Prophecy against Gog
1 The word of the LORD came to me, saying, 2 “Son of man, set your face toward Gog, of the land of Magog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal, and prophesy against it, 3 and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I am against you, Gog, prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal. 4 I will turn you around and put hooks into your jaws, and I will bring you out with all your army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed in full armor, a great company with buckler and shield, all of them brandishing swords. 5 Persia, Cush, and Put will be with them, all of them with shield and helmet, 6 Gomer, and all his troops, the house of Togarmah in the uttermost parts of the north, and all his troops, and the numerous peoples with you.
7 Be prepared, yes, prepare yourself, you and all your companies who are assembled to you and be a guard to them. 8 After many days you will be summoned. In latter years you will go against a land that has been brought back from the devastation of the sword, where people have been gathered from many nations to the mountains of Israel, which had been lying in ruins for a long time, but its people have been brought out from the nations, and now dwell securely, all of them. 9 You will descend on them like a storm. You will be like a cloud covering the land, you and all your troops, and the many peoples with you.’
10 This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘It will happen on that day that thoughts will come into your mind, and you will devise an evil plan. 11 You will say: I will go up to the land of unwalled villages. I will go to those who are at rest, who dwell securely, all of them dwelling without walls, bars or gates, 12 to take plunder and prey, to turn your hand against the ruins that are inhabited, and against the people who were gathered out of the nations, who have gained livestock and goods, dwelling in the midst of the land.
13 Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all its leaders, will ask you: Have you come to take the plunder? Have you assembled your company to take the prey, to carry away silver and gold, to take away livestock and goods, to take great plunder?’
14 Therefore, son of man, prophesy, and tell Gog that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘In that day when my people Israel dwell securely, will you not know it? 15 You will come from your place out of the uttermost parts of the 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 covering the land. It will happen in the latter days, that I will bring you against my land, that the nations may know me, when I am shown holy in you, Gog, in their sight.’
17 This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Are you he of whom I spoke of in old times through my servants the prophets of Israel, who prophesied in those days for years that I would bring you against them? 18 It will happen in that day, when Gog comes against the land of Israel,’ declares the Lord GOD, ‘that my wrath will come up into my nostrils.
19 For in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath I have spoken. Surely in that day there will be a great shaking in the land of Israel. 20 The fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, the animals of the field, all creeping things who creep on the earth, and all the men who are on the face of the earth will shake at my presence. Then the mountains will be thrown down, the steep places will fall, and every wall will fall to the ground.
21 I will call for a sword against him to all my mountains,’ declares the Lord GOD. ‘Every man’s sword will be against his brother. 22 I will enter into judgment with him with disease and bloodshed. I will send torrential rain on him and on his hordes and on the many peoples who are with him; overflowing rain, with great hailstones, fire, and sulfur.
23 I will show my greatness and holiness and will make myself known in the sight of many nations. Then they will know that I am the LORD.’ ”