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Ezekiel 38:15

Judgment

13 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?’

14 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?

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.

16 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 in you before their eyes.

17 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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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
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.
KJV
And thou shalt come from thy place out of the north parts, thou, and many people with thee, all of them riding upon horses, a great company, and a mighty army:
WEB
You will come from your place out of the uttermost parts of the north, you, and many peoples with you, all of them riding on horses, a great company and a mighty army.
ASV
And thou shalt come from thy place out of the uttermost parts of the north, thou, and many peoples with thee, all of them riding upon horses, a great company and a mighty army;
DARBY
And thou shalt come from thy place out of the uttermost north, thou and many peoples with thee, all of them riding upon horses, a great assemblage and a mighty army.
BLB
And you will come from your place, from the extremities of the north, you and many peoples with you, riding on horses all of them, a great company, and a numerous army.
ÅB
Da skal du komme fra ditt land, fra det ytterste Norden, du og mange folkeslag med deg, alle sammen ridende på hester, en stor skare og en tallrik hær,
OTB
Du skal komme fra ditt sted i det ytterste nord, du og mange folkeslag med deg, alle ridende på hester, en stor forsamling, en mektig hær.
B1930
Da skal du komme fra ditt land, fra det ytterste Norden, du og mange folkeslag med dig, alle sammen ridende på hester, en stor skare og en tallrik hær,

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Cross references

  • Ezekiel 39:2

    I will turn you around, drive you along, bring you up from the far north, and send you against the mountains of Israel.

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  • Ezekiel 38:6

    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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  • Revelation 20:8

    and will go out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth—Gog and Magog—to assemble them for battle. Their number is like the sand of the seashore.

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  • Revelation 16:16

    And they assembled the kings in the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon.

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  • Revelation 16:14

    These are demonic spirits that perform signs and go out to all the kings of the earth, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty.

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  • Zechariah 14:2–3

    For I will gather all the nations for battle against Jerusalem, and the city will be captured, the houses looted, and the women ravished. Half of the city will go into exile, but the rest of the people will not be removed from the city.

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  • Zechariah 12:2–4

    “Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of drunkenness to all the surrounding peoples. Judah will be besieged, as well as Jerusalem.

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  • Joel 3:2

    I will gather all the nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. There I will enter into judgment against them concerning My people, My inheritance, Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations as they divided up My land.

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