New International Version
Ezekiel 38:13
13Sheba 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?” ’
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?
- 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?’ ” ’
- New Living Translation (NLT)But Sheba and Dedan and the merchants of Tarshish will ask, ‘Do you really think the armies you have gathered can rob them of silver and gold? Do you think you can drive away their livestock and seize their goods and carry off plunder?’
Context of Ezekiel 38:13
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.” 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?” ’ 14“Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say to Gog: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: In that day, when my people Israel are living in safety, will you not take notice of it? 15You will come from your place in the far north, you and many nations with you, all of them riding on horses, a great horde, 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
Words taken from the KJV.
- Shebaשְׁבָאshebâ' · ShebaH7614
- and Dedanדְּדָןdedân dedâneh · DedanH1719
- and the merchantsסָחַרsâchar · to tradeH5503
- of Tarshishתַּרְשִׁישׁtarshîysh · TarshishH8659
- with all the young lionsכְּפִירkephîyr · lionH3715
- thereof, shall sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- unto thee, Art thou comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- to takeשָׁלַלshâlal · to lootH7997
- a spoilשָׁלָלshâlâl · spoilH7998
- hast thou gatheredקָהַלqâhal · to gatherH6950
- thy companyקָהָלqâhâl · assemblyH6951
- to takeבָּזַזbâzaz · to plunderH962
- a preyבַּזbaz · plunderH957
- to carry awayנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: bearH5375
- silverכֶּ֫סֶףkeseph · silver: moneyH3701
- and goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
- to take awayלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
- cattleמִקְנֶהmiqneh · livestockH4735
- and goodsקִנְיָןqinyân · acquisitionH7075
- a greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
Cross-references for Ezekiel 38:13
- Ezekiel 27:12“ ‘Tarshish did business with you because of your great wealth of goods; they exchanged silver, iron, tin and lead for your merchandise.
- Ezekiel 19:3She brought up one of her cubs, and he became a strong lion. He learned to tear the prey and he became a man-eater.
- Ezekiel 32:2“Son of man, take up a lament concerning Pharaoh king of Egypt and say to him: “ ‘You are like a lion among the nations; you are like a monster in the seas thrashing about in your streams, churning the water with your feet and muddying the streams.
- Psalms 57:4I am in the midst of lions; I am forced to dwell among ravenous beasts— men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.
- Jeremiah 50:17“Israel is a scattered flock that lions have chased away. The first to devour them was the king of Assyria; the last to crush their bones was Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.”
- Jeremiah 51:38Her people all roar like young lions, they growl like lion cubs.
- Nahum 2:11Where now is the lions’ den, the place where they fed their young, where the lion and lioness went, and the cubs, with nothing to fear?
- Zechariah 11:3Listen to the wail of the shepherds; their rich pastures are destroyed! Listen to the roar of the lions; the lush thicket 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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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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