Ezekiel 38:11 - Forerunner Commentary

Ezekiel 38:11

9 You will ascend, coming ^alike a storm, covering the ^bland like a cloud, you and all your troops and many peoples with you.”

10 ‘Thus says the Lord God: “On that day it shall come to pass that thoughts will arise in your mind, and you will make an evil plan:

11 You will say, ‘I will go up against a land of ^aunwalled villages; I will ^bgo to a peaceful people, ^cwho 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 places that are again inhabited, ^aand against a people gathered from the nations, who have acquired livestock and goods, who dwell in the midst of the land.

13 ^aSheba, ^bDedan, the merchants ^cof Tarshish, and all ^dtheir 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 Lord God: ^a“On that day when My people Israel ^bdwell safely, will you not know it?

15 ^aThen 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 may ^aknow Me, when I am ^bhallowed in you, O Gog, before their eyes.”

17 Thus says the Lord God: “Are you he 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 Lord God, “that My fury will show in My face.

19 For ^ain My jealousy ^band in the fire of My wrath I have spoken: ^c‘Surely in that day there shall be a great¹ earthquake in the land of Israel,

20 so that ^athe 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 who are on the face of the earth shall shake at My presence. ^bThe mountains shall be thrown down, the steep places shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground.’

21 I will ^acall for ^ba sword against Gog throughout all My mountains,” says the Lord God. ^c“Every man’s sword will be against his brother.

22 And I will ^abring him to judgment with ^bpestilence and bloodshed; ^cI will rain down on him, on his troops, and on the many peoples who are with him, flooding rain, ^dgreat hailstones, fire, and brimstone.

23 Thus I will magnify Myself and ^asanctify Myself, ^band I will be known in the eyes of many nations. Then they shall know that I am the Lord.” ’

Verse Comparison: Ezekiel 38:11

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American Standard Version
and thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell securely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates;

Amplified® Bible
And you will say, I will go up against an open country [the land of unwalled villages]; I will fall upon those who are at rest, who dwell securely, all of them dwelling without walls and having neither bars nor gates,

Contemporary English Version
to take advantage of Israel, that weak and peaceful country where people live safely inside towns that have no walls or gates or locks.

Darby English Version
and thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will come to them that are in quiet, that dwell in safety, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates,

Good News Bible
You will decide to invade a helpless country where the people live in peace and security in unwalled towns that have no defenses.

King James Version
And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates,

New American Standard Bible
and you will say, `I will go up against the land of unwalled villages. I will go against those who are at rest, that live securely, all of them living without walls and having no bars or gates,

New International Version
You will say, "I will invade a land of unwalled villages; I will attack a peaceful and unsuspecting people—all of them living without walls and without gates and bars.

New King James Version
You will say, ‘I will go up against a land of unwalled villages; I will go to a peaceful people, who dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates’—

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
to capture spoil and to seize plunder, to turn your hand against the waste places which are now inhabited, and against the people who gather from the nations, who have acquired cattle and goods, who live at the center of the world.'

Revised Standard Version
and say, 'I will go up against the land of unwalled villages; I will fall upon the quiet people who dwell securely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having no bars or gates';

Young's Literal Translation
And thou hast said: I go up against a land of unwalled villages, I go in to those at rest, dwelling confidently, All of them are dwelling without walls, And bar and doors they have not.

New English Translation
You will say, “I will invade¹ a land of unwalled towns; I will advance against² those living quietly in security – all of them living without walls and barred gates –

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