10 “‘This is what the Lord God says: On that day, thoughts will arise in your mind, and you will devise an evil plan. 11 You will say, “I will advance against a land of open villages; I will come against a tranquil people who are living securely,(A) all of them living without walls and without bars or gates”(B) 12 in order to seize spoil and carry off plunder,(C) to turn your hand against ruins now inhabited and against a people gathered from the nations, who have been acquiring cattle and possessions and who live at the center of the world. 13 Sheba(D) and Dedan(E) and the merchants of Tarshish(F) with all its rulers[a] will ask you, “Have you come to seize spoil? Have you mobilized your assembly to carry off plunder, to make off with silver and gold, to take cattle and possessions, to seize plenty of spoil?”’

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  1. 38:13 Lit young lions, or villages

10 ‘This is what the Lord God says: “It will come about on that day, that [a]thoughts will come into your mind and you will (A)devise an evil plan, 11 and you will say, ‘I will go up against the land of [b](B)unwalled villages. I will go against those who are (C)at rest, who live securely, all of them living without walls and having no bars or gates, 12 to (D)capture spoils and to seize plunder, to turn your hand against the ruins that are now inhabited, and against the people who are gathered from the nations, who have acquired livestock and goods, who live at the [c]center of the world.’ 13 (E)Sheba and (F)Dedan and the merchants of (G)Tarshish with all its [d]villages will say to you, ‘Have you come to capture spoils? Have you assembled your contingent to seize plunder, to carry away silver and gold, to take away livestock and goods, to capture great (H)spoils?’”’

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  1. Ezekiel 38:10 Lit words
  2. Ezekiel 38:11 Or open country
  3. Ezekiel 38:12 Lit navel
  4. Ezekiel 38:13 As in ancient versions; MT young lions