Ezekiel 38:17-39:6

New International Reader's Version

¹⁷ “ ‘Here is what the Lord and King says to Gog. “In the past I spoke about you through my servants, the prophets of Israel. At that time they prophesied for years that I would bring you against them. ¹⁸ Here is what will happen in days to come. You will attack the land of Israel. That will stir up my burning anger,” announces the Lord and King. ¹⁹ “At that time my burning anger will blaze out at you. There will be a great earthquake in the land of Israel. ²⁰ The fish in the sea, the birds in the sky and the wild animals will tremble with fear. They will tremble with fear because of what I will do. So will every creature that moves along the ground. And so will all the people on earth. The mountains will come crashing down. The cliffs will break into pieces. Every wall will fall to the ground. ²¹ I will punish you on all my mountains,” announces the Lord and King. “Your men will use their swords against one another. ²² I will judge you. I will send a plague against you. A lot of blood will be spilled. I will send heavy rain, hailstones and burning sulfur down to the earth. They will fall on you and your troops. They will also come down on the many nations that are helping you. ²³ That will show how great and holy I am. I will make myself known to many nations. Then they will know that I am the Lord.” ’

39 “Son of man, prophesy against Gog. Tell him, ‘The Lord and King says, “Gog, I am against you. You are the chief prince of Meshek and Tubal. ² But I will turn you around. I will drag you along. I will bring you from the far north. I will send you against the mountains of Israel. ³ Then I will knock your bow out of your left hand. I will make your arrows drop from your right hand. ⁴ You will fall dead on the mountains of Israel. You and all your troops will die there. So will the nations that join you. I will feed you to all kinds of birds that eat dead bodies. So they and the wild animals will eat you up. ⁵ You will fall dead in the open fields. I have spoken,” announces the Lord and King. ⁶ “I will send fire on the land of Magog. It will burn up the people who live in safety on the coast. So they will know that I am the Lord.