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 to Gog from the land of Magog. He is the chief prince of ⌞the nations of⌟ Meshech and Tubal. Prophesy against him. 3Tell him, ‘This is what the Almighty Lord says: I am against you, Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. I will turn you around and put hooks in your jaws. I will lead you out with all your military forces, with horses and riders. Your soldiers will be fully armed. They will carry large and small shields and be able to use swords. 5Persia, Sudan, and Put will be with you. They, too, will have shields and helmets. 6Gomer will come with all its troops and with the nation of Togarmah from the far north. There will be many armies 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 29:4“ ‘I will put hooks in your jaws and make the fish in the Nile River stick to your scales. I will pull you out of your river with all the fish in the Nile sticking to your scales.
• Ezekiel 39:2I will turn you around and lead you. I will bring you from the far north and have you attack the mountains of Israel.
• 2 Kings 19:28Since you rage against me and your boasting has reached my ears, I will put my hook in your nose and my bridle in your mouth. I will make you go back the way you came.
• Isaiah 37:29Since you rage against me and your boasting has reached my ears, I will put my hook in your nose and my bridle in your mouth. I will make you go back the way you came.
• Ezekiel 38:15You will come from your place in the far north and many armies will be with you. All of you will ride on horses. You will be a large crowd and a mighty army.
• Daniel 11:40“In the end times the southern king will attack him. The northern king will rush at him like a storm with chariots, horses, and many ships. He will invade countries, overwhelm them, and pass through their land.
• Ezekiel 23:12She lusted after the Assyrians who were nearby. They were governors and commanders in full dress. They were mounted horsemen, all of them desirable young men.
• 1 Chronicles 12:8Some men left Gad to join David at the fortified camp in the desert. They were warriors, trained soldiers, able to fight with shields and spears. They looked like lions and were as fast as gazelles on the hills.
• 2 Chronicles 25:5Amaziah called the people of Judah together and assigned them by families to regiment and battalion commanders for all of Judah and Benjamin. He organized those who were at least 20 years old and found that he had 300,000 of the best men for the army, those who could handle a spear and a shield.
• Jeremiah 46:9Go into battle, you horsemen. Drive wildly, you chariot drivers. March into battle, you warriors, you warriors from Sudan and Put who carry shields, you warriors from Lydia who use 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