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Ezekiel 39

So you, son of man, prophesy against Gog and say: This is what the Lord GOD says. Look: I'm against you, Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. And I'll turn you round and lead you on and bring you up from the far north and bring you onto the mountains of Israel. I will strike your bow out of your left hand and cause your arrows to fall

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Fallen on the mountains

So you, son of man, prophesy against Gog and say: This is what the Lord GOD says. Look: I'm against you, Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. And I'll turn you round and lead you on and bring you up from the far north and bring you onto the mountains of Israel. I will strike your bow out of your left hand and cause your arrows to fall out of your right hand. You'll fall on the mountains of Israel, you and all your troops and the peoples with you. I'll give you to the birds of prey of every kind and to the animals of the field, to be eaten. You'll fall on the open field, because I've spoken it, says the Lord GOD. And I'll send a fire on Magog and on those living safely in the islands. And they'll know that I'm the LORD. So I'll make my holy name known among my people Israel, and I won't let my holy name be made common any more. And the nations will know that I'm the LORD, the Holy One in Israel. Look: it's coming and it'll be done, says the Lord GOD. This is the day I've spoken about. And those living in the cities of Israel will go out and light fires and burn the weapons — both shields and small shields, the bows and the arrows, the clubs and the spears. And they'll make fires with them for seven years. So they won't take wood out of the field or cut any out of the forests, because they'll make their fires with the weapons. And they'll plunder those who plundered them and loot those who looted them, says the Lord GOD. And on that day I'll give Gog a place there for a grave in Israel, the valley of those going past on the east of the sea. And it'll block the way of those going past. And that's where they'll bury Gog and all his crowd, and they'll call it the Valley of Hamon Gog. And for seven months the people of Israel will be burying them, to make the land clean. Yes, all the people of the land will bury them, and it'll be a name for them on the day I'm given glory, says the Lord GOD. And they'll set apart men to keep going through the land, burying those going past who are left on the face of the land, to make it clean. They'll go looking after seven months are up. And when those going through the land go past and see a man's bone, then they'll set up a marker by it, till the buriers have buried it in the Valley of Hamon Gog. And the name of the city will be Hamonah too. That's how they'll make the land clean.

So you, son of man, prophesy against Gog and say: This is what the Lord God says. Look — I'm against you, Gog, chief leader of Meshek and Tubal. And I'll turn you round and lead you on and bring you up from the far north and bring you onto the mountains of Israel. And I'll knock your bow out of your left hand and make your arrows drop out of your right hand. You'll fall on the mountains of Israel, you and all your troops and the peoples with you. I'll give you to the birds of prey of every kind and to the animals of the field, to be eaten. You'll fall on the open field, because I've spoken it, says the Lord God. And I'll send a fire on Magog and on the ones living safely in the islands. And they'll know that I'm the Lord. So I'll make my holy name known in the middle of my people Israel, and I won't let my holy name be made common any more. And the nations will know that I'm the Lord, the Holy One in Israel. Look — it's coming and it'll be done, says the Lord God. This is the day I've spoken about. And the ones living in the towns of Israel will go out and light fires and burn the weapons — both shields and bucklers, the bows and the arrows, the clubs and the spears. And they'll make fires with them for seven years. So they won't take wood out of the field or cut any out of the forests, because they'll make their fires with the weapons. And they'll plunder the ones who plundered them and loot the ones who looted them, says the Lord God. And on that day I'll give Gog a place there for a grave in Israel, the valley of the ones going past on the east of the sea. And it'll block the way of the ones going past. And that's where they'll bury Gog and all his crowd, and they'll call it the Valley of Hamon Gog. And for seven months the house of Israel will be burying them, to make the land clean. Yes, all the people of the land will bury them, and it'll be a name for them on the day I'm given glory, says the Lord God. And they'll set apart men to keep going through the land, burying the ones going past who are left on the face of the land, to make it clean. They'll go looking after seven months are up. And when the ones going through the land go past and see a man's bone, then they'll set up a marker by it, till the buriers have buried it in the Valley of Hamon Gog. And the name of the town will be Hamonah too. That's how they'll make the land clean.

Therefore, thou son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal: And I will turn thee back, and leave but the sixth part of thee, and will cause thee to come up from the north parts, and will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel: And I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand. Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou, and all thy bands, and the people that is with thee: I will give thee unto the ravenous birds of every sort, and to the beasts of the field to be devoured. Thou shalt fall upon the open field: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD. And I will send a fire on Magog, and among them that dwell carelessly in the isles: and they shall know that I am the LORD. So will I make my holy name known in the midst of my people Israel; and I will not let them pollute my holy name any more: and the heathen shall know that I am the LORD, the Holy One in Israel. Behold, it is come, and it is done, saith the Lord GOD; this is the day whereof I have spoken. And they that dwell in the cities of Israel shall go forth, and shall set on fire and burn the weapons, both the shields and the bucklers, the bows and the arrows, and the handstaves, and the spears, and they shall burn them with fire seven years: So that they shall take no wood out of the field, neither cut down any out of the forests; for they shall burn the weapons with fire: and they shall spoil those that spoiled them, and rob those that robbed them, saith the Lord GOD. And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will give unto Gog a place there of graves in Israel, the valley of the passengers on the east of the sea: and it shall stop the noses of the passengers: and there shall they bury Gog and all his multitude: and they shall call it The valley of Hamongog. And seven months shall the house of Israel be burying of them, that they may cleanse the land. Yea, all the people of the land shall bury them; and it shall be to them a renown the day that I shall be glorified, saith the Lord GOD. And they shall sever out men of continual employment, passing through the land to bury with the passengers those that remain upon the face of the earth, to cleanse it: after the end of seven months shall they search. And the passengers that pass through the land, when any seeth a man’s bone, then shall he set up a sign by it, till the buriers have buried it in the valley of Hamongog. And also the name of the city shall be Hamonah. Thus shall they cleanse the land.

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So you, son of man, prophesy against Gog and say: This is what the Lord GOD says. Look: I'm against you, Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal.

Plain English

So you, son of man, prophesy against Gog and say: This is what the Lord God says. Look — I'm against you, Gog, chief leader of Meshek and Tubal.

King James Version, 1611

Therefore, thou son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:

2

And I'll turn you round and lead you on and bring you up from the far north and bring you onto the mountains of Israel.

King James Version, 1611

And I will turn thee back, and leave but the sixth part of thee, and will cause thee to come up from the north parts, and will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel:

3

I will strike your bow out of your left hand and cause your arrows to fall out of your right hand.

Plain English

And I'll knock your bow out of your left hand and make your arrows drop out of your right hand.

King James Version, 1611

And I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand.

4

You'll fall on the mountains of Israel, you and all your troops and the peoples with you. I'll give you to the birds of prey of every kind and to the animals of the field, to be eaten.

King James Version, 1611

Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou, and all thy bands, and the people that is with thee: I will give thee unto the ravenous birds of every sort, and to the beasts of the field to be devoured.

5

You'll fall on the open field, because I've spoken it, says the Lord GOD.

Plain English

You'll fall on the open field, because I've spoken it, says the Lord God.

King James Version, 1611

Thou shalt fall upon the open field: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD.

6

And I'll send a fire on Magog and on those living safely in the islands. And they'll know that I'm the LORD.

Plain English

And I'll send a fire on Magog and on the ones living safely in the islands. And they'll know that I'm the Lord.

King James Version, 1611

And I will send a fire on Magog, and among them that dwell carelessly in the isles: and they shall know that I am the LORD.

7

So I'll make my holy name known among my people Israel, and I won't let my holy name be made common any more. And the nations will know that I'm the LORD, the Holy One in Israel.

Plain English

So I'll make my holy name known in the middle of my people Israel, and I won't let my holy name be made common any more. And the nations will know that I'm the Lord, the Holy One in Israel.

King James Version, 1611

So will I make my holy name known in the midst of my people Israel; and I will not let them pollute my holy name any more: and the heathen shall know that I am the LORD, the Holy One in Israel.

8

Look: it's coming and it'll be done, says the Lord GOD. This is the day I've spoken about.

Plain English

Look — it's coming and it'll be done, says the Lord God. This is the day I've spoken about.

King James Version, 1611

Behold, it is come, and it is done, saith the Lord GOD; this is the day whereof I have spoken.

9

And those living in the cities of Israel will go out and light fires and burn the weapons — both shields and small shields, the bows and the arrows, the clubs and the spears. And they'll make fires with them for seven years.

Plain English

And the ones living in the towns of Israel will go out and light fires and burn the weapons — both shields and bucklers, the bows and the arrows, the clubs and the spears. And they'll make fires with them for seven years.

King James Version, 1611

And they that dwell in the cities of Israel shall go forth, and shall set on fire and burn the weapons, both the shields and the bucklers, the bows and the arrows, and the handstaves, and the spears, and they shall burn them with fire seven years:

10

So they won't take wood out of the field or cut any out of the forests, because they'll make their fires with the weapons. And they'll plunder those who plundered them and loot those who looted them, says the Lord GOD.

Plain English

So they won't take wood out of the field or cut any out of the forests, because they'll make their fires with the weapons. And they'll plunder the ones who plundered them and loot the ones who looted them, says the Lord God.

King James Version, 1611

So that they shall take no wood out of the field, neither cut down any out of the forests; for they shall burn the weapons with fire: and they shall spoil those that spoiled them, and rob those that robbed them, saith the Lord GOD.

11

And on that day I'll give Gog a place there for a grave in Israel, the valley of those going past on the east of the sea. And it'll block the way of those going past. And that's where they'll bury Gog and all his crowd, and they'll call it the Valley of Hamon Gog.

Plain English

And on that day I'll give Gog a place there for a grave in Israel, the valley of the ones going past on the east of the sea. And it'll block the way of the ones going past. And that's where they'll bury Gog and all his crowd, and they'll call it the Valley of Hamon Gog.

King James Version, 1611

And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will give unto Gog a place there of graves in Israel, the valley of the passengers on the east of the sea: and it shall stop the noses of the passengers: and there shall they bury Gog and all his multitude: and they shall call it The valley of Hamongog.

12

And for seven months the people of Israel will be burying them, to make the land clean.

Plain English

And for seven months the house of Israel will be burying them, to make the land clean.

King James Version, 1611

And seven months shall the house of Israel be burying of them, that they may cleanse the land.

13

Yes, all the people of the land will bury them, and it'll be a name for them on the day I'm given glory, says the Lord GOD.

Plain English

Yes, all the people of the land will bury them, and it'll be a name for them on the day I'm given glory, says the Lord God.

King James Version, 1611

Yea, all the people of the land shall bury them; and it shall be to them a renown the day that I shall be glorified, saith the Lord GOD.

14

And they'll set apart men to keep going through the land, burying those going past who are left on the face of the land, to make it clean. They'll go looking after seven months are up.

Plain English

And they'll set apart men to keep going through the land, burying the ones going past who are left on the face of the land, to make it clean. They'll go looking after seven months are up.

King James Version, 1611

And they shall sever out men of continual employment, passing through the land to bury with the passengers those that remain upon the face of the earth, to cleanse it: after the end of seven months shall they search.

15

And when those going through the land go past and see a man's bone, then they'll set up a marker by it, till the buriers have buried it in the Valley of Hamon Gog.

Plain English

And when the ones going through the land go past and see a man's bone, then they'll set up a marker by it, till the buriers have buried it in the Valley of Hamon Gog.

King James Version, 1611

And the passengers that pass through the land, when any seeth a man’s bone, then shall he set up a sign by it, till the buriers have buried it in the valley of Hamongog.

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And the name of the city will be Hamonah too. That's how they'll make the land clean.

Plain English

And the name of the town will be Hamonah too. That's how they'll make the land clean.

King James Version, 1611

And also the name of the city shall be Hamonah. Thus shall they cleanse the land.

The great feast

And you, son of man — this is what the Lord GOD says. Say to every kind of bird and to every animal of the field: Gather yourselves and come. Get together from every side to my sacrifice that I'm making for you, a great sacrifice on the mountains of Israel, so you can eat flesh and drink blood. You'll eat the flesh of the mighty and drink the blood of the princes of the earth — rams and lambs and goats and bulls, all of them fat stock of Bashan. And you'll eat fat till you're full, and drink blood till you're drunk, at my sacrifice that I've made for you. And you'll be filled up at my table with horses and chariots, with mighty men and every man of war, says the Lord GOD. And I'll set my glory among the nations, and all the nations will see my judgment that I've done and my hand that I've laid on them. So the people of Israel will know that I'm the LORD their God from that day on. And the nations will know that the people of Israel went into exile for their wrongdoing, because they broke faith with me. So I hid my face from them and handed them over into the hand of those against them, and all of them fell by the sword. I dealt with them according to their filth and their stepping over the line, and I hid my face from them.

And you, son of man — this is what the Lord God says. Say to every kind of bird and to every animal of the field: Gather yourselves and come. Get together from every side to my sacrifice that I'm making for you, a great sacrifice on the mountains of Israel, so you can eat flesh and drink blood. You'll eat the flesh of the mighty and drink the blood of the leaders of the earth — rams and lambs and goats and bulls, all of them fat stock of Bashan. And you'll eat fat till you're full, and drink blood till you're drunk, at my sacrifice that I've made for you. And you'll be filled up at my table with horses and chariots, with mighty men and every man of war, says the Lord God. And I'll set my glory among the nations, and all the nations will see my judgment that I've done and my hand that I've laid on them. So the house of Israel will know that I'm the Lord their God from that day on. And the nations will know that the house of Israel went into exile for their wrongdoing, because they broke faith with me. So I hid my face from them and handed them over into the hand of the ones against them, and all of them fell by the sword. I dealt with them according to their filth and their stepping over the line, and I hid my face from them.

And, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD; Speak unto every feathered fowl, and to every beast of the field, Assemble yourselves, and come; gather yourselves on every side to my sacrifice that I do sacrifice for you, even a great sacrifice upon the mountains of Israel, that ye may eat flesh, and drink blood. Ye shall eat the flesh of the mighty, and drink the blood of the princes of the earth, of rams, of lambs, and of goats, of bullocks, all of them fatlings of Bashan. And ye shall eat fat till ye be full, and drink blood till ye be drunken, of my sacrifice which I have sacrificed for you. Thus ye shall be filled at my table with horses and chariots, with mighty men, and with all men of war, saith the Lord GOD. And I will set my glory among the heathen, and all the heathen shall see my judgment that I have executed, and my hand that I have laid upon them. So the house of Israel shall know that I am the LORD their God from that day and forward. And the heathen shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity: because they trespassed against me, therefore hid I my face from them, and gave them into the hand of their enemies: so fell they all by the sword. According to their uncleanness and according to their transgressions have I done unto them, and hid my face from them.

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And you, son of man — this is what the Lord GOD says. Say to every kind of bird and to every animal of the field: Gather yourselves and come. Get together from every side to my sacrifice that I'm making for you, a great sacrifice on the mountains of Israel, so you can eat flesh and drink blood.

Plain English

And you, son of man — this is what the Lord God says. Say to every kind of bird and to every animal of the field: Gather yourselves and come. Get together from every side to my sacrifice that I'm making for you, a great sacrifice on the mountains of Israel, so you can eat flesh and drink blood.

King James Version, 1611

And, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD; Speak unto every feathered fowl, and to every beast of the field, Assemble yourselves, and come; gather yourselves on every side to my sacrifice that I do sacrifice for you, even a great sacrifice upon the mountains of Israel, that ye may eat flesh, and drink blood.

18

You'll eat the flesh of the mighty and drink the blood of the princes of the earth — rams and lambs and goats and bulls, all of them fat stock of Bashan.

Plain English

You'll eat the flesh of the mighty and drink the blood of the leaders of the earth — rams and lambs and goats and bulls, all of them fat stock of Bashan.

King James Version, 1611

Ye shall eat the flesh of the mighty, and drink the blood of the princes of the earth, of rams, of lambs, and of goats, of bullocks, all of them fatlings of Bashan.

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And you'll eat fat till you're full, and drink blood till you're drunk, at my sacrifice that I've made for you.

King James Version, 1611

And ye shall eat fat till ye be full, and drink blood till ye be drunken, of my sacrifice which I have sacrificed for you.

20

And you'll be filled up at my table with horses and chariots, with mighty men and every man of war, says the Lord GOD.

Plain English

And you'll be filled up at my table with horses and chariots, with mighty men and every man of war, says the Lord God.

King James Version, 1611

Thus ye shall be filled at my table with horses and chariots, with mighty men, and with all men of war, saith the Lord GOD.

21

And I'll set my glory among the nations, and all the nations will see my judgment that I've done and my hand that I've laid on them.

King James Version, 1611

And I will set my glory among the heathen, and all the heathen shall see my judgment that I have executed, and my hand that I have laid upon them.

22

So the people of Israel will know that I'm the LORD their God from that day on.

Plain English

So the house of Israel will know that I'm the Lord their God from that day on.

King James Version, 1611

So the house of Israel shall know that I am the LORD their God from that day and forward.

23

And the nations will know that the people of Israel went into exile for their wrongdoing, because they broke faith with me. So I hid my face from them and handed them over into the hand of those against them, and all of them fell by the sword.

Plain English

And the nations will know that the house of Israel went into exile for their wrongdoing, because they broke faith with me. So I hid my face from them and handed them over into the hand of the ones against them, and all of them fell by the sword.

King James Version, 1611

And the heathen shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity: because they trespassed against me, therefore hid I my face from them, and gave them into the hand of their enemies: so fell they all by the sword.

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I dealt with them according to their filth and their stepping over the line, and I hid my face from them.

King James Version, 1611

According to their uncleanness and according to their transgressions have I done unto them, and hid my face from them.

I won't hide my face

So this is what the Lord GOD says: Now I'll bring Jacob back from where he's been taken and have mercy on the whole people of Israel, and I'll feel for my holy name. And they'll carry their shame and all the faith they've broken with me, when they live safely in their land with nobody frightening them — when I have brought them back from the peoples and gathered them out of their enemies' lands, and shown my holiness through them before the eyes of many nations. Then they'll know that I'm the LORD their God, who sent them into exile among the nations, and gathered them back to their own land, and left none of them there any more. Neither will I hide my face from them any more, because I have poured out my spirit upon the people of Israel, says the Lord GOD.”

So this is what the Lord God says: Now I'll bring Jacob back from where he's been taken and have mercy on the whole house of Israel, and I'll feel for my holy name. And they'll carry their shame and all the faith they've broken with me, when they live safely in their land with nobody frightening them — when I've brought them back from the peoples and gathered them out of the lands of the ones against them, and been made holy in them in front of the eyes of plenty of nations. Then they'll know that I'm the Lord their God, who sent them into exile among the nations, and gathered them back to their own land, and left none of them there any more. And I won't hide my face from them any more, because I've poured out my Spirit on the house of Israel, says the Lord God.

Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Now will I bring again the captivity of Jacob, and have mercy upon the whole house of Israel, and will be jealous for my holy name; After that they have borne their shame, and all their trespasses whereby they have trespassed against me, when they dwelt safely in their land, and none made them afraid. When I have brought them again from the people, and gathered them out of their enemies’ lands, and am sanctified in them in the sight of many nations; Then shall they know that I am the LORD their God, which caused them to be led into captivity among the heathen: but I have gathered them unto their own land, and have left none of them any more there. Neither will I hide my face any more from them: for I have poured out my spirit upon the house of Israel, saith the Lord GOD.

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So this is what the Lord GOD says: Now I'll bring Jacob back from where he's been taken and have mercy on the whole people of Israel, and I'll feel for my holy name.

Plain English

So this is what the Lord God says: Now I'll bring Jacob back from where he's been taken and have mercy on the whole house of Israel, and I'll feel for my holy name.

King James Version, 1611

Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Now will I bring again the captivity of Jacob, and have mercy upon the whole house of Israel, and will be jealous for my holy name;

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And they'll carry their shame and all the faith they've broken with me, when they live safely in their land with nobody frightening them —

King James Version, 1611

After that they have borne their shame, and all their trespasses whereby they have trespassed against me, when they dwelt safely in their land, and none made them afraid.

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when I have brought them back from the peoples and gathered them out of their enemies' lands, and shown my holiness through them before the eyes of many nations.

Plain English

when I've brought them back from the peoples and gathered them out of the lands of the ones against them, and been made holy in them in front of the eyes of plenty of nations.

King James Version, 1611

When I have brought them again from the people, and gathered them out of their enemies’ lands, and am sanctified in them in the sight of many nations;

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Then they'll know that I'm the LORD their God, who sent them into exile among the nations, and gathered them back to their own land, and left none of them there any more.

Plain English

Then they'll know that I'm the Lord their God, who sent them into exile among the nations, and gathered them back to their own land, and left none of them there any more.

King James Version, 1611

Then shall they know that I am the LORD their God, which caused them to be led into captivity among the heathen: but I have gathered them unto their own land, and have left none of them any more there.

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Neither will I hide my face from them any more, because I have poured out my spirit upon the people of Israel, says the Lord GOD.”

Plain English

And I won't hide my face from them any more, because I've poured out my Spirit on the house of Israel, says the Lord God.

King James Version, 1611

Neither will I hide my face any more from them: for I have poured out my spirit upon the house of Israel, saith the Lord GOD.