Ezekiel 38:7

Ezekiel 38:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them.
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘Get ready; be prepared, you and all the hordes gathered about you, and take command of them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Be ready and keep ready, you and all your hosts that are assembled about you, and be a guard for them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Prepare yourself and be ready, you and all your companies that are gathered about you; and be a guard for them.

Context of Ezekiel 38:7

5Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya will join you, too, with all their weapons. 6Gomer and all its armies will also join you, along with the armies of Beth-togarmah from the distant north, and many others. “Get ready; be prepared! Keep all the armies around you mobilized, and take command of them. 8A long time from now you will be called into action. In the distant future you will swoop down on the land of Israel, which will be enjoying peace after recovering from war and after its people have returned from many lands to the mountains of Israel. 9You and all your allies—a vast and awesome army—will roll down on them like a storm and cover the land like a cloud.

Ezekiel 38:7 word by word

הִכֹּן֙ וְהָכֵ֣ן לְךָ֔ אַתָּ֕ה וְכָל־קְהָלֶ֖ךָ הַנִּקְהָלִ֣ים עָלֶ֑יךָ וְהָיִ֥יתָ לָהֶ֖ם לְמִשְׁמָֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Be thou preparedכּוּןkûn · to establish: prepareH3559
• for thyself, thou, and all thy companyקָהָלqâhâl · assemblyH6951
• that are assembledקָהַלqâhal · to gatherH6950
• unto thee, and be thou a guardמִשְׁמָרmishmâr · custodyH4929

Cross-references for Ezekiel 38:7

• 2 Chronicles 25:8If you let them go with your troops into battle, you will be defeated by the enemy no matter how well you fight. God will overthrow you, for he has the power to help you or to trip you up.”
• Psalms 2:1Why are the nations so angry? Why do they waste their time with futile plans?
• Isaiah 8:9“Huddle together, you nations, and be terrified. Listen, all you distant lands. Prepare for battle, but you will be crushed! Yes, prepare for battle, but you will be crushed!
• Isaiah 37:22the Lord has spoken this word against him: “The virgin daughter of Zion despises you and laughs at you. The daughter of Jerusalem shakes her head in derision as you flee.
• Jeremiah 46:3“Prepare your shields, and advance into battle!
• Jeremiah 51:12Raise the battle flag against Babylon! Reinforce the guard and station the watchmen. Prepare an ambush, for the Lord will fulfill all his plans against Babylon.
• Joel 3:9Say to the nations far and wide: “Get ready for war! Call out your best warriors. Let all your fighting men advance for the attack.
• Amos 4:12“Therefore, I will bring upon you all the disasters I have announced. Prepare to meet your God in judgment, you people of Israel!”
• Zechariah 14:2I will gather all the nations to fight against Jerusalem. The city will be taken, the houses looted, and the women raped. Half the population will be taken into captivity, and the rest will be left among the ruins of the city.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 38:7

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Spoken ironically. Make all thy preparations, they will be in vain.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-23In Ezekiel 37, the nation is reunited and lives in peace in its own land. In Ezekiel 38–39, this peaceful picture changes. A new danger appears. These chapters describe the attack, defeat, and removal of the final enemy, called Gog. Many readers have tried to identify Gog. Some have connected him with Gyges, king of Lydia, who ruled about 680 to 644 BC. However, the Gog described in the Bible goes beyond any one historical ruler. The text focuses less on…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. Irony. Prepare thee and all thine with all needful accoutrements for war--that ye may perish together. be ... a guard unto them--that is, if thou canst.Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Ezekiel, Book of
• Gog
• Company
• Ezekiel
• Guard

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