Ezekiel 38
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Now the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
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a "Son of man, b set your face against c Gog, of the land of d Magog, the prince of Rosh, e Meshech, and Tubal, and prophesy against him,
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"and say, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "Behold, I am against you, O Gog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal.
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f "I will turn you around, put hooks into your jaws, and g lead you out, with all your army, horses, and horsemen, h all splendidly clothed, a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords.
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"Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya are with them, all of them with shield and helmet;
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i "Gomer and all its troops; the house of j Togarmah from the far north and all its troops - many people are with you.
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k "Prepare yourself and be ready, you and all your companies that are gathered about you; and be a guard for them.
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l "After many days m you will be visited. In the latter years you will come into the land of those brought back from the sword n and gathered from many people on o the mountains of Israel, which had long been desolate; they were brought out of the nations, and now all of them p dwell safely.
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"You will ascend, coming q like a storm, covering the r land like a cloud, you and all your troops and many peoples with you."
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'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:
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"You will say, 'I will go up against a land of s unwalled villages; I will t go to a peaceful people, u who dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates' -
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"to take plunder and to take booty, to stretch out your hand against the waste places that are again inhabited, v and against a people gathered from the nations, who have acquired livestock and goods, who dwell in the midst of the land.
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w "Sheba, x Dedan, the merchants y of Tarshish, and all z their 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?' " '
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"Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say to Gog, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: a "On that day when My people Israel b dwell safely, will you not know it?
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c "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.
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"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 d know Me, when I am e hallowed in you, O Gog, before their eyes."
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'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?
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"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.
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"For f in My jealousy g and in the fire of My wrath I have spoken: h 'Surely in that day there shall be a great earthquake in the land of Israel,
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'so that i the 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. j The mountains shall be thrown down, the steep places shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground.'
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"I will k call for l a sword against Gog throughout all My mountains," says the Lord GOD. m "Every man's sword will be against his brother.
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"And I will n bring him to judgment with o pestilence and bloodshed; p I will rain down on him, on his troops, and on the many peoples who are with him, flooding rain, q great hailstones, fire, and brimstone.
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"Thus I will magnify Myself and r sanctify Myself, s and I will be known in the eyes of many nations. Then they shall know that I am the LORD." '
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Ezekiel 39:1
And you, son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "Behold, I am against you, O Gog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal.
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Ezekiel 35:2
Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir and prophesy against it.
Ezekiel 35:3
And say to it, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "Behold, O Mount Seir, I am against you; I will stretch out My hand against you, And make you most desolate.
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Ezekiel 38:1
Now the word of the LORD came to me, saying.
Ezekiel 39:24
"According to their uncleanness and according to their transgressions I have dealt with them, and hidden My face from them."'
Revelation 20:8
And will go out to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle, whose number is as the sand of the sea.
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Genesis 10:2
The sons of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
Ezekiel 39:6
And I will send fire on Magog and on those who live in security in the coastlands. Then they shall know that I am the LORD.
Revelation 20:8
And will go out to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle, whose number is as the sand of the sea.
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Ezekiel 32:26
There are Meshech and Tubal and all their multitudes, With all their graves around it, All of them uncircumcised, slain by the sword, Though they caused their terror in the land of the living.
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2 Kings 19:28
Because your rage against Me and your tumult Have come up to My ears, Therefore I will put My hook in your nose And My bridle in your lips, And I will turn you back By the way which you came.
Ezekiel 29:4
But I will put hooks in your jaws, And cause the fish of your rivers to stick to your scales; I will bring you up out of the midst of your rivers, And all the fish in your rivers will stick to your scales.
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Isaiah 43:17
Who brings forth the chariot and horse, The army and the power (They shall lie down together, they shall not rise; They are extinguished, they are quenched like a wick):
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Ezekiel 23:12
She lusted for the neighboring Assyrians, Captains and rulers, Clothed most gorgeously, Horsemen riding on horses, All of them desirable young men.
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Genesis 10:2
The sons of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
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Genesis 10:3
The sons of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
Ezekiel 27:14
Those from the house of Togarmah traded for your wares with horses, steeds, and mules.
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Isaiah 8:9
Be shattered, O you peoples, and be broken in pieces! Give ear, all you from far countries. Gird yourselves, but be broken in pieces; Gird yourselves, but be broken in pieces.
Isaiah 8:10
Take counsel together, but it will come to nothing; Speak the word, but it will not stand, For God is with us.
Jeremiah 46:3
Order the buckler and shield, And draw near to battle!
Jeremiah 46:4
Harness the horses, And mount up, you horsemen! Stand forth with your helmets, Polish the spears, Put on the armor!
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Deuteronomy 4:30
When you are in distress, and all these things come upon you in the latter days, when you turn to the LORD your God and obey His voice
Isaiah 24:22
They will be gathered together, As prisoners are gathered in the pit, And will be shut up in the prison; After many days they will be punished.
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Isaiah 29:6
You will be punished by the LORD of hosts With thunder and earthquake and great noise, With storm and tempest And the flame of devouring fire.
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Ezekiel 34:13
And I will bring them out from the peoples and gather them from the countries, and will bring them to their own land; I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, in the valleys and in all the inhabited places of the country.
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Ezekiel 36:1
And you, son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel, and say, 'O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD!
Ezekiel 36:4
Therefore, O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD! Thus says the Lord GOD to the mountains, the hills, the rivers, the valleys, the desolate wastes, and the cities that have been forsaken, which became plunder and mockery to the rest of the nations all around -
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Jeremiah 23:6
In His days Judah will be saved, And Israel will dwell safely; Now this is His name by which He will be called: THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
Ezekiel 34:25
I will make a covenant of peace with them, and cause wild beasts to cease from the land; and they will dwell safely in the wilderness and sleep in the woods.
Ezekiel 39:26
After they have borne their shame, and all their unfaithfulness in which they were unfaithful to Me, when they dwelt safely in their own land and no one made them afraid.
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Isaiah 28:2
Behold, the Lord has a mighty and strong one, Like a tempest of hail and a destroying storm, Like a flood of mighty waters overflowing, Who will bring them down to the earth with His hand.
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Jeremiah 4:13
"Behold, he shall come up like clouds, And his chariots like a whirlwind. His horses are swifter than eagles. Woe to us, for we are plundered!"
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Zechariah 2:4
Who said to him, "Run, speak to this young man, saying: 'Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls, because of the multitude of men and livestock in it.
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Jeremiah 49:31
Arise, go up to the wealthy nation that dwells securely," says the LORD, "Which has neither gates nor bars, Dwelling alone.
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Ezekiel 38:8
After many days you will be visited. In the latter years you will come into the land of those brought back from the sword and gathered from many people on the mountains of Israel, which had long been desolate; they were brought out of the nations, and now all of them dwell safely.
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Ezekiel 38:8
After many days you will be visited. In the latter years you will come into the land of those brought back from the sword and gathered from many people on the mountains of Israel, which had long been desolate; they were brought out of the nations, and now all of them dwell safely.
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Ezekiel 27:22
The merchants of Sheba and Raamah were your merchants. They traded for your wares the choicest spices, all kinds of precious stones, and gold.
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Ezekiel 27:15
The men of Dedan were your traders; many isles were the market of your hand. They brought you ivory tusks and ebony as payment.
Ezekiel 27:20
Dedan was your merchant in saddlecloths for riding.
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Ezekiel 27:12
Tarshish was your merchant because of your many luxury goods. They gave you silver, iron, tin, and lead for your goods.
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Ezekiel 19:3
She brought up one of her cubs, And he became a young lion; He learned to catch prey, And he devoured men.
Ezekiel 19:5
When she saw that she waited, that her hope was lost, She took another of her cubs and made him a young lion.
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Isaiah 4:1
And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, "We will eat our own food and wear our own apparel; Only let us be called by your name, To take away our reproach.
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Jeremiah 23:6
In His days Judah will be saved, And Israel will dwell safely; Now this is His name by which He will be called: THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
Ezekiel 38:8
After many days you will be visited. In the latter years you will come into the land of those brought back from the sword and gathered from many people on the mountains of Israel, which had long been desolate; they were brought out of the nations, and now all of them dwell safely.
Ezekiel 38:11
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' -
Zechariah 2:5
'For I,' says the LORD, 'will be a wall of fire all around her, and I will be the glory in her midst.'"
Zechariah 2:8
For thus says the LORD of hosts: "He sent Me after glory, to the nations which plunder you; for he who touches you touches the apple of His eye.
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Ezekiel 39:2
And I will turn you around and lead you on, bringing you up from the far north, and bring you against the mountains of Israel.
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Ezekiel 35:11
Therefore, as I live," says the Lord GOD, "I will do according to your anger and according to the envy which you showed in your hatred against them; and I will make Myself known among them when I judge you.
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Isaiah 5:16
But the LORD of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, And God who is holy shall be hallowed in righteousness.
Isaiah 8:13
The LORD of hosts, Him you shall hallow; Let Him be your fear, And let Him be your dread.
Isaiah 29:23
But when he sees his children, The work of My hands, in his midst, They will hallow My name, And hallow the Holy One of Jacob, And fear the God of Israel.
Ezekiel 28:22
And say, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "Behold, I am against you, O Sidon; I will be glorified in your midst; And they shall know that I am the LORD, When I execute judgments in her and am hallowed in her.
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Deuteronomy 32:21
They have provoked Me to jealousy by what is no...
Deuteronomy 32:22
For a fire is kindled in My anger, And shall bu...
Psalms 18:7
Then the earth shook and trembled; The foundati...
Psalms 18:8
Smoke went up from His nostrils, And devouring ...
Ezekiel 36:5
'therefore thus says the Lord GOD: "Surely I ha...
Ezekiel 36:6
"Therefore prophesy concerning the land of Isra...
Nahum 1:2
God is jealous, and the LORD avenges; The LORD ...
Hebrews 12:29
For our God is a consuming fire.
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Psalms 89:46
How long, LORD? Will You hide Yourself forever? Will Your wrath burn like fire?
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Joel 3:16
The LORD also will roar from Zion, And utter His voice from Jerusalem; The heavens and earth will shake; But the LORD will be a shelter for His people, And the strength of the children of Israel.
Haggai 2:6
For thus says the LORD of hosts: 'Once more (it is a little while) I will shake heaven and earth, the sea and dry land.
Haggai 2:7
And I will shake all nations, and they shall come to the Desire of All Nations, and I will fill this temple with glory,' says the LORD of hosts.
Revelation 16:18
And there were noises and thunderings and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such a mighty and great earthquake as had not occurred since men were on the earth.
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Hosea 4:3
Therefore the land will mourn; And everyone who dwells there will waste away With the beasts of the field And the birds of the air; Even the fish of the sea will be taken away.
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Jeremiah 4:24
I beheld the mountains, and indeed they trembled, And all the hills moved back and forth.
Nahum 1:5
The mountains quake before Him, The hills melt, And the earth heaves at His presence, Yes, the world and all who dwell in it.
Nahum 1:6
Who can stand before His indignation? And who can endure the fierceness of His anger? His fury is poured out like fire, And the rocks are thrown down by Him.
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Psalms 105:16
Moreover He called for a famine in the land; He destroyed all the provision of bread.
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Ezekiel 14:17
Or if I bring a sword on that land, and say, 'Sword, go through the land,' and I cut off man and beast from it.
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Judges 7:22
When the three hundred blew the trumpets, the LORD set every man's sword against his companion throughout the whole camp; and the army fled to Beth Acacia, toward Zererah, as far as the border of Abel Meholah, by Tabbath.
1 Samuel 14:20
Then Saul and all the people who were with him assembled, and they went to the battle; and indeed every man's sword was against his neighbor, and there was very great confusion.
2 Chronicles 20:23
For the people of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir to utterly kill and destroy them. And when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, they helped to destroy one another.
Haggai 2:22
I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms; I will destroy the strength of the Gentile kingdoms. I will overthrow the chariots And those who ride in them; The horses and their riders shall come down, Every one by the sword of his brother.
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Isaiah 66:16
For by fire and by His sword The LORD will judge all flesh; And the slain of the LORD shall be many.
Jeremiah 25:31
A noise will come to the ends of the earth - For the LORD has a controversy with the nations; He will plead His case with all flesh. He will give those who are wicked to the sword,' says the LORD.
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Ezekiel 5:17
'So I will send against you famine and wild beasts, and they will bereave you. Pestilence and blood shall pass through you, and I will bring the sword against you. I, the LORD, have spoken.'"
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Psalms 11:6
Upon the wicked He will rain coals; Fire and brimstone and a burning wind Shall be the portion of their cup.
Isaiah 30:30
The LORD will cause His glorious voice to be heard, And show the descent of His arm, With the indignation of His anger And the flame of a devouring fire, With scattering, tempest, and hailstones.
Ezekiel 13:11
Say to those who plaster it with untempered mortar, that it will fall. There will be flooding rain, and you, O great hailstones, shall fall; and a stormy wind shall tear it down.
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Revelation 16:21
And great hail from heaven fell upon men, each hailstone about the weight of a talent. Men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail, since that plague was exceedingly great.
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Ezekiel 36:23
And I will sanctify My great name, which has been profaned among the nations, which you have profaned in their midst; and the nations shall know that I am the LORD," says the Lord GOD, "when I am hallowed in you before their eyes.
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Psalms 9:16
The LORD is known by the judgment He executes; The wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Meditation. Selah
Ezekiel 37:28
"The nations also will know that I, the LORD, sanctify Israel, when My sanctuary is in their midst forevermore." '"
Ezekiel 38:16
"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 know Me, when I am hallowed in you, O Gog, before their eyes."
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