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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Footnotes

  1. 38:13 Lit young lions, or villages

10 “‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: On that day thoughts will come into your mind,[a] and you will devise an evil plan. 11 You will say, “I will invade[b] a land of unwalled towns; I will advance against[c] those living quietly in security—all of them living without walls and barred gates— 12 to loot and plunder, to attack[d] the inhabited ruins and the people gathered from the nations, who are acquiring cattle and goods, who live at the center[e] of the earth.” 13 Sheba and Dedan and the traders of Tarshish with all its young warriors[f] will say to you, “Have you come to loot? Have you assembled your armies to plunder, to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to haul away a great amount of spoils?”’

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 38:10 tn Heb “words will go up upon your heart.”
  2. Ezekiel 38:11 tn Heb “go up against.”
  3. Ezekiel 38:11 tn Heb “come (to).”
  4. Ezekiel 38:12 tn Heb “to turn your hand against.”
  5. Ezekiel 38:12 tn The Hebrew term occurs elsewhere only in Judg 9:37. Perhaps it means “high point, top.”
  6. Ezekiel 38:13 tn Heb “young lions.”