Ezekiel 38:6

Ezekiel 38:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Gomer, and all his bands; the house of Togarmah of the north quarters, and all his bands: and many people with thee.
• New International Version (NIV)also Gomer with all its troops, and Beth Togarmah from the far north with all its troops—the many nations with you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Gomer and all his hordes; Beth-togarmah from the uttermost parts of the north with all his hordes—many peoples are with you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Gomer and all its troops; the house of Togarmah from the far north and all its troops—many people are with you.

Context of Ezekiel 38:6

4I will turn you about and put hooks into your jaws. I will bring you out, with all your army, horses and horsemen—all of them splendidly dressed—a vast assembly with breastplate and shield, all of them wielding swords. 5With them will be Persia, Cush and Put, all of them with shield and helmet, Gomer and all his troops, the house of Togarmah from the extreme north and all his troops—many peoples with you. 7“‘Be prepared, prepare yourself, you and all your company gathered around you. Be a guard for them. 8After many days you will be summoned. In the latter years, you will come against the land that has been brought back from the sword and regathered from many peoples on the mountains of Israel, which had been a continual waste. But they were brought out from the peoples. When all of them are dwelling securely,

Ezekiel 38:6 word by word

גֹּ֚מֶר וְכָל־אֲגַפֶּ֔יהָ בֵּ֚ית תּֽוֹגַרְמָ֔ה יַרְכְּתֵ֥י צָפ֖וֹן וְאֶת־כָּל־אֲגַפָּ֑יו עַמִּ֥ים רַבִּ֖ים אִתָּֽךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Gomerגֹּ֫מֶרgômer · GomerH1586
• and all his bandsאֲגַף'aggâph · bandH102
• the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · Beth-(togarmah)H1004
• of Togarmahתֹּגַרְמָהtôgarmâh tôgarmâh · (Beth)-togarmahH8425
• of the northצָפוֹןtsâphôn tsâphôn · northH6828
• quartersיַרְכָהyerêkâh · flankH3411
• manyרַבrab · manyH7227
• peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971

Cross-references for Ezekiel 38:6

• Genesis 10:2Japheth’s sons were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech and Tiras.
• 1 Chronicles 1:5The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tuval, Meshech and Tiras.
• Ezekiel 27:14Those from the house of Togarmah traded for your merchandise with horses, steeds and mules.
• Genesis 10:3Gomer’s sons were Ashkenaz, Riphath and Togarmah.
• 1 Chronicles 1:6The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Diphath and Togarmah.
• Daniel 11:40“Now at the time of the end the king of the south will attack him, and the king of the north will storm out against him with chariots, horsemen and many ships. He will invade lands and pass through them like an overflowing river.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 38:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Gomer, and all his bands; the house of Togarmah - The Cimmerians and Turcomanians, and other northern nations. - Calmet.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-6Gog would lead a group of seven nations from all over the world. The numbers seven and four symbolize completeness, showing an unbeatable alliance from every direction. Magog, Meshech, Tubal, Gomer, and Beth-togarmah were in the north, in Anatolia and beyond the Black Sea. Persia was to the east, Ethiopia to the south, and Libya to the west.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. Gomer--the Celtic Cimmerians of Crim-Tartary. Togarmah--the Armenians of the Caucasus, south of Iberia.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 38:6

• Gomer
• Togarmah

In the dictionaries

• Ezekiel, Book of
• Gog
• Togarmah
• Armenia
• Ezekiel
• Gomer (1)
• North; North Country
• World, Cosmological

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