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, 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. I 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. 5Soldiers from Persia, Ethiopia and Libya will be there with your army. They all have shields and helmets. 6All the soldiers from Gomer will join you. An army from Beth Togarmah will also come with all its soldiers from far away in the north. So armies from many nations will be 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 29:4But I will put hooks into your mouth and catch you. I will cause the fish in your streams to hang on your scales. I will pull you out from the streams with all those fish on you.
• Ezekiel 39:2I will turn you around and I will pull you along. I will bring you from the far away places in the north to attack the mountains of Israel.
• 2 Kings 19:28Yes, you do shout at me! And I have heard all your proud noise. So I will put my hook in your nose. I will tie a rope to your mouth. Then I will pull you back home by the same way that you came.”
• Isaiah 37:29Yes, you do shout at me! And I have heard all your proud noise. So I will put my hook in your nose. I will tie a rope to your mouth. Then I will pull you back home by the same way that you came.”
• Ezekiel 38:15You will come from your country far away in the north. You will bring many soldiers with you. All of them will be riding on horses. They will be a great army of many soldiers.
• Daniel 11:40At the time of the end, the king of the south will attack him. The king of the north will fight against him very strongly. He will march out quickly with chariots and soldiers who ride on horses. He will also have many ships. His army will attack many countries. He will go through those countries like a strong flood of water.
• Ezekiel 23:12She, too, wanted Assyrian men to be her lovers. They were army officers and leaders. They were brave soldiers in beautiful clothes. Some of them rode on horses. They were all strong young men.
• 1 Chronicles 12:8Many soldiers from Gad's tribe joined David's army at his strong place in the desert. These men were brave soldiers who knew how to fight well. They could use shields and spears. They could fight like lions. They could run as fast as deer on the mountains.
• 2 Chronicles 25:5Then Amaziah brought all the people of Judah together. For each of their clans he chose officers to lead groups of 1,000 men and groups of 100 men. He did that for the clans of Judah's tribe and the clans of Benjamin's tribe. He counted all the men who were 20 years old or older who could fight with spears and shields. There were 300,000 of them.
• Jeremiah 46:9So ride your horses quickly into the battle! Drive your chariots as fast as they will go! Tell your soldiers to march forward into the battle. Send your soldiers of Ethiopia and Libya who carry shields. Send your soldiers of Lydia who have bows and arrows.

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