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17 “‘The Lord Yahweh says: “Are you he of whom I spoke in old time by my servants the prophets of Israel, who prophesied in those days for years that I would bring you against them? 18 It will happen in that day, when Gog comes against the land of Israel,” says the Lord Yahweh, “that my wrath will come up into my nostrils. 19 For in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath I have spoken. Surely in that day there will be a great shaking in the land of Israel; 20 so that the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, the animals of the field, all creeping things who creep on the earth, and all the men who are on the surface of the earth will shake at my presence. Then the mountains will be thrown down, the steep places will fall, and every wall will fall to the ground. 21 I will call for a sword against him to all my mountains,” says the Lord Yahweh. “Every man’s sword will be against his brother. 22 I will enter into judgment with him with pestilence and with blood. I will rain on him, and on his hordes, and on the many peoples who are with him, an overflowing shower, with great hailstones, fire, and sulfur. 23 I will magnify myself, and sanctify myself, and I will make myself known in the eyes of many nations. Then they will know that I am Yahweh.”’

39 “You, son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say, ‘The Lord Yahweh says: “Behold, I am against you, Gog, prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal. I will turn you around, and will lead you on, and will cause you to come up from the uttermost parts of the north; and I will bring you onto the mountains of Israel. I will strike your bow out of your left hand, and will cause your arrows to fall out of your right hand. You will fall on the mountains of Israel, you, and all your hordes, and the peoples who are with you. I will give you to the ravenous birds of every sort, and to the animals of the field to be devoured. You will fall on the open field; for I have spoken it,” says the Lord Yahweh. “I will send a fire on Magog, and on those who dwell securely in the islands. Then they will know that I am Yahweh.

17 “Thus says the Lord Yahweh, ‘Are you he of whom I spoke in former days by the hand of my servants the prophets of Israel who were prophesying in those days for years that I would bring you against them? 18 And so then in that day, on the day of the coming of God against the land of Israel,’ declares[a] the Lord Yahweh, ‘my rage will come up in my anger. 19 And in my passion, in the fire of my wrath, I spoke[b] that certainly[c] on that day a great earthquake will be on the land of Israel. 20 And the fish of the sea and the birds[d] of the heaven[e] and the animals[f] of the field and all of the creeping things that creep on the earth and all of the humans[g] who are on the surface of the earth will shake at my presence;[h] and the mountains will be demolished, and the steep mountain sides will fall, and every wall on[i] the earth will fall. 21 And I will call against him[j] in all of my mountains a sword,’ declares[k] the Lord Yahweh, ‘And the sword of each person will be against his brother. 22 And I will execute justice with[l] him with a plague and with blood and torrents of rain,[m] and hailstones; fire and sulfur I will cause to fall on him and on his troops and on many peoples who are with him. 23 And so I will exalt myself, and I will show myself holy, and I will make myself known before the eyes of many nations, and they will know that I am Yahweh.’”

God’s Destruction of Gog and His Hordes

39 “And you, son of man,[n] prophesy against Gog, and you must say, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Look! I am against you Gog, the head[o] leader of Meshech and Tubal, and I will turn you around, and I will drag you along, and I will bring you up from the remote areas of the north, and I will bring you against the mountains of Israel, and I will strike your bow from your left hand,[p] and your arrows from your right hand[q] I will cause to fall. On the mountains of Israel you will fall, you and all of your troops, and the peoples who are with you, to birds[r] of prey, birds of every wing,[s] and animals of the field I will give you as food. On the surface of the field you will fall, for I myself[t] have spoken,” declares[u] the Lord Yahweh. “And I will send fire against Magog and among the people inhabiting the coastlands in safety,[v] and they will know that I am Yahweh.

Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 38:18 Literally “declaration of”
  2. Ezekiel 38:19 Or “I asserted”
  3. Ezekiel 38:19 Literally “if not”
  4. Ezekiel 38:20 Hebrew “bird”
  5. Ezekiel 38:20 Or “sky”
  6. Ezekiel 38:20 Hebrew “animal”
  7. Ezekiel 38:20 Or “every human being”
  8. Ezekiel 38:20 Literally “from the face of me”
  9. Ezekiel 38:20 Or “to”
  10. Ezekiel 38:21 Or “summon against him” (cf. NJPS)
  11. Ezekiel 38:21 Literally “declaration of”
  12. Ezekiel 38:22 Or “with respect to him”
  13. Ezekiel 38:22 Literally “rain flooding/pouring down”
  14. Ezekiel 39:1 Or “mortal,” or “son of humankind”
  15. Ezekiel 39:1 Or “chief”
  16. Ezekiel 39:3 Literally “the hand of left your”
  17. Ezekiel 39:3 Literally “the hand of right your”
  18. Ezekiel 39:4 Hebrew “bird”
  19. Ezekiel 39:4 Or “kind”
  20. Ezekiel 39:5 Literally “I, I”
  21. Ezekiel 39:5 Literally “declaration of”
  22. Ezekiel 39:6 Literally “with confidence/trust”