THE BOOK OF EZEKIEL

Ezekiel Chapter 38

1 ¶ Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

2 Son of man, set your face against Gog, in the land of Magog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal and prophesy against him,

3 And say, Thus says the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against you, O Gog, the chief prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal:

4 And I will turn you around, and put hooks into your jaws, and I will lead you out, with all your army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed in full armor, even a mighty company with bucklers and shields, all of them wielding swords:

5 Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya are with you; all of them having shields and helmets:

6 Gomer, and all his hordes; the house of Togarmah from the distant north, with all his hordes: these many people are with you.

7 Ready yourself, and be prepared, you, and the entire army that is gathered around you, and be their leader.

8 After many days you will be summoned: in the years to come you will enter a land that has been brought back from the sword, and gathered from many nations, to the mountains of Israel, which have long been lying waste: but its people have been brought forth out of the nations, and they will all dwell securely.

9 You will advance coming like a storm, you will be like a cloud covering the land, you, and all your hordes, and the many people with you.

10 Thus says the Lord GOD; It will also come to pass, that at that time a thought will enter your mind, and you will make an evil plan:

11 And you will say, I will march against a land of unwalled villages; I will attack those who are at peace, who live securely, all of them living without walls, having neither bars or gates,

12 To plunder them, and rob them of their goods; to stretch out your hand against the ruins that are again inhabited, and against the people who are gathered out of the nations, who have acquired cattle and goods, who live in the midst of the land.

13 Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all their villages, will ask you, Did you come to rob them of their goods? have you gathered your company to plunder them? to carry away silver and gold, to take away livestock and goods, to seize great spoil?

14 ¶ Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say to Gog, Thus says the Lord GOD; In that day when my people of Israel dwell safely, will you not know it?

15 And you will come from your place out of the distant north, you, and many people with you, all riding on horses, a great company, a mighty army:

16 And you will march against my people of Israel, covering the land like a cloud; in days to come, I will let you attack my land, so that the heathen may know me, when they see me show my holiness against you, O Gog.

17 Thus says the Lord GOD; Wasn’t it you I spoke of long ago by my servants the prophets of Israel, who prophesied for many years that I would bring you against them?

18 And it will come to pass on the day that Gog attacks the land of Israel, says the Lord GOD, that fury will come up in my face.

19 For in my jealousy and in the fire of my anger I have spoken, Surely in that day there will be a great earthquake in the land of Israel;

20 So that the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the beasts of the field, all creeping things that creep upon the earth, and all the men who are on the face of the earth, will tremble before me, and the mountains will be thrown down, and the steep places will fall, and every wall will fall to the ground.

21 And I will call for everyone who wields a sword to go against him, says the Lord GOD: every man’s sword will be against his brother.

22 And I will punish him with pestilence and bloodshed; and I will send down on him, and on his hordes, and on the many people who are with him, torrents of rain, great hailstones, fire, and burning sulfur.

23 Thus I will show my greatness, and my holiness; and reveal myself to many nations, and they will know that I am the LORD.