“Gog and Magog”
1The word of Yahweh came to me in these terms, 2“Son of man, turn towards Gog of the country of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal and prophesy against him. 3Say to him: Hear the word of Yahweh: I come to strike you, Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. 4I will turn you round, fix hooks in your jaws and bring you out, you and your entire army, horses and riders all perfectly equipped, a great army, all with shields and bucklers and brandishing swords. 5Persia, Cush and Put are with them, all with buckler and helmet. 6Gomer and all his troops, and Bethtogarmah from the far north with his battalions, a vast throng, are with you.
7Get ready, be prepared, you and all your troops massed around you, and take command of them. 8After many days you will be given a mission. In the years ahead you will invade a land recovered from war where the people are gathered from among many nations on the mountains of Israel which had for long been barren. Its people were brought from among the nations and now live in safety, all of them. 9Then you will go up like a storm, like a cloud covering the earth, you and all your troops and the many nations with you.
10Thus says Yahweh: On that day thoughts will come to your mind and you will plan an evil scheme 11saying: ‘I will go up against unprotected towns, against peaceful people living in safety, all of them living without walls, bars or gates. 12I will plunder and loot; I will attack the land that is inhabited again. I will go against this people gathered from among the nations, who live by trading and are increasing their cattle at the center of the world.’
13People of Sheba and Dedan and all the merchants of Tarshish and its villages will ask you: ‘Have you come to plunder? Is it to loot that you have assembled such an army?’ And they will come with silver and gold, to take away the lives tock and to buy your enormous booty.
14Therefore prophesy, son of man and say to Gog on my behalf: On that day when my people Israel are living in security you will come from the far north, 15you and the throngs with you, all on horses, with many troops – a vast army. 16You will come against my people Israel like a cloud about to cover the earth. It will be in the far-off days that you shall come against my people, and I shall let you do so, that the nations may know me, for I shall manifest my holiness through you, O Gog!
17Thus says Yahweh: You are the one about whom I spoke in former times through my servants, the prophets of Israel, saying that I would bring you against them in far-off days. 18On that day when Gog will come to the land of Israel – word of Yahweh – my fury will be aroused. 19In the jealousy and heat of my anger I declare: On that day there will bea great earthquake in Israel. 20The fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the beasts of the field,the creatures that creep on the ground and every human being on the earth will tremble before me.
Mountains will fall, cliffs crumble and walls collapse. 21I will summon the sword against Gog on all my mountains – word of Yahweh.Each one’s sword will turn against his brother. 22I will punish Gog with plague and bloodshed. I will send torrential rain, hailstones and burning sulfur on him and on his battalions and on the many nations with him. 23I will manifest myself as the Mighty and Holy One in the sight of these many people,and they will know that I am Yahweh.
