Revised Version 1895

Ezekiel 38

1And thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961untomeאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,setשִׂ֤יםsimH7760thyfaceפָּנֶ֙יךָ֙pa.Nei.khaH6440towardאֶל־'el-H413Gogגּוֹג֙goyGH1463, of thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofMagogהַמָּג֔וֹגha.ma.GogH4031, theprinceנְשִׂ֕יאne.Si'H5387of Rosh,Meshechמֶ֣שֶׁךְMe.shekhH4902, andTubalוְתֻבָ֑לve.tu.ValH8422, andprophesyוְהִנָּבֵ֖אve.hi.na.Ve'H5012againstעָלָֽיו׃'a.LavH5921him,

3andsayH559,Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136:Beholdהִנְנִ֤יhi.NiH2005, I amagainstאֵלֶ֙יךָ֙'e.Lei.khaH413thee, OGogגּ֔וֹגGogH1463,princeנְשִׂ֕יאne.Si'H5387of Rosh,Meshechמֶ֥שֶׁךְMe.shekhH4902, andTubalוְתֻבָֽל׃ve.tu.ValH8422:

4and I willturnוְשׁ֣וֹבַבְתִּ֔יךָve.Shoav.Ti.khaH7725theeaboutH3605, andputוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414hooksחַחִ֖יםcha.ChimH2397intoH5414thyjawsבִּלְחָיֶ֑יךָbil.cha.Yei.khaH3895, and I willbringוְהוֹצֵאתִי֩ve.ho.tze.TiH3318theeforthH3318, andallH3605thinearmyחֵילֶ֜ךָchei.Le.khaH2428,horsesסוּסִ֣יםsu.SimH5483andhorsemenוּפָרָשִׁ֗יםu.fa.ra.ShimH6571,allH3605of themclothedלְבֻשֵׁ֤יle.vu.SheiH3847infullH3605armour, agreatרָב֙ravH7227companyקָהָ֥לka.HalH6951withbucklerH4043andshieldוּמָגֵ֔ןu.ma.GenH4043,allH3605of them handlingswordsחֲרָב֖וֹתcha.ra.VotH2719:

5Persiaפָּרַ֛סpa.RasH6539,Cushכּ֥וּשׁkushH3568, andPutוּפ֖וּטu.FutH6316with them;allכֻּלָּ֖םku.LamH3605of them withshieldמָגֵ֥ןma.GenH4043andhelmetוְכוֹבָֽע׃ve.kho.Va'H3553:

6Gomerגֹּ֚מֶרGo.merH1586, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his hordes; thehouseבֵּ֚יתbeitH1004ofTogarmahתּֽוֹגַרְמָ֔הto.gar.MahH8425in the uttermostpartsיַרְכְּתֵ֥יyar.ke.TeiH3411of thenorthצָפ֖וֹןtza.FonH6828, andallכָּל־kol-H3605his hordes:evenוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853manyרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227peoplesעַמִּ֥ים'a.MimH5971with thee.

7Be thoupreparedהִכֹּן֙hi.KonH3559, yea,prepareוְהָכֵ֣ןve.ha.KhenH3559thyself, thou, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thycompaniesקְהָלֶ֖ךָke.ha.Le.chaH6951that areassembledהַנִּקְהָלִ֣יםha.nik.ha.LimH6950unto thee, and be thou aguardלְמִשְׁמָֽר׃le.mish.MarH4929unto them.

8AfterH5921manyרַבִּים֮ra.BimH7227daysמִיָּמִ֣יםmi.ya.MimH3117thou shalt bevisitedH935: in thelatterבְּאַחֲרִ֨יתbe.'a.cha.RitH319yearsהַשָּׁנִ֜יםha.sha.NimH8141thou shaltcomeH935intoאֶל־'el-H413thelandאֶ֣רֶץ׀'E.retzH776that isbroughtH935backמְשׁוֹבֶ֣בֶתme.sho.Ve.vetH7725from theswordמֵחֶ֗רֶבme.Che.revH2719, that isgatheredמְקֻבֶּ֙צֶת֙me.ku.Be.tzetH6908outH3318ofmanyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227peoplesמֵעַמִּ֣יםme.'a.MimH5971,uponH5921themountainsהָרֵ֣יha.ReiH2022ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834have been acontinualתָּמִ֑ידta.MidH8548wasteלְחָרְבָּ֖הle.cha.re.BahH2723: but it isbroughtH935forthH3318outH3318of thepeoplesמֵעַמִּ֣יםme.'a.MimH5971, and they shalldwellוְיָשְׁב֥וּve.ya.she.VuH3427securelyלָבֶ֖טַחla.Ve.tachH983,allכֻּלָּֽם׃ku.LamH3605of them.

9And thou shaltascendוְעָלִ֙יתָ֙ve.'a.Li.taH5927, thou shaltcomeתָב֔וֹאta.Vo'H935like a storm, thou shalt be like acloudכֶּעָנָ֛ןke.'a.NanH6051tocoverלְכַסּ֥וֹתle.kha.SotH3680thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776, thou, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thy hordes, andmanyרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227peoplesוְעַמִּ֥יםve.'a.MimH5971with thee.

10Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136: It shallcomeH1961topassH1961in thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, that things shallcomeH1961intoעַל־'al-H5921thymindלְבָבֶ֔ךָle.va.Ve.khaH3824, and thou shaltdeviseוְחָשַׁבְתָּ֖ve.cha.shav.TaH2803anevilרָעָֽה׃ra.'AhH7451device:

11and thou shaltsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֗ve.'a.mar.TaH559, I willgoאָבוֹא֙'a.Vo'H935upאֶֽעֱלֶה֙'e.'e.LehH5927to thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofunwalledH6519villagesH6519; I willgoH935to them that are atquietהַשֹּׁ֣קְטִ֔יםha.Sho.ke.TimH8252, thatdwellיֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427securelyלָבֶ֑טַחla.Ve.tachH983,allכֻּלָּ֗םku.LamH3605of themdwellingיֹֽשְׁבִים֙yo.she.VimH3427withoutH369wallsחוֹמָ֔הcho.MahH2346, andhavingH369neitherH369barsוּבְרִ֥יחַu.ve.Ri.achH1280norH369gatesוּדְלָתַ֖יִםu.de.la.Ta.yimH1817:

12totakeH7725thespoilשָׁלָ֖לsha.LalH7998and totakeH7725thepreyבַּ֑זBazH957; toturnלְהָשִׁ֨יבle.ha.ShivH7725thinehandיָדְךָ֜ya.de.KhaH3027againstH5921thewasteחֳרָב֣וֹתcho.ra.VotH2723placesH2723that arenowH3027inhabitedנוֹשָׁבֹ֗תno.sha.VotH3427, andagainstH5921thepeopleעַם֙'amH5971that aregatheredמְאֻסָּ֣ףme.'u.SafH622outH5921of thenationsמִגּוֹיִ֔םmi.go.YimH1471,whichH1471have gottencattleמִקְנֶ֣הmik.NehH4735andgoodsוְקִנְיָ֔ןve.kin.YanH7075, thatdwellיֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427in the middle of theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

13Shebaשְׁבָ֡אshe.Va'H7614, andDedanוּ֠דְדָןU.de.donH1719, and themerchantsוְסֹחֲרֵ֨יve.so.cha.ReiH5503ofTarshishתַרְשִׁ֤ישׁtar.ShishH8659; withallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605theyoungכְּפִרֶ֙יהָ֙ke.fi.Rei.haH3715lionsH3715thereof, shallsayיֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.RuH559unto thee, Art thoucomeבָ֔אVa'H935totakeלָקַ֙חַת֙la.Ka.chatH3947thespoilשָׁלָל֙sha.LalH7998? hast thouassembledהִקְהַ֣לְתָּhik.Hal.taH6950thycompanyקְהָלֶ֑ךָke.ha.Le.chaH6951totakeH3947thepreyבַּ֖זbazH957? tocarryלָשֵׂ֣את׀la.SetH5375awayH5375silverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701andgoldוְזָהָ֗בve.za.HavH2091, totakeH3947awayH5375cattleמִקְנֶ֣הmik.NehH4735andgoodsוְקִנְיָ֔ןve.kin.YanH7075, totakeH3947greatגָּדֽוֹל׃ סga.DolH1419spoilשָׁלָ֥לsha.LalH7998?

14Therefore,sonבֶן־ven-H1121ofmanאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120,prophesyהִנָּבֵ֣אhi.na.Ve'H5012, andsayH559untoGogלְג֔וֹגle.GogH1463,Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136: In thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117when mypeopleעַמִּ֧י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478dwellethsecurelyלָבֶ֖טַחla.Ve.tachH983, shalt thounotהֲל֣וֹא׀ha.Lo'H3808knowתֵּדָֽע׃te.Da'H3045it?

15And thou shaltcomeוּבָ֤אתָu.Va.taH935from thyplaceמִמְּקֽוֹמְךָ֙mi.me.kom.ChaH4725outH3605of the uttermostpartsמִיַּרְכְּתֵ֣יmi.yar.ke.TeiH3411of thenorthצָפ֔וֹןtza.FonH6828, thou, andmanyH7227peoplesוְעַמִּ֥יםve.'a.MimH5971with thee,allH3605of themridingרֹכְבֵ֤יro.khe.VeiH7392uponH935horsesסוּסִים֙su.SimH5483; agreatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419companyקָהָ֥לka.HalH6951and amightyH1419armyוְחַ֥יִלve.Cha.yilH2428:

16and thou shaltcomeH935upוְעָלִ֙יתָ֙ve.'a.Li.taH5927againstH5921mypeopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, as acloudכֶּֽעָנָ֖ןke.'a.NanH6051tocoverלְכַסּ֣וֹתle.kha.SotH3680thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776; it shallcomeH935topassH935in thelatterבְּאַחֲרִ֨יתbe.'a.cha.RitH319daysהַיָּמִ֜יםhai.ya.MimH3117, that I willbringוַהֲבִאוֹתִ֙יךָ֙va.ha.vi.'o.Ti.khaH935theeagainstH5921mylandאַרְצִ֔י'ar.TziH776, that thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֜םha.go.YimH1471mayknowדַּ֨עַתDa.'atH3045meH5921, when I shall besanctifiedבְּהִקָּדְשִׁ֥יbe.hi.ka.de.ShiH6942in thee, OGogגּֽוֹג׃ סGogH1463,beforeH5869theireyesלְעֵינֵיהֶ֖םle.'ei.nei.HemH5869.

17Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136: Art thou he ofwhomH834I spake inoldH8141time by myservantsעֲבָדַי֙'a.va.DaiH5650theprophetsנְבִיאֵ֣יne.vi.'EiH5030ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whichH834prophesiedהַֽנִּבְּאִ֛יםha.ni.be.'ImH5012inthoseH834daysH3117for manyyearsשָׁנִ֑יםsha.NimH8141that I wouldbringלְהָבִ֥יאle.ha.Vi'H935theeagainstעֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ ס'a.lei.HemH5921them?

18And it shallcomeH935topassH935in thatdayH3117, whenGogגוֹג֙goyGH1463shallcomeH935againstעַל־'al-H5921thelandאַדְמַ֣ת'ad.MatH127ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136, that myfuryחֲמָתִ֖יcha.ma.TiH2534shallcomeH935upתַּעֲלֶ֥הta.'a.LehH5927intoH935mynostrilsבְּאַפִּֽי׃be.'a.PiH639.

19For in myjealousyוּבְקִנְאָתִ֥יu.ve.kin.'a.TiH7068and in thefireבְאֵשׁ־ve.'esh-H784of mywrathעֶבְרָתִ֖י'ev.ra.TiH5678have Ispokenדִּבַּ֑רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696,Surelyאִם־'im-H518in thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117there shall be agreatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419shakingרַ֣עַשׁRa.'ashH7494in thelandאַדְמַ֥ת'ad.MatH127ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478;

20soאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834that the fishes of theseaהַיָּם֩hai.YamH3220, and the fowls of theheavenהַשָּׁמַ֜יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and thebeastsוְחַיַּ֣תve.chai.YatH2416of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֗הha.sa.DehH7704, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605creepingהָרֶ֙מֶשׂ֙ha.Re.mesH7431things thatcreepהָרֹמֵ֣שׂha.ro.MesH7430uponעַל־'al-H5921theearthH776, andallוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605themenהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120that areuponעַל־'al-H5921thefaceמִפָּנַ֡יmi.pa.NaiH6440of theearthH776, shallshakeוְרָעֲשׁ֣וּve.ra.'a.ShuH7493at mypresenceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440, and themountainsהֶהָרִ֗יםhe.ha.RimH2022shall bethrownH2040downH5307, and thesteepהַמַּדְרֵג֔וֹתha.mad.re.GotH4095placesH2040shallfallוְנָֽפְלוּ֙ve.na.fe.LuH5307, andeveryוְכָל־ve.kholH3605wallחוֹמָ֖הcho.MahH2346shallfallתִּפּֽוֹל׃ti.PolH5307to thegroundלָאָ֥רֶץla.'A.retzH776.

21And I willcallוְקָרָ֨אתִיve.ka.Ra.tiH7121for aswordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719againstH5921him untoallH3605mymountainsהָרַי֙ha.RaiH2022, saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136:everyH3605man’sאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376swordחֶ֥רֶבChe.revH2719shall beagainstH5921hisbrotherבְּאָחִ֥יוbe.'a.ChivH251.

22And I willpleadוְנִשְׁפַּטְתִּ֥יve.nish.pa.TiH8199againstH5921him withpestilenceבְּדֶ֣בֶרbe.De.verH1698and withbloodוּבְדָ֑םu.ve.DamH1818: and I willrainוְגֶ֣שֶׁםve.Ge.shemH1653uponH5921him, anduponH5921his hordes, anduponH5921themanyרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227peoplesעַמִּ֥ים'a.MimH5971that are with him, anoverflowingשׁוֹטֵף֩sho.TefH7857showerH1653, andgreatH7227hailstonesוְאַבְנֵ֨יve.'av.NeiH68,fireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784, andbrimstoneוְגָפְרִ֗יתve.ga.fe.RitH1614.

23And I willmagnifyוְהִתְגַּדִּלְתִּי֙ve.hit.ga.dil.TiH1431myselfH589, andsanctifyוְהִתְקַדִּשְׁתִּ֔יve.hit.ka.dish.TiH6942myselfH589, and I willmakeוְנ֣וֹדַעְתִּ֔יve.No.da'.TiH3045myselfH589knownוְיָדְע֖וּve.ya.de.'UH3045in theeyesלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869ofmanyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227nationsגּוֹיִ֣םgo.YimH1471; and they shallknowH3045that I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 38

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