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Ezekiel 38


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And the word of the LORD came to me , saying ,

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“ Son of man , set your face against Gog of the land of Magog , the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. Prophesy against him

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and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says : Behold , I am against you , O Gog , chief prince of Meshech and Tubal.

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I will turn you around , put hooks in your jaws , and bring you out - - with all your army — your horses , your horsemen in full armor ... , (and) a great company armed with shields and bucklers , all brandishing their swords.

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Persia , Cush , and Put will accompany them , all with shields and helmets ,

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(as well as) Gomer with all its troops , and Beth-togarmah ... from the far north - with all its troops — the many nations with you.

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Get ready ; prepare you and all your company gathered around you ; you will be guard.

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After a long time you will be summoned. In the latter years you will enter ... a land that has recovered from war , (whose people) were gathered from many nations to the mountains of Israel , which had long been desolate. They had been brought out from the nations , and all now dwell securely.

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You and all your troops , and many peoples with you will go up , advancing like a thunderstorm ; you will be like a cloud covering the land.

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This is what the Lord GOD says : ... On that day , thoughts will arise in your mind , and you will devise an evil plan.

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You will say , ‘ I will go up against a land of unwalled villages ; I will come against a tranquil people who dwell securely , all of them living without walls (or) bars or gates —

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in order to seize the spoil and carry off the plunder ... , to turn a hand against the desolate places now inhabited and against a people gathered from the nations , who have acquired livestock and possessions and who live at the center of the land. ’

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Sheba and Dedan and the merchants of Tarshish with all its villages will ask ‘ Have you come to capture the plunder ? Have you assembled your hordes to carry away loot , to make off with silver and gold , to take cattle and goods , to seize great spoil ? ’

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Therefore prophesy , son of man , and tell Gog that this is what the Lord GOD says : On that day when My people Israel are dwelling securely , will you not take notice of this ?

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And you will come from your place out of the far north — you and many peoples with you , all riding horses — a mighty horde , a huge army.

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You will advance against My people Israel like a cloud covering the land. It will happen in the latter days , O Gog , that I will bring you against My land , so that the nations may know Me when I show Myself holy before their eyes.

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This is what the Lord GOD says : Are you the one of whom I have spoken in former days through My servants , the prophets of Israel , who in those times prophesied for years that I would bring you against them ?

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Now on that day - when Gog comes against the land of Israel , declares the Lord GOD , My wrath ... will flare up.

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In My zeal and fiery rage I proclaim ... ... that on that day there will be a great earthquake in the land of Israel.

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The fish of the sea , the birds of the air , the beasts of the field , every creature that crawls upon the ground , and all mankind - on the face of the earth will tremble at My presence. The mountains will be thrown down , the cliffs will collapse , and every wall will fall to the ground.

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And I will summon a sword against Gog on all My mountains , declares the Lord GOD , and every man’s sword will be against his brother.

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I will execute judgment upon him with plague and bloodshed. I will pour out torrents of rain , hailstones ... , fire , and sulfur on him and on his troops and on the many nations - with him.

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I will magnify and sanctify Myself , and will reveal Myself in the sight of many nations. Then they will know that I am the LORD. (’’)