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Keep all the armies around you mobilized, and take command of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/38.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“Be ready and keep ready, you and all your hosts that are assembled about you, and be a guard for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/38.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Get ready; prepare yourself, you and all your company gathered around you; you will be their guard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/38.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/38.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Prepare yourself and be ready, you and all your companies that are gathered about you; and be a guard for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/38.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Be ready, and be prepared, you and all your contingents that are assembled around you, and be a guard for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/38.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Be prepared, and prepare yourself, you and all your companies that are assembled about you, and be a guard for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/38.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Be prepared, and prepare yourself, you and all your companies that are assembled about you, and be a guard for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/38.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Be prepared, and prepare yourself, you and all your assembly that are assembled about you, and be a guard for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/38.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />You [Gog] be prepared; prepare yourself, you and all your hordes that are assembled around you, and be a guard <i>and</i> a lookout for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/38.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“ ‘Be prepared and get yourself ready, you and your whole assembly that has been mobilized around you; you will be their guard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/38.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Be prepared and get yourself ready, you and all your company who have been mobilized around you; you will be their guard. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/38.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Be thou prepared, yea, prepare thyself, thou, and all thy companies that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/38.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />So keep your troops prepared to fight, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/38.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Be thou prepared, yea, prepare thyself, thou, and all thy companies that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/38.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />" 'Be prepared! Be prepared, you and all the soldiers assembled around you. You will be their leader.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/38.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Tell him to get ready and have all his troops ready at his command. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/38.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Be prepared. Yes, prepare yourself—you and all of your many battalions that have gathered together around you to protect you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/38.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Get ready; prepare yourself, you and all your company gathered around you; you will be their guard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/38.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"'Be ready and stay ready, you and all your companies assembled around you, and be a guard for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/38.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"'"Be prepared, yes, prepare yourself, you, and all your companies who are assembled to you, and be a guard to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/38.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company that are assembled to thee, and be thou a guard to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/38.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“‘“Be prepared, yes, prepare yourself, you, and all your companies who are assembled to you, and be a guard to them. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/38.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Be prepared, indeed, prepare yourself, "" You and all your assemblies who are assembled to you, "" And you have been for a watch for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/38.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Be prepared, yea, prepare for thee, Thou and all thine assemblies who are assembled unto thee, And thou hast been to them for a guard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/38.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Be prepared, and be prepared for thyself, thou, and all thy convocation convoked together to thee, and be to them for watching.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/38.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Prepare and make thyself ready, and all thy multitude that is assembled about thee, and be thou commander over them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/38.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Prepare and equip yourself, with all your multitude which has been assembled to you. And you shall be like a commandment to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/38.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Prepare and get ready, you and the company mobilized for you, but in my service.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/38.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Be ready and keep ready, you and all the companies that are assembled around you, and hold yourselves in reserve for them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/38.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Prepare yourself, you and all the people that are assembled with you, and be a protection to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/38.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Be ready, you and all your multitude who assemble with you, and be a Guard to them<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/38.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company that are assembled unto thee, and be thou guarded of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/38.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Be thou prepared, prepare thyself, thou, and all thy multitude that is assembled with thee, and thou shalt be to me for a guard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/38-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=11318" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/38.htm">A Prophecy Against Gog</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>as well as Gomer with all its troops, and Beth-togarmah from the far north with all its troops—the many nations with you. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3559.htm" title="3559: hik·kōn (V-Nifal-Imp-ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to be erect; hence to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal, or figurative.">Get ready;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3559.htm" title="3559: wə·hā·ḵên (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-Imp-ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to be erect; hence to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal, or figurative.">prepare</a> <a href="/hebrew/lə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- ">yourself,</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tāh (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵāl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and all</a> <a href="/hebrew/6951.htm" title="6951: qə·hā·le·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Assembly, convocation, congregation. From qahal; assemblage.">your company</a> <a href="/hebrew/6950.htm" title="6950: han·niq·hā·lîm (Art:: V-Nifal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To gather as an assembly or congregation. A primitive root; to convoke.">gathered</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·le·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">around you;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yî·ṯā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">you will be</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">their</a> <a href="/hebrew/4929.htm" title="4929: lə·miš·mār (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Place of confinement, jail, prison, guard, watch, observance. From shamar; a guard; a deposit; also a usage, or an example.">guard.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>After a long time you will be summoned. In the latter years you will enter 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 all now dwell securely.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/20-8.htm">Revelation 20:8-9</a></span><br />and will go out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth—Gog and Magog—to assemble them for battle. Their number is like the sand of the seashore. / And they marched across the broad expanse of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city. But fire came down from heaven and consumed them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-19.htm">Revelation 19:19</a></span><br />Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies assembled to wage war against the One seated on the horse, and against His army.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/3-9.htm">Joel 3:9-11</a></span><br />Proclaim this among the nations: “Prepare for war; rouse the mighty men; let all the men of war advance and attack! / Beat your plowshares into swords and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, ‘I am strong!’ / Come quickly, all you surrounding nations, and gather yourselves. Bring down Your mighty ones, O LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/14-2.htm">Zechariah 14:2-3</a></span><br />For I will gather all the nations for battle against Jerusalem, and the city will be captured, the houses looted, and the women ravished. Half of the city will go into exile, but the rest of the people will not be removed from the city. / Then the LORD will go out to fight against those nations, as He fights in the day of battle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/8-9.htm">Isaiah 8:9-10</a></span><br />Huddle together, O peoples, and be shattered; pay attention, all you distant lands; prepare for battle, and be shattered; prepare for battle, and be shattered! / Devise a plan, but it will be thwarted; state a proposal, but it will not happen. For God is with us.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-9.htm">Jeremiah 50:9</a></span><br />For behold, I stir up and bring against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the land of the north. They will line up against her; from the north she will be captured. Their arrows will be like skilled warriors who do not return empty-handed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/11-40.htm">Daniel 11:40-45</a></span><br />At the time of the end, the king of the South will engage him in battle, but the king of the North will storm out against him with chariots, horsemen, and many ships, invading many countries and sweeping through them like a flood. / He will also invade the Beautiful Land, and many countries will fall. But these will be delivered from his hand: Edom, Moab, and the leaders of the Ammonites. / He will extend his power over many countries, and not even the land of Egypt will escape. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/4-11.htm">Micah 4:11-12</a></span><br />But now many nations have assembled against you, saying, “Let her be defiled, and let us feast our eyes on Zion.” / But they do not know the thoughts of the LORD or understand His plan, for He has gathered them like sheaves to the threshing floor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/2-1.htm">Psalm 2:1-3</a></span><br />Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? / The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against the LORD and against His Anointed One: / “Let us break Their chains and cast away Their cords.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-4.htm">Isaiah 13:4-5</a></span><br />Listen, a tumult on the mountains, like that of a great multitude! Listen, an uproar among the kingdoms, like nations gathered together! The LORD of Hosts is mobilizing an army for war. / They are coming from faraway lands, from the ends of the heavens—the LORD and the weapons of His wrath—to destroy the whole country.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-22.htm">Jeremiah 6:22-23</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “Behold, an army is coming from the land of the north; a great nation is stirred up from the ends of the earth. / They grasp the bow and spear; they are cruel and merciless. Their voice roars like the sea, and they ride upon horses, lined up like men in formation against you, O Daughter of Zion.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/3-8.htm">Zephaniah 3:8</a></span><br />Therefore wait for Me,” declares the LORD, “until the day I rise to testify. For My decision is to gather nations, to assemble kingdoms, to pour out upon them My indignation—all My burning anger. For all the earth will be consumed by the fire of My jealousy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-11.htm">Isaiah 41:11-12</a></span><br />Behold, all who rage against you will be ashamed and disgraced; those who contend with you will be reduced to nothing and will perish. / You will seek them but will not find them. Those who wage war against you will come to nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/2-8.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:8</a></span><br />And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will slay with the breath of His mouth and annihilate by the majesty of His arrival.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-30.htm">Matthew 24:30-31</a></span><br />At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. / And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Be you prepared, and prepare for yourself, you, and all your company that are assembled to you, and be you a guard to them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/25-8.htm">2 Chronicles 25:8</a></b></br> But if thou wilt go, do <i>it</i>, be strong for the battle: God shall make thee fall before the enemy: for God hath power to help, and to cast down.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/2-1.htm">Psalm 2:1-4</a></b></br> Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/8-9.htm">Isaiah 8:9,10</a></b></br> Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/32-22.htm">Assemblage</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-34.htm">Assembled</a> <a href="/isaiah/4-5.htm">Assemblies</a> <a href="/ezekiel/9-11.htm">Command</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-7.htm">Companies</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-4.htm">Company</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-6.htm">Forces</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-24.htm">Gathered</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-30.htm">Guard</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-23.htm">Guarded</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-6.htm">Hordes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-24.htm">Hosts</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-24.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/ezekiel/35-6.htm">Prepare</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-13.htm">Prepared</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-8.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-2.htm">Thyself</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/38-15.htm">Assemblage</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-13.htm">Assembled</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-24.htm">Assemblies</a> <a href="/daniel/2-5.htm">Command</a> <a href="/mark/6-39.htm">Companies</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-13.htm">Company</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-9.htm">Forces</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-8.htm">Gathered</a> <a href="/daniel/1-11.htm">Guard</a> <a href="/matthew/27-64.htm">Guarded</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-9.htm">Hordes</a> <a href="/hosea/10-14.htm">Hosts</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-11.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-25.htm">Prepare</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-19.htm">Prepared</a> <a href="/daniel/3-15.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/daniel/5-17.htm">Thyself</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 38</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/38-1.htm">The army</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/38-8.htm">and malice of Gog</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/38-14.htm">God's judgment against him</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/38.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/38.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Get ready;</b><br>This phrase is a call to action, indicating urgency and preparation for an impending event. In the context of <a href="/ezekiel/38.htm">Ezekiel 38</a>, it is directed towards Gog, a leader of a coalition of nations. The command to "get ready" suggests a divine orchestration of events, where God is sovereignly guiding the actions of nations. This echoes other biblical instances where God prepares individuals or nations for His purposes, such as in <a href="/exodus/19-10.htm">Exodus 19:10-11</a>, where the Israelites are told to prepare to meet God at Mount Sinai.<p><b>prepare yourself,</b><br>The emphasis on personal preparation highlights the responsibility of the leader, Gog, to ready himself for the role he will play in the unfolding events. This preparation is not just physical but also strategic, as Gog is to lead a coalition against Israel. The idea of preparation is a recurring biblical theme, seen in passages like <a href="/ephesians/6-11.htm">Ephesians 6:11</a>, where believers are instructed to put on the full armor of God, indicating spiritual readiness.<p><b>you and all your company gathered around you;</b><br>This phrase refers to the coalition of nations that Gog will lead. The "company" includes various peoples and nations, as detailed earlier in <a href="/ezekiel/38-5.htm">Ezekiel 38:5-6</a>, such as Persia, Cush, and Put. This gathering of a multinational force against Israel is significant in biblical prophecy, symbolizing a united opposition to God's people. The gathering of nations is reminiscent of other prophetic scriptures, such as <a href="/joel/3-2.htm">Joel 3:2</a>, where God gathers nations for judgment in the Valley of Jehoshaphat.<p><b>you will be their guard.</b><br>Gog is appointed as the protector or leader of this coalition, indicating a position of authority and responsibility. The term "guard" suggests a military role, where Gog is to oversee and direct the forces. This mirrors the role of a shepherd or leader, a concept seen throughout scripture, such as in <a href="/psalms/23.htm">Psalm 23</a>, where God is depicted as a shepherd. In a prophetic sense, Gog's role as a guard is part of God's larger plan, where even opposition to His people ultimately serves His divine purposes, as seen in <a href="/romans/8-28.htm">Romans 8:28</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet of God who ministered to the Israelites during their Babylonian exile. He is the author of the book and the one delivering God's message.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/gog.htm">Gog</a></b><br>A leader or figure mentioned in the prophecy, often interpreted as a symbol of future enemies of God's people. The identity of Gog is debated, but he represents opposition to God's plans.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/magog.htm">Magog</a></b><br>A land or people associated with Gog. Historically, Magog is often linked to regions north of Israel, possibly representing distant nations.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/company_gathered.htm">Company Gathered</a></b><br>Refers to the armies or nations that align with Gog. They are depicted as a formidable force preparing for battle.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/guard.htm">Guard</a></b><br>The role Gog is instructed to take, suggesting a position of leadership or protection over the gathered forces.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/p/preparation_and_readiness.htm">Preparation and Readiness</a></b><br>Just as Gog is instructed to prepare, Christians are called to be spiritually prepared for challenges and spiritual battles. This involves prayer, studying Scripture, and living a life of obedience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_prophecy.htm">Understanding Prophecy</a></b><br>Prophecies like <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/38.htm">Ezekiel 38</a> remind believers of God's sovereignty and the ultimate victory over evil. It encourages trust in God's plan despite current circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/guarding_against_spiritual_enemies.htm">Guarding Against Spiritual Enemies</a></b><br>The role of a guard implies vigilance. Christians must be vigilant against spiritual deception and remain steadfast in faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_leadership.htm">Community and Leadership</a></b><br>Gog's leadership over his company highlights the importance of godly leadership and community in the church. Believers should support and pray for their leaders.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/eschatological_awareness.htm">Eschatological Awareness</a></b><br>Awareness of end-times prophecies encourages believers to live with an eternal perspective, focusing on God's kingdom and mission.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_38.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 38</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_christians_back_pro-life.htm">What does it mean to be outside of paradise?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'called_by_his_purpose'_mean.htm">How is Jesus represented in each book of the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_satan_connected_to_music.htm">How is Satan connected to music?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_isn't_ezekiel_39_17-20_in_history.htm">If Ezekiel 39:17-20 literally depicts birds and beasts feasting on armies, why is there no clear corroboration of such a catastrophic event in historical records?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/38.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">Be thou a guard unto them.--</span>Every preparation is to be made on the part of Gog and the nations, and then Gog himself is to be their guard, or to control and guide the assault.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/38-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Get ready;</span><br /><span class="heb">הִכֹּן֙</span> <span class="translit">(hik·kōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3559.htm">Strong's 3559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be erect</span><br /><br /><span class="word">prepare</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָכֵ֣ן</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·ḵên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3559.htm">Strong's 3559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be erect</span><br /><br /><span class="word">yourself,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְךָ֔</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">you</span><br /><span class="heb">אַתָּ֕ה</span> <span class="translit">(’at·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thou and thee, ye and you</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and all</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your company</span><br /><span class="heb">קְהָלֶ֖ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(qə·hā·le·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6951.htm">Strong's 6951: </a> </span><span class="str2">Assembly, convocation, congregation</span><br /><br /><span class="word">gathered</span><br /><span class="heb">הַנִּקְהָלִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(han·niq·hā·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6950.htm">Strong's 6950: </a> </span><span class="str2">To gather as an assembly or congregation</span><br /><br /><span class="word">around you;</span><br /><span class="heb">עָלֶ֑יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·le·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you will be</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָיִ֥יתָ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·yî·ṯā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their guard.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְמִשְׁמָֽר׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·miš·mār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4929.htm">Strong's 4929: </a> </span><span class="str2">Place of confinement, jail, prison, guard, watch, observance</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/38-7.htm">Ezekiel 38:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/38-7.htm">Ezekiel 38:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/38-7.htm">Ezekiel 38:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/38-7.htm">Ezekiel 38:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/38-7.htm">Ezekiel 38:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/38-7.htm">Ezekiel 38:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/38-7.htm">Ezekiel 38:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/38-7.htm">Ezekiel 38:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/38-7.htm">Ezekiel 38:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/38-7.htm">Ezekiel 38:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/38-7.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 38:7 Be prepared yes prepare yourself you (Ezek. 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