Ezekiel 38:4

Judgment

² “Son of man, set your face against Gog of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. Prophesy against him

³ and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against you, O Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal.

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.

⁵ Persia, Cush, and Put will accompany them, all with shields and helmets,

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.

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: 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.
KJV: And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords:
WEB: I will turn you around, and put hooks into your jaws, and I will bring you out, with all your army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed in full armor, a great company with buckler and shield, all of them handling swords;
ASV: and I will turn thee about, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed in full armor, a great company with buckler and shield, all of them handling swords;
DARBY: And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them thoroughly equipped, a great assemblage with targets and shields, all of them handling swords:
BLB: And I will turn you around, and I will put hooks in your jaws, and I will bring you out and all your army—horses and horsemen, all clothed in perfection, a great company, [with] bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords.

ÅB: Og jeg vil vende deg om og legge kroker i dine kjever og føre deg ut med hele din hær, hester og ryttere, alle sammen prektig kledd, en stor skare med store og små skjold, alle sammen med sverd i hånd.
OTB: Jeg vil vende deg om, sette kroker i dine kjever og føre deg ut med hele din hær, hester og ryttere, alle praktfullt kledd, en stor skare med skjold og brynje, alle med sverd i hånd.
B1930: Og jeg vil vende dig om og legge kroker i dine kjever og føre dig ut med hele din hær, hester og ryttere, alle sammen prektig klædd, en stor skare med store og små skjold, alle sammen med sverd i hånd.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Ezekiel 29:4
But I will put hooks in your jaws and cause the fish of your streams to cling to your scales. I will haul you up out of your rivers, and all the fish of your streams will cling to your scales.
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Daniel 11:40
At the time of the end, the king of the South will engage him in battle, but the king of the North will storm out against him with chariots, horsemen, and many ships, invading many countries and sweeping through them like a flood.
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2 Kings 19:28
Because your rage and arrogance against Me have reached My ears, I will put My hook in your nose and My bit in your mouth; I will send you back the way you came.’
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Ezekiel 38:15
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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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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1 Chronicles 12:8
Some Gadites defected to David at his stronghold in the desert. They were mighty men of valor, trained for battle, experts with the shield and spear, whose faces were like the faces of lions and who were as swift as gazelles on the mountains:
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2 Chronicles 25:5
Then Amaziah gathered the people of Judah and assigned them according to their families to commanders of thousands and of hundreds. And he numbered those twenty years of age or older throughout Judah and Benjamin and found 300,000 chosen men able to serve in the army, bearing the spear and shield.
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Isaiah 37:29
Because your rage and arrogance against Me have reached My ears, I will put My hook in your nose and My bit in your mouth; I will send you back the way you came.’
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