1 And the wordof the Lordcame unto me, saying,2 Sonof man, setthy faceagainst Gog, the landof Magog, the chiefprinceof Meshechand Tubal, and prophesy against him,nthe chief…: or, prince of the chief3 And say, Thus saiththe LordGod; Behold, I amagainst thee, O Gog, the chiefprinceof Meshechand Tubal:4 And I will turn thee back, and puthooksinto thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horsesand horsemen, all of them clothedwith all sortsof armour, evena greatcompanywithbucklersand shields, all of them handlingswords:5 Persia, Ethiopia, and Libyawith them; all of them with shieldand helmet:nLibya: or, Phut6 Gomer, and all his bands; the houseof Togarmahof the northquarters, and all his bands: andmanypeople with thee.7 Be thou prepared, and preparefor thyself, thou, and all thy companythat are assembledunto thee, and be thou a guard unto them.
8 After manydaysthou shalt be visited: in the latteryearsthou shalt comeinto the landthat isbrought backfrom the sword, and isgatheredout of manypeople, against the mountainsof Israel, which have been alwayswaste: but it is brought forthout of the nations, and they shall dwellsafely all of them.9 Thou shalt ascendand comelike a storm, thou shalt be like a cloudto coverthe land, thou, and all thy bands, and manypeople with thee.10 Thus saiththe LordGod; It shall also come to pass, thatat the same timeshall thingscomeinto thy mind, and thou shalt thinkan evilthought:nthink…: or, conceive a mischievous purpose11 And thou shalt say, I will go upto the landof unwalled villages; I will goto them that are at rest, that dwellsafely, all of them dwellingwithout walls, and having neither barsnor gates,nsafely: or, confidently12 To takea spoil, and to takea prey; to turnthine handupon the desolate placesthat are nowinhabited, and upon the peoplethat aregatheredout of the nations, which have gottencattleand goods, that dwellin the midstof the land.nTo take…: Heb. To spoil the spoil, and to prey the preynmidst: Heb. navel13 Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchantsof Tarshish, with all the young lionsthereof, shall sayunto thee, Art thou cometo takea spoil? hast thou gatheredthy companyto takea prey? to carry awaysilverand gold, to take awaycattleand goods, to takea greatspoil?
14 Therefore, sonof man, prophesyand sayunto Gog, Thus saiththe LordGod; In that daywhen my peopleof Israeldwellethsafely, shalt thou not knowit?15 And thou shalt comefrom thy placeout of the northparts, thou, and manypeoplewith thee, all of them ridingupon horses, a greatcompany, and a mightyarmy:16 And thou shalt come upagainst my peopleof Israel, as a cloudto coverthe land; it shall be in the latterdays, and I will bringthee against my land, that the heathenmay knowme, when I shall be sanctifiedin thee, O Gog, before their eyes.17 Thus saiththe LordGod; Artthou he of whom I have spokenin oldtimebymy servantsthe prophetsof Israel, which prophesiedin those daysmanyyearsthat I would bring thee against them?nby: Heb. by the hand of18 And it shall come to pass at the same timewhenGogshall comeagainst the landof Israel, saiththe LordGod, thatmy furyshall come upin my face.19 For in my jealousyandin the fireof my wrathhave I spoken, Surely in that daythere shall be a greatshakingin the landof Israel;20 So that the fishesof the sea, and the fowlsof the heaven, and the beastsof the field, and all creeping thingsthat creepupon the earth, and all the men that areupon the faceof the earth, shall shakeat my presence, and the mountainsshall be thrown down, and the steep placesshall fall, and every wallshall fallto the ground.nsteep…: or, towers, or, stairs21 And I will callfor a swordagainst him throughout all my mountains, saiththe LordGod: every man'sswordshall be against his brother.22 And I will pleadagainst him with pestilenceand with blood; and I will rainupon him, and upon his bands, and upon the manypeople that arewith him, an overflowingrain, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone.23 Thus will I magnifymyself, and sanctifymyself; and I will be knownin the eyesof manynations, and they shall know that I amthe Lord.