Ezekiel 38:3

Ezekiel 38:3 in other versions

• New International Version (NIV)and say: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am against you, Gog, chief prince of Meshek and Tubal.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and say, Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I am against you, O Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal.
• New King James Version (NKJV)and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I am against you, O Gog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Give him this message from the Sovereign Lord: Gog, I am your enemy!

Context of Ezekiel 38:3

1And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 2Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him, And say, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal: 4And 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: 5Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:

Ezekiel 38:3 word by word

וְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔ כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֖ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה הִנְנִ֤י אֵלֶ֙יךָ֙ גּ֔וֹג נְשִׂ֕יא רֹ֖אשׁ מֶ֥שֶׁךְ וְתֻבָֽל׃Read the interlinear

• And sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• the Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
• Godיְהֹוִהyehôvih · YHWH/GodH3069
• against thee, O Gogגּוֹגgôg · GogH1463
• the chiefרֹאשׁrô'sh · princeH7218
• princeנָשִׂיאnâώîy' nâώi' · leaderH5387
• of Meshechמֶ֫שֶׁךְmeshek · MeshechH4902
• and Tubalתּוּבַלtûbal tûbal · TubalH8422

Cross-references for Ezekiel 38:3

• Ezekiel 13:8Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Because ye have spoken vanity, and seen lies, therefore, behold, I am against you, saith the Lord God.
• Ezekiel 29:3Speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lieth in the midst of his rivers, which hath said, My river is mine own, and I have made it for myself.
• Ezekiel 35:3And say unto it, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, O mount Seir, I am against thee, and I will stretch out mine hand against thee, and I will make thee most desolate.
• Ezekiel 39:1Therefore, thou son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:

Commentaries on Ezekiel 38:3

• 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. 33. His high-sounding titles are repeated to imply the haughty self-confidence of the invader as if invincible.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 38:3

• Meshech
• Rosh
• Tubal

In the dictionaries

• God
• Meshech
• Tubal
• Ezekiel, Book of
• Gog
• Rosh
• Ezekiel
• Joel (2)
• Rasses
• Rosh (2)

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