Gog and Allies Attack Israel
1 Now the word of theLordcame to me, saying,
2 “Son of man,set your face againstGog, of the land ofMagog, the prince of Rosh,Meshech, and Tubal, and prophesy against him,
3 and say, ‘Thus says the LordGod: Behold, Iamagainst you, O Gog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal.
4 I will turn you around, put hooks into your jaws, andlead you out, with all your army, horses, and horsemen,all splendidly clothed, a great companywithbucklers and shields, all of them handling swords.
5 Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya are with them, all of themwithshield and helmet;
6 Gomer and all its troops; the house ofTogarmahfromthe far north and all its troops—many peoplearewith you.
7 “Prepare yourself and be ready, you and all your companies that are gathered about you; and be a guard for them.
8 After many daysyou will be visited. In the latter years you will come into the land of those brought back from the swordandgathered from many people onthe mountains of Israel, which had long been desolate; they were brought out of the nations, and now all of themdwell safely.
9 You will ascend, cominglike a storm, covering theland like a cloud, you and all your troops and many peoples with you.”
10 ‘Thus says the LordGod: “On that day it shall come to passthatthoughts will arise in your mind, and you will make an evil plan:
11 You will say, ‘I will go up against a land ofunwalled villages; I willgo to a peaceful people,who dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates’—
12 to take plunder and to take booty, to stretch out your hand against the waste placesthatareagaininhabited,and against a people gathered from the nations, who have acquired livestock and goods, who dwell in the midst of the land.
13 Sheba,Dedan, the merchantsof Tarshish, and alltheir young lions will say to you, ‘Have you come to take plunder? Have you gathered your army to take booty, to carry away silver and gold, to take away livestock and goods, to take great plunder?’ ” ’
14 “Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say to Gog, ‘Thus says the LordGod:“On that day when My people Israeldwell safely, will you not knowit?
15 Then you will come from your place out of the far north, you and many peoples with you, all of them riding on horses, a great company and a mighty army.
16 You will come up against My people Israel like a cloud, to cover the land. It will be in the latter days that I will bring you against My land, so that the nations mayknow Me, when I amhallowed in you, O Gog, before their eyes.”
17 Thus says the LordGod: “Areyouhe of whom I have spoken in former days by My servants the prophets of Israel, who prophesied for years in those days that I would bring you against them?
Judgment on Gog
18 “And it will come to pass at the same time, when Gog comes against the land of Israel,” says the LordGod, “thatMy fury will show in My face.
19 Forin My jealousyandin the fire of My wrath I have spoken:‘Surely in that day there shall be a great earthquake in the land of Israel,
20 so thatthe fish of the sea, the birds of the heavens, the beasts of the field, all creeping things that creep on the earth, and all men whoareon the face of the earth shall shake at My presence.The mountains shall be thrown down, the steep places shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground.’
21 I willcall fora sword against Gog throughout all My mountains,” says the LordGod.“Every man’s sword will be against his brother.
22 And I willbring him to judgment withpestilence and bloodshed;I will rain down on him, on his troops, and on the many peoples whoarewith him, flooding rain,great hailstones, fire, and brimstone.
23 Thus I will magnify Myself andsanctify Myself,and I will be known in the eyes of many nations. Then they shall know that IamtheLord.” ’