New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 38

Prophecy about Gog and Future Invasion of Israel

1And the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961to me sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2“Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,setשִׂ֤יםsimH7760your faceפָּנֶ֙יךָ֙pa.Nei.khaH6440towardאֶל־'el-H413Gogגּוֹג֙goyGH1463of the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofMagogהַמָּג֔וֹגha.ma.GogH4031, theprinceנְשִׂ֕יאne.Si'H5387ofRoshH7220,Meshechמֶ֣שֶׁךְMe.shekhH4902andTubalוְתֻבָ֑לve.tu.ValH8422,and prophesyוְהִנָּבֵ֖אve.hi.na.Ve'H5012againstעָלָֽיו׃'a.LavH5921him

3and sayוְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔ve.'A.mar.taH559, ‘Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068, “BeholdH2009,I am againstאֵלֶ֙יךָ֙'e.Lei.khaH413you, O Gogגּ֔וֹגGogH1463,princeנְשִׂ֕יאne.Si'H5387of RoshH7220,Meshechמֶ֥שֶׁךְMe.shekhH4902and Tubalוְתֻבָֽל׃ve.tu.ValH8422.

4I will turnוְשׁ֣וֹבַבְתִּ֔יךָve.Shoav.Ti.khaH7725you aboutH7725and putוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414hooksחַחִ֖יםcha.ChimH2397into your jawsבִּלְחָיֶ֑יךָbil.cha.Yei.khaH3895, and I willbringוְהוֹצֵאתִי֩ve.ho.tze.TiH3318you out, and allכָּל־kol-H3605your armyחֵילֶ֜ךָchei.Le.khaH2428,horsesסוּסִ֣יםsu.SimH5483and horsemenוּפָרָשִׁ֗יםu.fa.ra.ShimH6571,allכֻּלָּ֔םku.LamH3605of themsplendidlyמִכְלוֹל֙mikh.lOlH4358attiredלְבֻשֵׁ֤יle.vu.SheiH3847,a greatרָב֙ravH7227companyקָהָ֥לka.HalH6951withbucklerצִנָּ֣הtzi.NahH6793and shieldוּמָגֵ֔ןu.ma.GenH4043,allכֻּלָּֽם׃ku.LamH3605of them wieldingתֹּפְשֵׂ֥יto.fe.SeiH8610swordsחֲרָב֖וֹתcha.ra.VotH2719;

5Persiaפָּרַ֛סpa.RasH6539,Ethiopiaכּ֥וּשׁkushH3568andPutוּפ֖וּטu.FutH6316with them, allכֻּלָּ֖םku.LamH3605of them withshieldמָגֵ֥ןma.GenH4043and helmetוְכוֹבָֽע׃ve.kho.Va'H3553;

6Gomerגֹּ֚מֶרGo.merH1586with allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605its troopsאֲגַפֶּ֔יהָ'a.ga.Pei.haH102;Beth-togarmahבֵּ֚ית תּֽוֹגַרְמָ֔הbeit to.gar.MahH1004 H8425fromthe remoteH3411partsיַרְכְּתֵ֥יyar.ke.TeiH3411of the northצָפ֖וֹןtza.FonH6828with allכָּל־kol-H3605its troopsאֲגַפָּ֑יו'a.ga.PavH102--manyרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227peoplesעַמִּ֥ים'a.MimH5971with you.

7“Be preparedהִכֹּן֙hi.KonH3559,and prepareוְהָכֵ֣ןve.ha.KhenH3559yourself, you and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605your companiesקְהָלֶ֖ךָke.ha.Le.chaH6951that are assembledהַנִּקְהָלִ֣יםha.nik.ha.LimH6950aboutעָלֶ֑יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921you, and be a guardלְמִשְׁמָֽר׃le.mish.MarH4929for them.

8AfterH4480manyרַבִּים֮ra.BimH7227daysמִיָּמִ֣יםmi.ya.MimH3117you will be summonedתִּפָּקֵד֒ti.pa.KedH6485;in the latterבְּאַחֲרִ֨יתbe.'a.cha.RitH319yearsהַשָּׁנִ֜יםha.sha.NimH8141you will comeתָּב֣וֹא׀ta.Vo'H935into the landאֶ֣רֶץ׀'E.retzH776that is restoredמְשׁוֹבֶ֣בֶתme.sho.Ve.vetH7725from the swordמֵחֶ֗רֶבme.Che.revH2719, whose inhabitants have beengatheredמְקֻבֶּ֙צֶת֙me.ku.Be.tzetH6908from manyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227nationsמֵעַמִּ֣יםme.'a.MimH5971to themountainsהָרֵ֣יha.ReiH2022of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834had beenהָי֥וּha.YuH1961a continualתָּמִ֑ידta.MidH8548wasteלְחָרְבָּ֖הle.cha.re.BahH2723; butits people were broughtהוּצָ֔אָהhu.Tza.'ahH3318out from thenationsמֵעַמִּ֣יםme.'a.MimH5971, and they arelivingוְיָשְׁב֥וּve.ya.she.VuH3427securelyלָבֶ֖טַחla.Ve.tachH983,allכֻּלָּֽם׃ku.LamH3605of them.

9You will goוְעָלִ֙יתָ֙ve.'a.Li.taH5927up, you will comeתָב֔וֹאta.Vo'H935like a stormH7724; you will be like acloudכֶּעָנָ֛ןke.'a.NanH6051coveringלְכַסּ֥וֹתle.kha.SotH3680the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,you and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605your troopsאֲגַפֶּ֔יךָ'a.ga.Pei.khaH102,and manyרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227peoplesוְעַמִּ֥יםve.'a.MimH5971with you.”

10‘Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068, “It will comeוְהָיָ֣ה׀ve.ha.YahH1961about on that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, thatthoughtsדְבָרִים֙de.va.RimH1697will comeיַעֲל֤וּya.'a.LuH5927into your mindלְבָבֶ֔ךָle.va.Ve.khaH3824and you willdeviseוְחָשַׁבְתָּ֖ve.cha.shav.TaH2803an evilרָעָֽה׃ra.'AhH7451planמַחֲשֶׁ֥בֶתma.cha.She.vetH4284,

11and you will sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֗ve.'a.mar.TaH559, ‘I will goאֶֽעֱלֶה֙'e.'e.LehH5927up againstעַל־'al-H5921the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofunwalledH6519villagesH6519.I will goH5927against those who areat restהַשֹּׁ֣קְטִ֔יםha.Sho.ke.TimH8252,that liveיֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427securelyלָבֶ֑טַחla.Ve.tachH983,allכֻּלָּ֗םku.LamH3605of them livingיֹֽשְׁבִים֙yo.she.VimH3427withoutH369wallsחוֹמָ֔הcho.MahH2346and havingH369noH369barsוּבְרִ֥יחַu.ve.Ri.achH1280or gatesוּדְלָתַ֖יִםu.de.la.Ta.yimH1817,

12tocaptureלִשְׁלֹ֥לlish.LolH7997spoilשָׁלָ֖לsha.LalH7998and to seizeוְלָבֹ֣זve.la.VozH962plunderבַּ֑זBazH957,to turnלְהָשִׁ֨יבle.ha.ShivH7725your handיָדְךָ֜ya.de.KhaH3027againstH5921the wasteחֳרָב֣וֹתcho.ra.VotH2723placesH2723which are nowinhabitedנוֹשָׁבֹ֗תno.sha.VotH3427,and againstוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413the peopleעַם֙'amH5971who are gatheredמְאֻסָּ֣ףme.'u.SafH622from the nationsמִגּוֹיִ֔םmi.go.YimH1471,who have acquiredעֹשֶׂה֙'o.SehH6213cattleמִקְנֶ֣הmik.NehH4735and goodsוְקִנְיָ֔ןve.kin.YanH7075,who liveיֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427at thecenterטַבּ֥וּרta.BurH2872of the worldהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.’

13Shebaשְׁבָ֡אshe.Va'H7614andDedanוּ֠דְדָןU.de.donH1719and the merchantsוְסֹחֲרֵ֨יve.so.cha.ReiH5503ofTarshishתַרְשִׁ֤ישׁtar.ShishH8659with allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605itsvillagesH3724will sayיֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.RuH559to you, ‘Have you comeבָ֔אVa'H935to captureהֲלִשְׁלֹ֤לha.lish.LolH7997spoilשָׁלָל֙sha.LalH7998?Have you assembledהִקְהַ֣לְתָּhik.Hal.taH6950your companyקְהָלֶ֑ךָke.ha.Le.chaH6951to seizeהֲלָבֹ֥זha.la.VozH962plunderבַּ֖זbazH957,to carryלָשֵׂ֣את׀la.SetH5375away silverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701and goldוְזָהָ֗בve.za.HavH2091,to takeלָקַ֙חַת֙la.Ka.chatH3947away cattleמִקְנֶ֣הmik.NehH4735and goodsוְקִנְיָ֔ןve.kin.YanH7075,to captureלִשְׁלֹ֖לlish.LolH7997greatגָּדֽוֹל׃ סga.DolH1419spoilשָׁלָ֥לsha.LalH7998?’”’

14“Thereforeלָכֵן֙la.KhenH3651prophesyהִנָּבֵ֣אhi.na.Ve'H5012,sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120,and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to Gogלְג֔וֹגle.GogH1463, ‘Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068, “On that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117when My peopleעַמִּ֧י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478arelivingבְּשֶׁ֨בֶתbe.She.vetH3427securelyלָבֶ֖טַחla.Ve.tachH983,will you not knowתֵּדָֽע׃te.Da'H3045it?

15You will comeוּבָ֤אתָu.Va.taH935from your placeמִמְּקֽוֹמְךָ֙mi.me.kom.ChaH4725out of the remoteH3411partsמִיַּרְכְּתֵ֣יmi.yar.ke.TeiH3411of the northצָפ֔וֹןtza.FonH6828,you and manyרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227peoplesוְעַמִּ֥יםve.'a.MimH5971with you, allכֻּלָּ֔םku.LamH3605of them ridingרֹכְבֵ֤יro.khe.VeiH7392on horsesסוּסִים֙su.SimH5483,a greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419assemblyקָהָ֥לka.HalH6951and a mightyרָֽב׃RavH7227armyוְחַ֥יִלve.Cha.yilH2428;

16and you will comeוְעָלִ֙יתָ֙ve.'a.Li.taH5927up againstעַל־'al-H5921My peopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478like a cloudכֶּֽעָנָ֖ןke.'a.NanH6051to coverלְכַסּ֣וֹתle.kha.SotH3680the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776.It shall comeתִּֽהְיֶ֗הtih.YehH1961about in the lastבְּאַחֲרִ֨יתbe.'a.cha.RitH319daysהַיָּמִ֜יםhai.ya.MimH3117that I will bringוַהֲבִאוֹתִ֙יךָ֙va.ha.vi.'o.Ti.khaH935you againstעַל־'al-H5921My landאַרְצִ֔י'ar.TziH776,soלְמַעַן֩le.ma.'AnH4616that the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֜םha.go.YimH1471mayknowדַּ֨עַתDa.'atH3045Me when I amsanctifiedבְּהִקָּדְשִׁ֥יbe.hi.ka.de.ShiH6942through you before their eyesלְעֵינֵיהֶ֖םle.'ei.nei.HemH5869,O Gogגּֽוֹג׃ סGogH1463.”

17‘Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068, “Are you the oneה֨וּאhu'H1931of whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I spokeדִּבַּ֜רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696in formerקַדְמוֹנִ֗יםkad.mo.NimH6931daysבְּיָמִ֣יםbe.ya.MimH3117throughבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027My servantsעֲבָדַי֙'a.va.DaiH5650the prophetsנְבִיאֵ֣יne.vi.'EiH5030of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, whoprophesiedהַֽנִּבְּאִ֛יםha.ni.be.'ImH5012in thoseהָהֵ֖םha.HemH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֥יםbai.ya.MimH3117for manyyearsשָׁנִ֑יםsha.NimH8141that I would bringלְהָבִ֥יאle.ha.Vi'H935you againstעֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ ס'a.lei.HemH5921them?

18It will comeוְהָיָ֣ה׀ve.ha.YahH1961about on that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,whenבְּי֨וֹםbe.YomH3117Gogגוֹג֙goyGH1463comesבּ֥וֹאBo'H935againstעַל־'al-H5921the landאַדְמַ֣ת'ad.MatH127of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,”declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068, “that My furyחֲמָתִ֖יcha.ma.TiH2534will mountתַּעֲלֶ֥הta.'a.LehH5927up in Myangerבְּאַפִּֽי׃be.'a.PiH639.

19In Myzealוּבְקִנְאָתִ֥יu.ve.kin.'a.TiH7068and in My blazingבְאֵשׁ־ve.'esh-H784wrathעֶבְרָתִ֖י'ev.ra.TiH5678I declareדִּבַּ֑רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696thaton that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117there will surelyאִם־ לֹ֣א׀'im- lo'H518 H3808be a greatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419earthquakeרַ֣עַשׁRa.'ashH7494in the landאַדְמַ֥ת'ad.MatH127of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

20The fishדְּגֵ֣יde.GeiH1709of the seaהַיָּם֩hai.YamH3220,the birdsוְע֨וֹףve.'ofH5775of the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֜יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,the beastsH2421of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֗הha.sa.DehH7704,allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the creepingהָרֶ֙מֶשׂ֙ha.Re.mesH7431thingsH7431that creepהָרֹמֵ֣שׂha.ro.MesH7430on the earthהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127,and allוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605the menהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120whoאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834are on the faceמִפָּנַ֡יmi.pa.NaiH6440of the earthהָאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127will shakeוְרָעֲשׁ֣וּve.ra.'a.ShuH7493at My presenceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440; themountainsהֶהָרִ֗יםhe.ha.RimH2022also will be thrownH2040downוְנֶהֶרְס֣וּve.ne.her.SuH2040,the steepהַמַּדְרֵג֔וֹתha.mad.re.GotH4095pathwaysH4095willcollapseוְנָֽפְלוּ֙ve.na.fe.LuH5307and everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605wallחוֹמָ֖הcho.MahH2346will fallתִּפּֽוֹל׃ti.PolH5307to the groundלָאָ֥רֶץla.'A.retzH776.

21I will callוְקָרָ֨אתִיve.ka.Ra.tiH7121for aswordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719againstעָלָ֤יו'a.LavH5921him on allלְכָל־le.kholH3605My mountainsהָרַי֙ha.RaiH2022,”declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068. “EveryH376man’sH376swordחֶ֥רֶבChe.revH2719will be against his brotherבְּאָחִ֥יוbe.'a.ChivH251.

22With pestilenceבְּדֶ֣בֶרbe.De.verH1698and with bloodוּבְדָ֑םu.ve.DamH1818I will enterוְנִשְׁפַּטְתִּ֥יve.nish.pa.TiH8199intojudgmentH8199with him; and I will rainאַמְטִ֤יר'am.TirH4305on him and on his troopsאֲגַפָּ֔יו'a.ga.PavH102,and on the manyרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227peoplesעַמִּ֥ים'a.MimH5971whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834are with him,a torrentialשׁוֹטֵף֩sho.TefH7857rainוְגֶ֣שֶׁםve.Ge.shemH1653, withhailstonesוְאַבְנֵ֨י אֶלְגָּבִ֜ישׁve.'av.Nei 'el.ga.VishH417 H68,fireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784and brimstoneוְגָפְרִ֗יתve.ga.fe.RitH1614.

23I will magnifyוְהִתְגַּדִּלְתִּי֙ve.hit.ga.dil.TiH1431Myself, sanctifyוְהִתְקַדִּשְׁתִּ֔יve.hit.ka.dish.TiH6942Myself, andmakeוְנ֣וֹדַעְתִּ֔יve.No.da'.TiH3045Myself knownוְיָדְע֖וּve.ya.de.'UH3045in the sightלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869of manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227nationsגּוֹיִ֣םgo.YimH1471;and they will knowH3045that I am the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.”’

Prophecy about Gog and Future Invasion of Israel

Commentaries on Ezekiel 38