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Ezekiel 38:8

Judgment

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.

7 Get ready; prepare yourself, you and all your company gathered around you; you will be their guard.

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.

9 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.

10 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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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
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.
KJV
After many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt come into the land that is brought back from the sword, and is gathered out of many people, against the mountains of Israel, which have been always waste: but it is brought forth out of the nations, and they shall dwell safely all of them.
WEB
After many days you will be visited. In the latter years you will come into the land that is brought back from the sword, that is gathered out of many peoples, on the mountains of Israel, which have been a continual waste; but it is brought out of the peoples and they will dwell securely, all of them.
ASV
After many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt come into the land that is brought back from the sword, that is gathered out of many peoples, upon the mountains of Israel, which have been a continual waste; but it is brought forth out of the peoples, and they shall dwell securely, all of them.
DARBY
After many days shalt thou be visited; at the end of years thou shalt come into the land brought back from the sword [and] gathered out of many peoples, upon the mountains of Israel which have been a perpetual waste: but it is brought forth out from the peoples, and they shall all of them be dwelling in safety.
BLB
After many days you will be mustered; in the latter years, you will come into a land having returned from the sword, having been gathered from many peoples, upon the mountains of Israel, which had been continually as a desolation. From the nations it has been brought out, and they will dwell in safety, all of them.
ÅB
Når lang tid er gått, kommer turen til deg; ved årenes ende skal du komme til et land som er utfridd fra sverdet, og hvis folk er samlet fra mange folkeslag, opp på Israels fjell som stadig hadde ligget øde; men nå er det ført ut fra folkene, og de bor der trygt alle sammen.
OTB
Etter mange dager skal du bli kalt ut. I de siste årene skal du komme til et land som er gjenreist etter krig, hvor folket er samlet fra mange folkeslag til Israels fjell, som lenge har ligget øde. De er ført ut fra folkeslagene, og nå bor de trygt.
B1930
Når lang tid er gått, kommer turen til dig; ved årenes ende skal du komme til et land som er utfridd fra sverdet, og hvis folk er samlet fra mange folkeslag, op på Israels fjell som stadig hadde ligget øde; men nu er det ført ut fra folkene, og de bor der trygt alle sammen.

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  • Ezekiel 38:16

    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.

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  • Isaiah 24:22

    They will be gathered together like prisoners in a pit. They will be confined to a dungeon and punished after many days.

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  • Ezekiel 38:11–12

    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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  • Amos 9:14–15

    I will restore My people Israel from captivity; they will rebuild and inhabit the ruined cities. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit.

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  • Ezekiel 36:1–8

    “And you, son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel and say: O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD.

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  • Ezekiel 34:13

    I will bring them out from the peoples, gather them from the countries, and bring them into their own land. I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, in the ravines, and in all the settlements of the land.

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  • Jeremiah 23:6

    In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is His name by which He will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.

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  • Numbers 24:14

    Now I am going back to my people, but come, let me warn you what this people will do to your people in the days to come.”

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