18 And so then in that day, on the day of the coming of God against the land of Israel,’ ⌊declares⌋n the Lord Yahweh, ‘my rage will come up in my anger. 19 And in my passion, in the fire of my wrath, I spokeo that ⌊certainly⌋p on that day a great earthquake will be on the land of Israel. 20 And the fish of the sea and the birdsq of the heavenr and the animalss of the field and all of the creeping things that creep on the earth and all of the humanst who are on the surface of the earth will shake ⌊at my presence⌋;u and the mountains will be demolished, and the steep mountain sides will fall, and every wall onv the earth will fall. 21 And I will call against himw in all of my mountains a sword,’ ⌊declares⌋x the Lord Yahweh, ‘And the sword of each person will be against his brother. 22 And I will execute justice withy him with a plague and with blood and ⌊torrents of rain⌋,z 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,a prophesy against Gog, and you must say, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Look! I am against you Gog, the headb 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⌋,c and your arrows from ⌊your right hand⌋d 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 birdse of prey, birds of every wing,f and animals of the field I will give you as food. 5 On the surface of the field you will fall, for ⌊I myself⌋g have spoken,” ⌊declares⌋h the Lord Yahweh. 6 “And I will send fire against Magog and among the people inhabiting the coastlands ⌊in safety⌋,i and they will know that I am Yahweh. 7 And ⌊my holy name⌋j I will make known in the midst of my people Israel, and I will not let the name of my holiness be profaned anymore, and the nations will know that I am Yahweh, the holy one in Israel. 8 Look! it is coming, and it will happen,” ⌊declares⌋k the Lord Yahweh. “It is the day ⌊about which I have spoken⌋.l

9 “‘“And the inhabitants of the townsm of Israel will go out, and they will set ablaze, and they will kindle a fire with a weaponn and a small shield and a shield,o with a bow and with arrows, and with ⌊hand clubs⌋p and with spears,q and so they will light a fire with them, ⌊a fire lasting seven years⌋.r 10 And they will not carry trees from the field, and they will not chop wood from the forests, for with the weaponss they will light a fire; and they will plunder those plundering them, and they will plunder those plundering them,” ’ ⌊declares⌋t the Lord Yahweh.