Ezekiel 38
New American Standard Bible 1995
Prophecy about Gog and Future Invasion of Israel
1And the wordH1697 of the LordH3068 cameH1961 to me sayingH559, 2“SonH1121 of manH120, setH7760 your faceH6440 towardH413 1GogH1463 of the landH776 of 2MagogH4031, the 3princeH5387 of 4RoshH7220, 5MeshechH4902 and 6TubalH8422, and prophesyH5012 againstH5921 him 3and sayH559, ‘ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH136 7GodH3068, “BeholdH2009, I am againstH413 you, O GogH1463, 8princeH5387 of RoshH7220, MeshechH4902 and TubalH8422. 4I will turnH7725 you aboutH7725 and putH5414 hooksH2397 into your jawsH3895, and I will 9bringH3318 you out, and allH3605 your armyH2428, 10horsesH5483 and horsemenH6571, allH3605 of them 11splendidlyH4358 attiredH3847, a greatH7227 companyH6951 with bucklerH6793 and shieldH4043, allH3605 of them wieldingH8610 swordsH2719; 512PersiaH6539, 1314EthiopiaH3568 and 15PutH6316 with them, allH3605 of them with shieldH4043 and helmetH3553; 616GomerH1586 with allH3605 its troopsH102; 17Beth-togarmahH1004H8425 from the remoteH3411 partsH3411 of the northH6828 with allH3605 its troopsH102--manyH7227 peoplesH5971 with you.
7“18Be preparedH3559, and prepareH3559 yourself, you and allH3605 your companiesH6951 that are assembledH6950 aboutH5921 you, and be a guardH4929 for them. 819AfterH4480 manyH7227 daysH3117 you will be summonedH6485; in the latterH319 yearsH8141 you will comeH935 into the landH776 that is restoredH7725 from the swordH2719, whose inhabitants have been 20gatheredH6908 from manyH7227 21nationsH5971 to the 22mountainsH2022 of IsraelH3478 whichH834 had beenH1961 a continualH8548 wasteH2723; but 23its people were broughtH3318 out from the 24nationsH5971, and they are 25livingH3427 securelyH983, allH3605 of them. 9You will goH5927 up, you will comeH935 26like a stormH7724; you will be like a 27cloudH6051 coveringH3680 the landH776, you and allH3605 your troopsH102, and manyH7227 peoplesH5971 with you.”
10‘ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH136 GodH3068, “It will comeH1961 about on that dayH3117, that 28thoughtsH1697 will comeH5927 into your mindH3824 and you will 29deviseH2803 an evilH7451 planH4284, 11and you will sayH559, ‘I will goH5927 up againstH5921 the landH776 of 3031unwalledH6519 villagesH6519. I will goH5927 against those who are 32at restH8252, that liveH3427 securelyH983, allH3605 of them livingH3427 withoutH369 wallsH2346 and havingH369 noH369 barsH1280 or gatesH1817, 12to 33captureH7997 spoilH7998 and to seizeH962 plunderH957, to turnH7725 your handH3027 againstH5921 the wasteH2723 placesH2723 which are now inhabitedH3427, and againstH413 the peopleH5971 who are gatheredH622 from the nationsH1471, who have acquiredH6213 cattleH4735 and goodsH7075, who liveH3427 at the 34centerH2872 of the worldH776.’ 1335ShebaH7614 and 36DedanH1719 and the merchantsH5503 of 37TarshishH8659 with allH3605 its 38villagesH3724 will sayH559 to you, ‘Have you comeH935 to captureH7997 spoilH7998? Have you assembledH6950 your companyH6951 to seizeH962 plunderH957, to carryH5375 away silverH3701 and goldH2091, to takeH3947 away cattleH4735 and goodsH7075, to captureH7997 greatH1419 39spoilH7998?’”’
14“ThereforeH3651 prophesyH5012, sonH1121 of manH120, and sayH559 to GogH1463, ‘ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH136 GodH3068, “On that dayH3117 when My peopleH5971 IsraelH3478 are 40livingH3427 securelyH983, will you not knowH3045 it? 1541You will comeH935 from your placeH4725 out of the remoteH3411 partsH3411 of the northH6828, you and manyH7227 peoplesH5971 with you, allH3605 of them ridingH7392 on horsesH5483, a greatH1419 assemblyH6951 and a mightyH7227 armyH2428; 16and you will comeH5927 up againstH5921 My peopleH5971 IsraelH3478 like a cloudH6051 to coverH3680 the landH776. It shall comeH1961 about in the lastH319 daysH3117 that I will bringH935 you againstH5921 My landH776, soH4616 that the nationsH1471 may 42knowH3045 Me when I am 43sanctifiedH6942 through you before their eyesH5869, O GogH1463.”
17‘ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH136 GodH3068, “Are you the oneH1931 of whomH834 I spokeH1696 in formerH6931 daysH3117 throughH3027 My servantsH5650 the prophetsH5030 of IsraelH3478, who 44prophesiedH5012 in thoseH1992 daysH3117 for many yearsH8141 that I would bringH935 you againstH5921 them? 18It will comeH1961 about on that dayH3117, whenH3117 GogH1463 comesH935 againstH5921 the landH127 of IsraelH3478,” declaresH5002 the LordH136 GodH3068, “that My furyH2534 will mountH5927 up in My 45angerH639. 19In My 46zealH7068 and in My blazingH784 wrathH5678 I declareH1696 that on that dayH3117 there will surelyH518H3808 be a greatH1419 4748earthquakeH7494 in the landH127 of IsraelH3478. 2049The fishH1709 of the seaH3220, the birdsH5775 of the heavensH8064, the beastsH2421 of the fieldH7704, allH3605 the creepingH7431 thingsH7431 that creepH7430 on the earthH127, and allH3605 the menH120 whoH834 are on the faceH6440 of the earthH127 will shakeH7493 at My presenceH6440; the 50mountainsH2022 also will be thrownH2040 downH2040, the steepH4095 pathwaysH4095 will 51collapseH5307 and everyH3605 wallH2346 will fallH5307 to the groundH776. 21I will callH7121 for a 52swordH2719 againstH5921 53him on allH3605 My mountainsH2022,” declaresH5002 the LordH136 GodH3068. “54EveryH376 man’sH376 swordH2719 will be against his brotherH251. 22With pestilenceH1698 and with bloodH1818 I will enterH8199 into 55judgmentH8199 with him; and I will rainH4305 on him and on his troopsH102, and on the manyH7227 peoplesH5971 whoH834 are with him, 56a torrentialH7857 rainH1653, with 57hailstonesH417H68, fireH784 and brimstoneH1614. 23I will magnifyH1431 Myself, sanctifyH6942 Myself, and 58makeH3045 Myself knownH3045 in the sightH5869 of manyH7227 nationsH1471; and they will knowH3045 that I am the LordH3068.”’
Notes
- 1. Ezekiel 38:2 Ezek 38:3, 14, 16, 18; 39:1, 11; Rev 20:8 ↩
- 2. Ezekiel 38:2 Gen 10:2; Ezek 39:6; Rev 20:8 ↩
- 3. Ezekiel 38:2 Or chief prince of Meshech ↩
- 4. Ezekiel 38:2 Ezek 38:3; 39:1 ↩
- 5. Ezekiel 38:2 Ezek 27:13; 38:3; 39:1 ↩
- 6. Ezekiel 38:2 Ezek 27:13; 38:3; 39:1 ↩
- 7. Ezekiel 38:3 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord, and so throughout the ch ↩
- 8. Ezekiel 38:3 Or chief prince of Meshech ↩
- 9. Ezekiel 38:4 Is 43:17 ↩
- 10. Ezekiel 38:4 Ezek 38:15; Dan 11:40 ↩
- 11. Ezekiel 38:4 Or clothed in full armor ↩
- 12. Ezekiel 38:5 2 Chr 36:20; Ezra 1:1; Ezek 27:10; Dan 8:20 ↩
- 13. Ezekiel 38:5 Lit Cush ↩
- 14. Ezekiel 38:5 Gen 10:6-8; Ezek 30:4, 5 ↩
- 15. Ezekiel 38:5 Ezek 27:10; 30:5 ↩
- 16. Ezekiel 38:6 Gen 10:2, 3 ↩
- 17. Ezekiel 38:6 Gen 10:3; Ezek 27:14 ↩
- 18. Ezekiel 38:7 Is 8:9 ↩
- 19. Ezekiel 38:8 Is 24:22 ↩
- 20. Ezekiel 38:8 Is 11:11; Ezek 36:24; 37:21; 38:12; 39:27, 28 ↩
- 21. Ezekiel 38:8 Lit peoples ↩
- 22. Ezekiel 38:8 Ezek 34:13; 36:1-8 ↩
- 23. Ezekiel 38:8 Lit it was ↩
- 24. Ezekiel 38:8 Lit peoples ↩
- 25. Ezekiel 38:8 Ezek 38:11, 14; 39:26 ↩
- 26. Ezekiel 38:9 Is 5:28; 21:1; 25:4; 28:2; Jer 4:13 ↩
- 27. Ezekiel 38:9 Ezek 30:18; 38:16; Joel 2:2 ↩
- 28. Ezekiel 38:10 Lit words ↩
- 29. Ezekiel 38:10 Ps 36:4; Mic 2:1 ↩
- 30. Ezekiel 38:11 Or open country ↩
- 31. Ezekiel 38:11 Zech 2:4 ↩
- 32. Ezekiel 38:11 Jer 49:31 ↩
- 33. Ezekiel 38:12 Is 10:6; Ezek 29:19 ↩
- 34. Ezekiel 38:12 Lit navel ↩
- 35. Ezekiel 38:13 Ezek 27:22, 23 ↩
- 36. Ezekiel 38:13 Ezek 25:13; 27:15, 20 ↩
- 37. Ezekiel 38:13 Ezek 27:12 ↩
- 38. Ezekiel 38:13 Or young lions ↩
- 39. Ezekiel 38:13 Is 10:6; 33:23; Jer 15:13 ↩
- 40. Ezekiel 38:14 Jer 23:6; Ezek 38:8, 11; Zech 2:5, 8 ↩
- 41. Ezekiel 38:15 Ezek 39:2 ↩
- 42. Ezekiel 38:16 Ps 83:18; Ezek 36:23; 38:23 ↩
- 43. Ezekiel 38:16 Is 5:16; 8:13; 29:23; Ezek 28:22 ↩
- 44. Ezekiel 38:17 Is 5:26-29; 34:1-6; 63:1-6; 66:15, 16; Joel 3:9-14 ↩
- 45. Ezekiel 38:18 Ps 18:8, 15 ↩
- 46. Ezekiel 38:19 Deut 32:22; Ps 18:7, 8; Ezek 5:13; 36:5, 6; Nah 1:2; Heb 12:29 ↩
- 47. Ezekiel 38:19 Or shaking ↩
- 48. Ezekiel 38:19 Joel 3:16; Hag 2:6, 7, 21 ↩
- 49. Ezekiel 38:20 Jer 4:24, 25; Hos 4:3; Nah 1:4-6 ↩
- 50. Ezekiel 38:20 Zech 14:4 ↩
- 51. Ezekiel 38:20 Lit fall ↩
- 52. Ezekiel 38:21 Ezek 14:17 ↩
- 53. Ezekiel 38:21 I.e. Gog ↩
- 54. Ezekiel 38:21 Judg 7:22; 1 Sam 14:20; 2 Chr 20:23; Hag 2:22 ↩
- 55. Ezekiel 38:22 Is 66:16; Jer 25:31 ↩
- 56. Ezekiel 38:22 Lit an overflowing ↩
- 57. Ezekiel 38:22 Ps 11:6; 18:12-14; Is 28:17 ↩
- 58. Ezekiel 38:23 Ps 9:16; Ezek 37:28; 38:16 ↩
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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