Ezekiel 38:8-12

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⁸ “‘A long time from now you will be called to action. In distant years you will swoop down onto the land of Israel that will be lying in peace after the return of its people from many lands. ⁹ You and all your allies—a vast and awesome army—will roll down upon them like a storm and cover the land like a cloud. ¹⁰ For at that time an evil thought will have come to your mind. ¹¹ You will have said, “Israel is an unprotected land of unwalled villages! I will march against her and destroy these people living in such confidence! ¹² I will go to those once-desolate cities that are now filled with people again—those who have returned from all the nations—and I will capture vast amounts of loot and many slaves. For the people are rich with cattle now, and the whole earth revolves around them!”’