| New American Standard Bible 1995 | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1And the word of the LORD came to me saying, | 1The word of the LORD came to me: " |
| 2"Son of man, set your face toward Gog of the land of Magog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him | 2Son of man, turn your face toward Gog, of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. Prophesy against him |
| 3and say, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "Behold, I am against you, O Gog, prince of Rosh, Meshech and Tubal. | 3and say: This is what the Lord GOD says: Look, I am against you, Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. |
| 4"I will turn you about and put hooks into your jaws, and I will bring you out, and all your army, horses and horsemen, all of them splendidly attired, a great company with buckler and shield, all of them wielding swords; | 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 company armed with shields and bucklers, all of them brandishing swords. |
| 5Persia, Ethiopia and Put with them, all of them with shield and helmet; | 5Persia,Cush, and Put are with them, all of them with shields and helmets; |
| 6Gomer with all its troops; Beth-togarmah from the remote parts of the north with all its troops-- many peoples with you. | 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." |
| 7"Be prepared, and prepare yourself, you and all your companies that are assembled about you, and be a guard for them. | 7Be prepared and get yourself ready, you and all your company who have been mobilized around you; you will be their guard. |
| 8"After many days you will be summoned; in the latter years you will come into the land that is restored from the sword, whose inhabitants have been gathered from many nations to the mountains of Israel which had been a continual waste; but its people were brought out from the nations, and they are living securely, all 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. |
| 9"You will go up, you will come like a storm; you will be like a cloud covering the land, you and all your troops, and many peoples with you." | 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." |
| 10'Thus says the Lord GOD, "It will come about on that day, that thoughts will come into your mind and you will devise an evil plan, | 10This is what the Lord GOD says: On that day, thoughts will arise in your mind, and you will devise an evil plan. |
| 11and 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, | 11You will say, 'I will go up 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-- |
| 12to capture spoil and to seize plunder, to turn your hand against the waste places which are now inhabited, and against the people who are gathered from the nations, who have acquired cattle and goods, who live at the center of the world.' | 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.' |
| 13"Sheba and Dedan and the merchants of Tarshish with all its villages will say to you, 'Have you come to capture spoil? Have you assembled your company to seize plunder, to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to capture great spoil?'"' | 13Sheba and Dedan and the merchants of Tarshish with all its rulers will ask you, 'Have you come to seize spoil? Have you assembled your hordes to carry off plunder, to make off with silver and gold, to take cattle and possessions, to seize great spoil?" |
| 14"Therefore prophesy, son of man, and say to Gog, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "On that day when My people Israel are living securely, will you not know it? | 14Therefore 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 |
| 15"You will come from your place out of the remote parts of the north, you and many peoples with you, all of them riding on horses, a great assembly and a mighty army; | 15and come from your place in the remotest parts of the north--you and many peoples with you, who are all riding horses--a mighty horde, a huge army? |
| 16and you will come up against My people Israel like a cloud to cover the land. It shall come about in the last days that I will bring you against My land, so that the nations may know Me when I am sanctified through you before their eyes, O Gog." | 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." |
| 17Thus 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? | 17This 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? |
| 18"It will come about on that day, when Gog comes against the land of Israel," declares the Lord GOD, "that My fury will mount up in My anger. | 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. |
| 19"In My zeal and in My blazing wrath I declare that on that day there will surely be a great earthquake in the land of Israel. | 19I swear in My zeal and fiery rage: On that day there will be a great earthquake in the land of Israel. |
| 20"The fish of the sea, the birds of the heavens, the beasts of the field, all the creeping things that creep on the earth, and all the men who are on the face of the earth will shake at My presence; the mountains also will be thrown down, the steep pathways will collapse and every wall will fall to the ground. | 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 thrown down, the cliffs will collapse, and every wall will fall to the ground. |
| 21"I will call for a sword against him on all My mountains," declares the Lord GOD. "Every man's sword will be against his brother. | 21I will call for a sword against him on all My mountains"--the declaration of the Lord GOD--"and every man's sword will be against his brother. |
| 22"With pestilence and with blood I will enter into judgment with him; and I will rain on him and on his troops, and on the many peoples who are with him, a torrential rain, with hailstones, fire and brimstone. | 22I will execute judgment on him with plague and bloodshed. I will pour out torrential rain, hailstones, fire, and brimstone on him, as well as his troops and the many peoples who are with him. |
| 23"I will magnify Myself, sanctify Myself, and make Myself known in the sight of many nations; and they will know that I am the LORD."' | 23I will display My greatness and holiness, and will reveal Myself in the sight of many nations. Then they will know that I am Yahweh." |
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