Ezekiel 38:21

Ezekiel 38:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I will call for a sword against him throughout all my mountains, saith the Lord God: every man’s sword shall be against his brother.
• New International Version (NIV)I will summon a sword against Gog on all my mountains, declares the Sovereign Lord. Every man’s sword will be against his brother.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I will summon a sword against Gog on all my mountains, declares the Lord God. Every man's sword will be against his brother.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I will call for a sword against Gog throughout all My mountains,” says the Lord God. “Every man’s sword will be against his brother.

Context of Ezekiel 38:21

19For in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath have I spoken, Surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel; 20So that the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the field, and all creeping things that creep upon the earth, and all the men that are upon the face of the earth, shall shake at my presence, and the mountains shall be thrown down, and the steep places shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground. And I will call for a sword against him throughout all my mountains, saith the Lord Yhwh: every man’s sword shall be against his brother. 22And I will plead against him with pestilence and with blood; and I will rain upon him, and upon his bands, and upon the many people that are with him, an overflowing rain, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone. 23Thus will I magnify myself, and sanctify myself; and I will be known in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know that I am Yhwh.

Ezekiel 38:21 word by word

וְקָרָ֨אתִי עָלָ֤יו לְכָל־הָרַי֙ חֶ֔רֶב נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה חֶ֥רֶב אִ֖ישׁ בְּאָחִ֥יו תִּֽהְיֶֽה׃Read the interlinear

• And I will callקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
• for a swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
• against him throughout all my mountainsהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• saithנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
• the Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
• Yhwhיְהֹוִהyehôvih · YHWH/GodH3069
• every man’sאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• shall be against his brotherאָח'âch · brother: compatriotH251

Cross-references for Ezekiel 38:21

• Ezekiel 14:17Or if I bring a sword upon that land, and say, Sword, go through the land; so that I cut off man and beast from it:
• Psalms 105:16Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread.
• Judges 7:22And the three hundred blew the trumpets, And Yhwh set every man’s sword against his fellow, even throughout all the army: and the army fled to Beth–shittah in Zererath, and to the border of Abel–meholah, unto Tabbath.
• 1 Samuel 14:20And Saul and all the people that were with him assembled themselves, and they came to the battle: and, behold, every man’s sword was against his fellow, and there was a very great discomfiture.
• 2 Chronicles 20:23For the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of mount Seir, utterly to slay and destroy them: and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, every one helped to destroy another.
• Haggai 2:22And I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms, and I will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the heathen; and I will overthrow the chariots, and those that ride in them; and the horses and their riders shall come down, every one by the sword of his brother.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 38:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21I will call for a sword against him - Meaning Judas Maccabeus, who defeated his army under Lysias, making a horrible carnage. - Martin. Cambyses had no wars in the mountains of Israel.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-23Verses 14-23 The enemy should make a formidable descent upon the land of Israel. When Israel dwell safely under the Divine protection, shalt not thou be made to know it by finding that endeavours to destroy them are made in vain? Promises of security are treasured up in the word of God, against the troubles and dangers the church may be brought into in the latter days. In the destruction of sinners, God makes it appear that he is a great and holy God. We…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21-23sword … plague and bloodshed … torrents of rain, hailstones, fire, and sulfur: Israel had faced similar punishments before (see Ezekiel 13:13). Now those punishments were inflicted on Israel’s enemies. The divine warrior was once again defending his people.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. every man's sword ... against his brother--I will destroy them partly by My people's sword, partly by their swords being turned against one another (compare 2Ch 20:23).Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• God
• Ezekiel, Book of
• Gog
• Ezekiel

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