south. Speak my message to the people there. Warn the forests in the dry land of the south.
• Ezekiel 25:2‘Son of man, look towards the people in Ammon. You must tell them my message to warn them.
• Ezekiel 35:2‘Son of man, look towards Mount Seir. Then speak my message to warn it.
• Revelation 20:8Satan will then go and deceive people in nations everywhere in the world. He will make them believe him. Those nations are God's enemies, Gog and Magog. Satan will bring them together to fight a war against God's people. Satan's army has many people, as much as the sand on the shore of the sea.
• Genesis 10:2These are the sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech and Tiras.
• 1 Chronicles 1:5Japheth's sons were: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech and Tiras.
• Ezekiel 27:13Traders from Greece, Tubal and Meshech also came to buy things from you. They paid you with slaves and with things made of bronze.
• Ezekiel 32:26Meshech and Tubal are also there in their graves, with their soldiers all around. When they were alive, they made people very afraid. Now they have all died in battle and none of them belongs to God.
• Isaiah 66:19I will do a great thing among them, to show them my power. I will send some of the people who are still alive to other nations. They will go to: Tarshish, Libya, Lydia (where their soldiers shoot arrows very well), Tubal, Greece, and lands far away, where people have never heard about me and they do not know how great I am. Those people will tell other nations about my great glory.’

Commentaries on Ezekiel 38:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog - This is allowed to be the most difficult prophecy in the Old Testament. It is difficult to us, because we know not the king nor people intended by it: but I am satisfied they were well known by these names in the time that the prophet wrote. I have already remarked in the introduction to this book that there are but two opinions on this subject that appear to be at all probable: That which makes…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Gog … - Gog of the land of Magog, prince of Rosh, Meshech and Tubal. “Gog” is here the name of a captain from “the land of Magog” (compare Genesis 10:2) the name of a people of the north, placed between “Gomer” (the Cimmerians) and “Madai” (the Medes). In the History of Assurbanipal from cuneiform inscriptions, a chief of the Saka (Scythians), called Ga -a -gi is identified by some with Gog. Rosh, if a proper name, occurs in this connection only.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-6Gog would lead a group of seven nations from all over the world. The numbers seven and four symbolize completeness, showing an unbeatable alliance from every direction. Magog, Meshech, Tubal, Gomer, and Beth-togarmah were in the north, in Anatolia and beyond the Black Sea. Persia was to the east, Ethiopia to the south, and Libya to the west.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-23The objections to a literal interpretation of the prophecy are--(1) The ideal nature of the name Gog, which is the root of Magog, the only kindred name found in Scripture or history. (2) The nations congregated are selected from places most distant from Israel, and from one another, and therefore most unlikely to act in concert (Persians and Libyans, &c.). (3) The whole spoil of Israel could not have given a handful to a tithe of their number, or…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 38:2

• Magog
• Meshech
• Rosh
• Tubal

In the dictionaries

• Meshech
• Tubal
• Meshech; Mesech
• Son of man
• Ezekiel, Book of
• Gog
• Rosh
• Ezekiel
• Joel (2)
• Magog

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