Ezekiel 38:17-39:6
Lexham English Bible
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, 2 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, 3 and I will strike your bow from your left hand,[p] and your arrows from your right hand[q] I will cause to fall. 4 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. 5 On the surface of the field you will fall, for I myself[t] have spoken,” declares[u] the Lord Yahweh. 6 “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
- Ezekiel 38:18 Literally “declaration of”
- Ezekiel 38:19 Or “I asserted”
- Ezekiel 38:19 Literally “if not”
- Ezekiel 38:20 Hebrew “bird”
- Ezekiel 38:20 Or “sky”
- Ezekiel 38:20 Hebrew “animal”
- Ezekiel 38:20 Or “every human being”
- Ezekiel 38:20 Literally “from the face of me”
- Ezekiel 38:20 Or “to”
- Ezekiel 38:21 Or “summon against him” (cf. NJPS)
- Ezekiel 38:21 Literally “declaration of”
- Ezekiel 38:22 Or “with respect to him”
- Ezekiel 38:22 Literally “rain flooding/pouring down”
- Ezekiel 39:1 Or “mortal,” or “son of humankind”
- Ezekiel 39:1 Or “chief”
- Ezekiel 39:3 Literally “the hand of left your”
- Ezekiel 39:3 Literally “the hand of right your”
- Ezekiel 39:4 Hebrew “bird”
- Ezekiel 39:4 Or “kind”
- Ezekiel 39:5 Literally “I, I”
- Ezekiel 39:5 Literally “declaration of”
- Ezekiel 39:6 Literally “with confidence/trust”
Ezekiel 38:17-39:6
International Standard Version
A Prediction for the Distant Future
17 “This is what the Lord God says: ‘Surely you’re the one about whom I spoke years ago in the writings[a] of my servants, Israel’s prophets, aren’t you? They predicted back then that I would bring you up after many years, didn’t they? 18 So it will be that on that day, when Gog[b] invades the land of Israel,’ declares the Lord God, ‘my zeal will ignite my anger. 19 Because of my zeal and burning anger, at that time[c] there will be a massive earthquake throughout the land of Israel. 20 I’m going to shake the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the wild beasts, all the creatures that crawl on the earth, and every single human being who lives on the surface of the earth. Mountains will collapse, as will their mountain passages, and every wall will fall to the ground. 21 Then I’ll call for war against Gog[d] on top of every mountain,’ declares the Lord God, ‘and every weapon of war will be turned against their fellow soldier. 22 I’ll judge them with disease and bloodshed. I’ll shower him, his soldiers, and the vast army that accompanies him with a torrential flood, hailstones, fire, and sulfur. 23 I will exalt myself and demonstrate my holiness, making myself known to many people, who will learn that I am the Lord.’”
The Destruction of Gog
39 “Now as for you, Son of Man, prophesy against Gog[e] and tell him, ‘This is what the Lord God has to say: “Watch out, Gog, you leader of the head[f] of Meshech and of Tubal! 2 I’m going to turn you around, drag you along to your destruction,[g] and bring you up from the farthest parts of the north, and carry you to the mountains of Israel. 3 There I will strike your bow from your left hand and your arrows from your right, causing your fall. 4 You will collapse on the mountains of Israel, along with all of your soldiers and the nations that have accompanied you. There the raptors, vultures,[h] and wild animals will feed on you. 5 You will fall dead in the open fields, because I have ordered this to happen,’ declares the Lord God. 6 ‘I’m also going to incinerate Magog, along with those who are settled down and at home in the islands. That’s when they’ll learn that I am the Lord.
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 38:17 Lit. ago by the hand
- Ezekiel 38:18 I.e. a mountain tribe north of Assyria
- Ezekiel 38:19 Lit. day
- Ezekiel 38:21 I.e. a mountain tribe north of Assyria
- Ezekiel 39:1 I.e. a mountain tribe north of Assyria
- Ezekiel 39:1 Or of Rosh,
- Ezekiel 39:2 So LXX; MT reads around, lead you
- Ezekiel 39:4 Or carrion feeders
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