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, Cush, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet: 6Gomer, and all his troops; the house of Togarmah of the north quarters, and all his troops: and many people with thee. Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company that are assembled to thee, and be thou a guard to them. 8After many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt come into the land that is brought back from the sword, and is gathered out of many people, against the mountains of Israel, which have been always waste: but it is brought forth out of the nations, and they shall all dwell in safety. 9Thou shalt ascend and come like a storm, thou shalt be like a cloud to cover the land, thou, and all thy troops, and many people with thee.

Ezekiel 38:7 word by word

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

• preparedכּוּןkûn · to establish: prepareH3559
• companyקָהָלqâhâl · assemblyH6951
• assembledקָהַלqâhal · to gatherH6950
• guardמִשְׁמָרmishmâr · custodyH4929

Cross-references for Ezekiel 38:7

• 2 Chronicles 25:8But if thou wilt go, do it, be strong for the battle: God shall make thee fall before the enemy: for God hath power to help, and to cast down.
• Psalms 2:1Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?
• Isaiah 8:9Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces.
• Isaiah 37:22This is the word which the LORD hath spoken concerning him; The virgin, the daughter of Zion, hath despised thee, and mocked thee; the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee.
• Jeremiah 46:3Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.
• Jeremiah 51:12Set up the standard upon the walls of Babylon, make the watch strong, set up the watchmen, prepare the ambushes: for the LORD hath both devised and done that which he spoke against the inhabitants of Babylon.
• Joel 3:9Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up:
• Amos 4:12Therefore thus will I do to thee, O Israel: and because I will do this to thee, prepare to meet thy God, O Israel.
• Zechariah 14:2For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the rest of the people shall not be cut off from 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