Ezekiel 38:4

Ezekiel 38:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords:
• English Standard Version (ESV)And I will turn you about and put hooks into your jaws, and I will bring you out, and all your army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed in full armor, a great host, all of them with buckler and shield, wielding swords.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I will turn you around, put hooks into your jaws, and lead you out, with all your army, horses, and horsemen, all splendidly clothed, a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords.
• New Living Translation (NLT)I will turn you around and put hooks in your jaws to lead you out with your whole army—your horses and charioteers in full armor and a great horde armed with shields and swords.

Context of Ezekiel 38:4

2“Son of man, set your face against Gog, of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshek and Tubal; prophesy against him 3and say: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am against you, Gog, chief prince of Meshek and Tubal. I will turn you around, put hooks in your jaws and bring you out with your whole army—your horses, your horsemen fully armed, and a great horde with large and small shields, all of them brandishing their swords. 5Persia, Cush and Put will be with them, all with shields and helmets, 6also Gomer with all its troops, and Beth Togarmah from the far north with all its troops—the many nations with you.

Ezekiel 38:4 word by word

וְשׁ֣וֹבַבְתִּ֔יךָ וְנָתַתִּ֥י חַחִ֖ים בִּלְחָיֶ֑יךָ וְהוֹצֵאתִי֩ אוֹתְךָ֨ וְאֶת־כָּל־חֵילֶ֜ךָ סוּסִ֣ים וּפָרָשִׁ֗ים לְבֻשֵׁ֤י מִכְלוֹל֙ כֻּלָּ֔ם קָהָ֥ל רָב֙ צִנָּ֣ה וּמָגֵ֔ן תֹּפְשֵׂ֥י חֲרָב֖וֹת כֻּלָּֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And I will turn thee backשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• and putנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
• hooksחַחchâch châchîy · hookH2397
• into thy jawsלְחִיlechîy · jawH3895
• and I will bring thee forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: sendH3318
• and all thine armyחַ֫יִלchayil · armyH2428
• horsesסוּסsûs sûs · horseH5483
• and horsemenפָּרָשׁpârâsh · horsemanH6571
• all of them clothedלָבֵשׁlâbash lâbêsh · to clotheH3847
• with all sortsמִכְלוֹלmiklôl · perfectionH4358
• a greatרַבrab · manyH7227
• companyקָהָלqâhâl · assemblyH6951
• bucklersצִנָּהtsinnâh · shieldH6793
• and shieldsמָגֵןmâgên meginnâh · shieldH4043
• all of them handlingתָּפַשׂtâphaώ · to captureH8610
• swordsחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719

Cross-references for Ezekiel 38:4

• Ezekiel 29:4But I will put hooks in your jaws and make the fish of your streams stick to your scales. I will pull you out from among your streams, with all the fish sticking to your scales.
• Ezekiel 39:2I will turn you around and drag you along. I will bring you from the far north and send you against the mountains of Israel.
• 2 Kings 19:28Because you rage against me and because your insolence has reached my ears, I will put my hook in your nose and my bit in your mouth, and I will make you return by the way you came.’
• Isaiah 37:29Because you rage against me and because your insolence has reached my ears, I will put my hook in your nose and my bit in your mouth, and I will make you return by the way you came.
• Ezekiel 38:15You 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.
• Daniel 11:40“At the time of the end the king of the South will engage him in battle, and the king of the North will storm out against him with chariots and cavalry and a great fleet of ships. He will invade many countries and sweep through them like a flood.
• Ezekiel 23:12She too lusted after the Assyrians—governors and commanders, warriors in full dress, mounted horsemen, all handsome young men.
• 1 Chronicles 12:8Some Gadites defected to David at his stronghold in the wilderness. They were brave warriors, ready for battle and able to handle the shield and spear. Their faces were the faces of lions, and they were as swift as gazelles in the mountains.
• 2 Chronicles 25:5Amaziah called the people of Judah together and assigned them according to their families to commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds for all Judah and Benjamin. He then mustered those twenty years old or more and found that there were three hundred thousand men fit for military service, able to handle the spear and shield.
• Jeremiah 46:9Charge, you horses! Drive furiously, you charioteers! March on, you warriors—men of Cush and Put who carry shields, men of Lydia who draw the bow.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 38:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4I will turn thee back - Thy enterprise shall fail.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4With all sorts - Or, “gorgeously;” see the marginal reference. Omit “of armor.”Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4Gog’s rebellion would remain fully under God’s control. Gog and his army would think they were acting freely and attacking on their own. In reality, God would control their actions. They would be like prisoners led away with hooks in their jaws (compare Ezekiel 29:4).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. turn thee back--as a refractory wild beast, which thinks to take its own way, but is bent by a superior power to turn on a course which must end in its destruction. Satan shall be, by overruling Providence, permitted to deceive them to their ruin (Re 20:7, 8). hooks into thy jaws--(Eze 29:4; 2Ki 19:28).Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 38:4

• Hooks
• Shield

In the dictionaries

• Ezekiel, Book of
• Gog
• Hook
• Armor; Arms
• Company
• Ezekiel
• Gorgeous; Gorgeously
• Hunting
• Nose; Nostrils

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