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“‘“Those who dwell in the cities of Israel will go out, and will make fires of the weapons and burn them, both the shields and the bucklers, the bows and the arrows, and the war clubs and the spears, and they will make fires with them for seven years; 10 so that they will take no wood out of the field, and not cut down any out of the forests; for they will make fires with the weapons. They will plunder those who plundered them, and rob those who robbed them,” says the Lord Yahweh.

11 “‘“It will happen in that day, that I will give to Gog a place for burial in Israel, the valley of those who pass through on the east of the sea; and it will stop those who pass through. They will bury Gog and all his multitude there; and they will call it ‘The valley of Hamon Gog’.

12 “‘“The house of Israel will be burying them for seven months, that they may cleanse the land. 13 Yes, all the people of the land will bury them; and they will become famous in the day that I will be glorified,” says the Lord Yahweh.

14 “‘“They will set apart men of continual employment, who will pass through the land. Those who pass through will go with those who bury those who remain on the surface of the land, to cleanse it. After the end of seven months they will search. 15 Those who pass through the land will pass through; and when anyone sees a man’s bone, then he will set up a sign by it, until the undertakers have buried it in the valley of Hamon Gog. 16 Hamonah will also be the name of a city. Thus they will cleanse the land.”’

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“Then those who inhabit the cities of Israel will (A)go out and make (B)fires with the weapons and burn them, both [a]bucklers and shields, bows and arrows, war clubs and spears, and for seven years they will make fires of them. 10 They will not take wood from the field or gather firewood from the forests, because they will make fires with the weapons; and they will take the spoils of those who plundered them and seize the (C)plunder of those who plundered them,” declares the Lord God.

11 “On that day I will give Gog a burial place there in Israel, the valley of those who pass by east of the sea, and it will block the way of those who would pass by. So they will bury Gog there with all his horde, and they will call it the Valley of [b]Hamon-gog. 12 For seven months the house of Israel will be burying them in order to (D)cleanse the land. 13 And all the people of the land will bury them; and it will be [c]to their (E)renown on the day that I (F)appear in My glory,” declares the Lord God. 14 “They will also select men who will constantly pass through the land, (G)burying those who were passing through, those left on the surface of the ground, in order to cleanse it. At the end of seven months they will conduct a search. 15 As those who pass through the land pass through and anyone sees a human bone, then he will [d]set up a marker by it until the burial detail has buried it in the Valley of [e]Hamon-gog. 16 And even the name of the city will be Hamonah. So they will cleanse the land.”’

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 39:9 I.e., small shields
  2. Ezekiel 39:11 Or the multitude of Gog
  3. Ezekiel 39:13 Or a memorial for them
  4. Ezekiel 39:15 Lit build
  5. Ezekiel 39:15 Or the multitude of Gog