| Christian Standard Bible | New International Version |
| 1The word of the LORD came to me: | 1The word of the LORD came to me: |
| 2"Son of man, face Gog, of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. Prophesy against him | 2"Son of man, set your face against Gog, of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshek and Tubal; prophesy against him |
| 3and say, 'This is what the Lord GOD says: Look, I am against you, Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. | 3and say: 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am against you, Gog, chief prince of Meshek and Tubal. |
| 4I will turn you around, put hooks in your jaws, and bring you out with all your army, including horses and riders, who are all splendidly dressed, a huge assembly armed with large and small shields, all of them brandishing swords. | 4I will turn you around, put hooks in your jaws and bring you out with your whole army--your horses, your horsemen fully armed, and a great horde with large and small shields, all of them brandishing their swords. |
| 5Persia, Cush, and Put are with them, all of them with shields and helmets; | 5Persia, Cush and Put will be with them, all with shields and helmets, |
| 6Gomer with all its troops; and Beth-togarmah from the remotest parts of the north along with all its troops--many peoples are with you. | 6also Gomer with all its troops, and Beth Togarmah from the far north with all its troops--the many nations with you. |
| 7"'Be prepared and get yourself ready, you and your whole assembly that has been mobilized around you; you will be their guard. | 7"'Get ready; be prepared, you and all the hordes gathered about you, and take command of them. |
| 8After a long time you will be summoned. In the last years you will enter a land that has been restored from war and regathered from many peoples to the mountains of Israel, which had long been a ruin. They were brought out from the peoples, and all of them now live securely. | 8After many days you will be called to arms. In future years you will invade 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 now all of them live in safety. |
| 9You, all of your troops, and many peoples with you will advance, coming like a thunderstorm; you will be like a cloud covering the land. | 9You and all your troops and the many nations with you will go up, advancing like a storm; 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. | 10"'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: On that day thoughts will come into your mind and you will devise an evil scheme. |
| 11You will say, "I will advance against a land of open villages; I will come against a tranquil people who are living securely, all of them living without walls and without bars or gates"-- | 11You 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. |
| 12in order to seize spoil and carry off plunder, to turn your hand against ruins now inhabited and against a people gathered from the nations, who have been acquiring cattle and possessions and who live at the center of the world. | 12I will plunder and loot and turn my hand against the resettled ruins and the people gathered from the nations, rich in livestock and goods, living at the center of the land." |
| 13Sheba and Dedan and the merchants of Tarshish with all its rulers will ask you, "Have you come to seize spoil? Have you mobilized your assembly to carry off plunder, to make off with silver and gold, to take cattle and possessions, to seize plenty of spoil?"' | 13Sheba and Dedan and the merchants of Tarshish and all her villages will say to you, "Have you come to plunder? Have you gathered your hordes to loot, to carry off silver and gold, to take away livestock and goods and to seize much plunder?"' |
| 14"Therefore prophesy, son of man, and say to Gog, 'This is what the Lord GOD says: On that day when my people Israel are dwelling securely, will you not know this | 14"Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say to Gog: 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: In that day, when my people Israel are living in safety, will you not take notice of it? |
| 15and come from your place in the remotest parts of the north--you and many peoples with you, who are all riding horses--a huge assembly, a powerful army? | 15You will come from your place in the far north, you and many nations with you, all of them riding on horses, a great horde, a mighty army. |
| 16You will advance against my people Israel like a cloud covering the land. It will happen in the last days, Gog, that I will bring you against my land so that the nations may know me, when I show myself holy through you in their sight. | 16You will advance against my people Israel like a cloud that covers the land. In days to come, Gog, I will bring you against my land, so that the nations may know me when I am proved holy through you before their eyes. |
| 17"'This is what the Lord GOD says: Are you the one I spoke about in former times through my servants, the prophets of Israel, who for years prophesied in those times that I would bring you against them? | 17"'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: You are 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. |
| 18Now on that day, the day when Gog comes against the land of Israel--this is the declaration of the Lord GOD--my wrath will flare up. | 18This is what will happen in that day: When Gog attacks the land of Israel, my hot anger will be aroused, declares the Sovereign LORD. |
| 19I swear in my zeal and fiery rage: On that day there will be a great earthquake in the land of Israel. | 19In my zeal and fiery wrath I declare that at that time there shall be a great earthquake in the land of Israel. |
| 20The fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, the animals of the field, every creature that crawls on the ground, and every human being on the face of the earth will tremble before me. The mountains will be demolished, the cliffs will collapse, and every wall will fall to the ground. | 20The fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the beasts of the field, every creature that moves along the ground, and all the people on the face of the earth will tremble at my presence. The mountains will be overturned, the cliffs will crumble and every wall will fall to the ground. |
| 21I will call for a sword against him on all my mountains--this is the declaration of the Lord GOD--and every man's sword will be against his brother. | 21I will summon a sword against Gog on all my mountains, declares the Sovereign LORD. Every man's sword will be against his brother. |
| 22I will execute judgment on him with plague and bloodshed. I will pour out torrential rain, hailstones, fire, and burning sulfur on him, as well as his troops and the many peoples who are with him. | 22I will execute judgment on him with plague and bloodshed; I will pour down torrents of rain, hailstones and burning sulfur on him and on his troops and on the many nations with him. |
| 23I will display my greatness and holiness, and will reveal myself in the sight of many nations. Then they will know that I am the LORD.' | 23And so I will show my greatness and my holiness, and I will make myself known in the sight of many nations. Then they will know that I am the LORD.' |
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