Ezekiel 38:17 - Forerunner Commentary

Ezekiel 38:17

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 38:17

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American Standard Version
Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Art thou he of whom I spake in old time by my servants the prophets of Israel, that prophesied in those days for `many' years that I would bring thee against them?

Amplified® Bible
Thus says the Lord God: Are you he of whom I have spoken in olden times by My servants the prophets of Israel, who prophesied in those days for years that I would bring you [Gog] against them?

Contemporary English Version
The LORD said to Gog: Long ago, I had my prophets warn the people of Israel that someday I would send an enemy to attack them. You, Gog, are that enemy, and that day is coming.

Darby English Version
Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Art thou not he of whom I have spoken in old time through my servants the prophets of Israel, who prophesied in those days, for [many] years, that I would bring thee against them?

Good News Bible
You are the one I was talking about long ago, when I announced through my servants, the prophets of Israel, that in days to come I would bring someone to attack Israel." The Sovereign LORD has spoken.

King James Version
Thus saith the Lord GOD; Art thou he of whom I have spoken in old time by my servants the prophets of Israel, which prophesied in those days many years that I would bring thee against them?

New American Standard Bible
`Thus says the Lord GOD, "Are you the one of whom I spoke in former days through My servants the prophets of Israel, who prophesied in those days for {many} years that I would bring you against them?

New International Version
" 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Are you not the one I spoke of in former days by my servants the prophets of Israel? At that time they prophesied for years that I would bring you against them.

New King James Version
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?

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
'Thus says the Lord GOD, "Do I remember you as the one of whom I spoke in former days through My servants the prophets of Israel, who prophesied in those days for many years that I would bring you against them?

Revised Standard Version
"Thus says the Lord GOD: Are you he of whom I spoke in former days by my servants the prophets of Israel, who in those days prophesied for years that I would bring you against them?

Young's Literal Translation
Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Art thou he of whom I spake in former days, By the hand of My servants, prophets of Israel, Who are prophesying in those days -- years, To bring thee in against them?

New English Translation
“‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: Are you the one of whom I spoke in former days by my servants¹ the prophets of Israel, who prophesied in those days² that I would bring you against them?

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