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Ezekiel 38:10
10“ ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: On that day thoughts will come into your mind and you will devise an evil scheme.
Ezekiel 38:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thus saith the Lord God; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought:
- English Standard Version (ESV)"Thus says the Lord God: On that day, thoughts will come into your mind, and you will devise an evil scheme
- New King James Version (NKJV)‘Thus says the Lord God: “On that day it shall come to pass that thoughts will arise in your mind, and you will make an evil plan:
- New Living Translation (NLT)“This is what the Sovereign Lord says: At that time evil thoughts will come to your mind, and you will devise a wicked scheme.
Context of Ezekiel 38:10
8After many days you will be called to arms. In future years you will invade a land that has recovered from war, whose people were gathered from many nations to the mountains of Israel, which had long been desolate. They had been brought out from the nations, and now all of them live in safety. 9You and all your troops and the many nations with you will go up, advancing like a storm; you will be like a cloud covering the land. “ ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: On that day thoughts will come into your mind and you will devise an evil scheme. 11You will say, “I will invade a land of unwalled villages; I will attack a peaceful and unsuspecting people—all of them living without walls and without gates and bars. 12I will plunder and loot and turn my hand against the resettled ruins and the people gathered from the nations, rich in livestock and goods, living at the center of the land.”
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כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֖ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה וְהָיָ֣ה׀ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֗וּא יַעֲל֤וּ דְבָרִים֙ עַל־לְבָבֶ֔ךָ וְחָשַׁבְתָּ֖ מַחֲשֶׁ֥בֶת רָעָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Thus saithאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- the Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
- Godיְהֹוִהyehôvih · YHWH/GodH3069
- at the same timeיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
- shall thingsדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697
- comeעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
- into thy mindלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824
- and thou shalt thinkחָשַׁבchâshab · to devise: deviseH2803
- an evilרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: evilH7451
- thoughtמַחֲשָׁבָהmachăshâbâh machăshebeth · plotH4284
Cross-references for Ezekiel 38:10
- Psalms 83:3With cunning they conspire against your people; they plot against those you cherish.
- Psalms 139:2You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar.
- Proverbs 19:21Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.
- Isaiah 10:7But this is not what he intends, this is not what he has in mind; his purpose is to destroy, to put an end to many nations.
- Mark 7:21For it is from within, out of a person’s heart, that evil thoughts come—sexual immorality, theft, murder,
- John 13:2The evening meal was in progress, and the devil had already prompted Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus.
- Acts 5:3Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for the land?
- Acts 8:22Repent of this wickedness and pray to the Lord in the hope that he may forgive you for having such a thought in your heart.
- 1 Corinthians 4:5Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of the heart. At that time each will receive their praise from God.
- Psalms 36:4Even on their beds they plot evil; they commit themselves to a sinful course and do not reject what is wrong.
- Proverbs 6:14who plots evil with deceit in his heart— he always stirs up conflict.
- Proverbs 12:2Good people obtain favor from the Lord, but he condemns those who devise wicked schemes.
- Micah 2:1Woe to those who plan iniquity, to those who plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they carry it out because it is in their power to do it.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 38:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought - Antiochus purposed to invade and destroy Egypt, as well as Judea; see Daniel 11:31, Daniel 11:32, Daniel 11:36. This Calmet interprets of Cambyses, his cruelties in Egypt, and his evil design to destroy the Israelites.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10The Lord's "hooks" in Gog's "jaws" (Ezekiel 38:4) refers to Gog's evil plan to attack the defenseless Israelites and steal their goods (compare Psalm 76:10).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. an evil thought--as to attacking God's people in their defenseless state.Read the comment
In the dictionaries
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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