New American Standard Bible 1995
Ezekiel 38:13
131Sheba and 2Dedan and the merchants of 3Tarshish with all its 4villages will say to you, ‘Have you come to capture spoil? Have you assembled your company to seize plunder, to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to capture great 5spoil?’”’
Ezekiel 38:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions thereof, shall say unto thee, Art thou come to take a spoil? hast thou gathered thy company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil?
- New International Version (NIV)Sheba and Dedan and the merchants of Tarshish and all her villages will say to you, “Have you come to plunder? Have you gathered your hordes to loot, to carry off silver and gold, to take away livestock and goods and to seize much plunder?” ’
- English Standard Version (ESV)Sheba and Dedan and the merchants of Tarshish and all its leaders will say to you, 'Have you come to seize spoil? Have you assembled your hosts to carry off plunder, to carry away silver and gold, to take away livestock and goods, to seize great spoil?'
- New King James Version (NKJV)Sheba, Dedan, the merchants of Tarshish, and all their young lions will say to you, ‘Have you come to take plunder? Have you gathered your army to take booty, to carry away silver and gold, to take away livestock and goods, to take great plunder?’ ” ’
Context of Ezekiel 38:13
11and you will say, ‘I will go up against the land of unwalled villages. I will go against those who are at rest, that live securely, all of them living without walls and having no bars or gates, 12to capture spoil and to seize plunder, to turn your hand against the waste places which are now inhabited, and against the people who are gathered from the nations, who have acquired cattle and goods, who live at the center of the world.’ Sheba and Dedan and the merchants of Tarshish with all its villages will say to you, ‘Have you come to capture spoil? Have you assembled your company to seize plunder, to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to capture great spoil?’”’ 14“Therefore prophesy, son of man, and say to Gog, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “On that day when My people Israel are living securely, will you not know it? 15You will come from your place out of the remote parts of the north, you and many peoples with you, all of them riding on horses, a great assembly and a mighty army;
Read all of Ezekiel 38Ezekiel 38:13 word by word
שְׁבָ֡א וּ֠דְדָן וְסֹחֲרֵ֨י תַרְשִׁ֤ישׁ וְכָל־כְּפִרֶ֙יהָ֙ יֹאמְר֣וּ לְךָ֔ הֲלִשְׁלֹ֤ל שָׁלָל֙ אַתָּ֣ה בָ֔א הֲלָבֹ֥ז בַּ֖ז הִקְהַ֣לְתָּ קְהָלֶ֑ךָ לָשֵׂ֣את׀ כֶּ֣סֶף וְזָהָ֗ב לָקַ֙חַת֙ מִקְנֶ֣ה וְקִנְיָ֔ן לִשְׁלֹ֖ל שָׁלָ֥ל גָּדֽוֹל׃ סRead the interlinear
- Shebaשְׁבָאshebâ' · ShebaH7614
- Dedanדְּדָןdedân dedâneh · DedanH1719
- and the merchantsסָחַרsâchar · to tradeH5503
- Tarshishתַּרְשִׁישׁtarshîysh · TarshishH8659
- with allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
- villagesכֹּפֶרkôpher · villageH3724
- will sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- to you, ‘Have you comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- to captureשָׁלַלshâlal · to lootH7997
- spoilשָׁלָלshâlâl · spoilH7998
- Have you assembledקָהַלqâhal · to gatherH6950
- your companyקָהָלqâhâl · assemblyH6951
- to seizeבָּזַזbâzaz · to plunderH962
- plunderבַּזbaz · plunderH957
- to carryנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: bearH5375
- away silverכֶּ֫סֶףkeseph · silver: moneyH3701
- and goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
- to takeלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
- away cattleמִקְנֶהmiqneh · livestockH4735
- and goodsקִנְיָןqinyân · acquisitionH7075
- greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
Cross-references for Ezekiel 38:13
- Ezekiel 27:12“Tarshish was your customer because of the abundance of all kinds of wealth; with silver, iron, tin and lead they paid for your wares.
- Ezekiel 19:3When she brought up one of her cubs, He became a lion, And he learned to tear his prey; He devoured men.
- Ezekiel 32:2“Son of man, take up a lamentation over Pharaoh king of Egypt and say to him, ‘You compared yourself to a young lion of the nations, Yet you are like the monster in the seas; And you burst forth in your rivers And muddied the waters with your feet And fouled their rivers.’”
- Psalms 57:4My soul is among lions; I must lie among those who breathe forth fire, Even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows And their tongue a sharp sword.
- Jeremiah 50:17“Israel is a scattered flock, the lions have driven them away. The first one who devoured him was the king of Assyria, and this last one who has broken his bones is Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.
- Jeremiah 51:38They will roar together like young lions, They will growl like lions’ cubs.
- Nahum 2:11Where is the den of the lions And the feeding place of the young lions, Where the lion, lioness and lion’s cub prowled, With nothing to disturb them?
- Zechariah 11:3There is a sound of the shepherds’ wail, For their glory is ruined; There is a sound of the young lions’ roar, For the pride of the Jordan is ruined.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 38:13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Sheba, and Dedan - The Arabians, anciently great plunderers; and Tarshish, the inhabitants of the famous isle of Tartessus, the most noted merchants of the time. They are here represented as coming to Antiochus before he undertook the expedition, and bargaining for the spoils of the Jews. Art thou come to take a spoil, to carry away silver and gold, cattle and goods?Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13The trading nations of the world would gather to profit from Gog’s expected victory. Sheba and Dedan were in the east. Tarshish was in the west. Merchants from these distant places would come to buy and sell the goods taken in battle. They believed that Gog and his allies would surely win. They expected to gain wealth from the spoils of war.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. Sheba, &c.--These mercantile peoples, though not taking an active part against the cause of God, are well pleased to see others do it. Worldliness makes them ready to deal in the ill-gotten spoil of the invaders of God's people. Gain is before godliness with them (1 Maccabees 3:41). young lions--daring princes and leaders.Read the comment
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Notes
- 1. Ezekiel 38:13 Ezek 27:22, 23 ↩
- 2. Ezekiel 38:13 Ezek 25:13; 27:15, 20 ↩
- 3. Ezekiel 38:13 Ezek 27:12 ↩
- 4. Ezekiel 38:13 Or young lions ↩
- 5. Ezekiel 38:13 Is 10:6; 33:23; Jer 15:13 ↩
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
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