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Ezekiel 38:21

Judgment

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

20 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.

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.

22 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.

23 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.

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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 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.
KJV
And I will call for a sword against him throughout all my mountains, saith the Lord GOD: every man’s sword shall be against his brother.
WEB
I will call for a sword against him to all my mountains,” says the Lord GOD. “Every man’s sword will be against his brother.
ASV
And I will call for a sword against him unto all my mountains, saith the Lord Jehovah: every man`s sword shall be against his brother.
DARBY
And I will call for a sword against him throughout all my mountains, saith the Lord Jehovah: every man's sword shall be against his brother.
BLB
And I will call for a sword against him on all My mountains, a declaration of the Lord YHWH, [and] the sword of each man will be against his brother.
ÅB
Og jeg vil kalle på sverdet imot ham på alle mine fjell, sier Herren, Israels Gud; den enes sverd skal vendes mot den andre.
OTB
Jeg vil kalle sverdet mot Gog på alle mine fjell, sier Herren Gud. Enhver manns sverd skal være mot hans bror.
B1930
Og jeg vil kalle på sverdet imot ham på alle mine fjell, sier Herren, Israels Gud; den enes sverd skal vendes mot den andre.

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Cross references

  • Haggai 2:22

    I will overturn royal thrones and destroy the power of the kingdoms of the nations. I will overturn chariots and their riders; horses and their riders will fall, each by the sword of his brother.

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  • Judges 7:22

    And when the three hundred rams’ horns sounded, the LORD set all the men in the camp against one another with their swords. The army fled to Beth-shittah toward Zererah as far as the border of Abel-meholah near Tabbath.

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  • Ezekiel 14:17

    Or if I bring a sword against that land and say, ‘Let a sword pass through it,’ so that I cut off from it both man and beast,

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  • 2 Chronicles 20:23

    The Ammonites and Moabites rose up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir, devoting them to destruction. And when they had made an end to the inhabitants of Seir, they helped to destroy one another.

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  • 1 Samuel 14:20

    Then Saul and all his troops assembled and marched to the battle, and they found the Philistines in total confusion, with each man wielding the sword against his neighbor.

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  • Psalms 105:16

    He called down famine on the land and cut off all their supplies of food.

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