Ezekiel 38:1–16

Gog and Allies Attack Israel

38Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying, ^2a“Son of man, ^bset your face against ^cGog, of the land of ^dMagog, ¹the prince of Rosh, ^eMeshech, and Tubal, and prophesy against him, ³and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Behold, I am against you, O Gog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal. ^4fI will turn you around, put hooks into your jaws, and ^glead you out, with all your army, horses, and horsemen, ^hall splendidly clothed, a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords. ⁵Persia, ²Ethiopia, and ³Libya are with them, all of them with shield and helmet; ⁶ⁱGomer and all its troops; the house of ^jTogarmah from the far north and all its troops—many people are with you.

^7k“Prepare yourself and be ready, you and all your companies that are gathered about you; and be a guard for them. ^8lAfter many days ^myou will be visited. In the latter years you will come into the land of those brought back from the sword ⁿand gathered from many people on ^othe mountains of Israel, which had long been desolate; they were brought out of the nations, and now all of them ^pdwell safely. ⁹You will ascend, coming ^qlike a storm, covering the ^rland like a cloud, you and all your troops and many peoples with you.”

¹⁰‘Thus says the Lord God: “On that day it shall come to pass that thoughts will arise in your mind, and you will make an evil plan: ¹¹You will say, ‘I will go up against a land of ^sunwalled villages; I will ^tgo to a peaceful people, ^uwho dwell ⁴safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates’—¹²to take plunder and to take booty, to stretch out your hand against the waste places that are again inhabited, ^vand against a people gathered from the nations, who have acquired livestock and goods, who dwell in the midst of the land. ^13wSheba, ^xDedan, the merchants ^yof Tarshish, and all ^ztheir young lions will say to you, ‘Have you come to take plunder? Have you gathered your army to take booty, to carry away silver and gold, to take away livestock and goods, to take great plunder?’ ” ’

¹⁴“Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say to Gog, ‘Thus says the Lord God: ^a“On that day when My people Israel ^bdwell safely, will you not know it? ^15cThen you will come from your place out of the far north, you and many peoples with you, all of them riding on horses, a great company and a mighty army. ¹⁶You will come up against My people Israel like a cloud, to cover the land. It will be in the latter days that I will bring you against My land, so that the nations may ^dknow Me, when I am ^ehallowed in you, O Gog, before their eyes.”