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<a href="/nasb/ezekiel/38.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220I 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; <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/38.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And 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; <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/38.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> I will turn you about and put hooks into your jaws, and I will bring you out, and all your military force, horses and horsemen, all of them magnificently dressed, a great assembly with large shield and shield, all of them wielding swords; <a href="/amp/ezekiel/38.htm">Amplified Bible</a> I will turn you around and put hooks into your jaws, and I will bring you out, and all your army, horses and horsemen, all of them magnificently clothed in full armor, a great horde with buckler (small shield) and [large] shield, all of them wielding swords; <a href="/csb/ezekiel/38.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> I 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 assembly armed with large and small shields, all of them brandishing swords. <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/38.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> I 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. <a href="/asv/ezekiel/38.htm">American Standard Version</a> and I will turn thee about, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed in full armor, a great company with buckler and shield, all of them handling swords; <a href="/cev/ezekiel/38.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> and I will make you powerless! I will put a hook in your jaw and drag away both you and your large army. You command cavalry troops that wear heavy armor and carry shields and swords. <a href="/erv/ezekiel/38.htm">English Revised Version</a> and I will turn thee about, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed in full armour, a great company with buckler and shield, all of them handling swords: <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/38.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I will turn you around and put hooks in your jaws. I will lead you out with all your military forces, with horses and riders. Your soldiers will be fully armed. They will carry large and small shields and be able to use swords. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/38.htm">Good News Translation</a> I will turn him around, put hooks in his jaws, and drag him and all his troops away. His army, with its horses and uniformed riders, is enormous, and every soldier carries a shield and is armed with a sword. <a href="/isv/ezekiel/38.htm">International Standard Version</a> I'm going to turn you around, put hooks into your jaws, and bring you out—you and your whole army—along with your horses and cavalry riders, all of them richly attired, a magnificent company replete with buckler and shield, and all of them wielding battle swords. <a href="/msb/ezekiel/38.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> I will turn you around, put hooks in your jaws, and bring you out with all your army?your horses, your horsemen in full armor, and a great company armed with shields and bucklers, all brandishing their swords. <a href="/net/ezekiel/38.htm">NET Bible</a> I will turn you around, put hooks into your jaws, and bring you out with all your army, horses and horsemen, all of them fully armed, a great company with shields of different types, all of them armed with swords. <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/38.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> and I will turn you around, and put hooks into your jaws, and I will bring you forth, with all your army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed in full armor, a great company with buckler and shield, all of them handling swords; <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/38.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and all thy army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armor, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords: <a href="/web/ezekiel/38.htm">World English Bible</a> 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 handling swords; <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/38.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And I have turned you back, "" And I have put hooks in your jaws, "" And have brought you out, and all your force, "" Horses and horsemen, "" All of them clothed in perfection, "" A numerous assembly, [with] buckler and shield, "" All of them handling swords. <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/38.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And I have turned thee back, And I have put hooks in thy jaws, And have brought thee out, and all thy force, Horses and horsemen, Clothed in perfection all of them, A numerous assembly, with buckler and shield, Handling swords -- all of them. <a href="/slt/ezekiel/38.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And I turned thee back, and I gave hooks in thy jaw bones, and I brought thee forth and all thine army of horses and horsemen, clothed in perfection, all of them a great convocation with buckler and shield, holding swords all of them:<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/38.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And I will turn thee about, and I will put a bit in thy jaws: and I will bring thee forth, and ail thy army, horses and horsemen all clothed with coats of mail, a great multitude, armed with spears and shields and swords. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/38.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And I will turn you around, and I will place a bit in your jaws. And I will lead you away, with all your army, the horses and the horsemen all clothed in armor, a great multitude, equipped with spears and light shields and swords, <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/38.htm">New American Bible</a> I will turn you around and put hooks in your jaws to lead you out with all your army, horses and riders, all well armed, a great company, all of them with bucklers and shields, carrying swords: <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/38.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> I will turn you around and put hooks into your jaws, and I will lead you out with all your army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed in full armor, a great company, all of them with shield and buckler, wielding swords.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/38.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> I will gather your people together and put a bridle in your jaws, and I will bring you forth out of your country, both you and all your army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed in armor, a great host with spears and shields, all of them handling swords: <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/38.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And I shall gather you and I shall cast a bridle in your mouth, and I shall bring you out from your place, you and all your army, horses and horsemen who wear armor, all of them a great multitude with spears and with shields and handling swords<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/38.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> and I will turn thee about, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed most gorgeously, a great company with buckler and shield, all of them handling swords: <a href="/sep/ezekiel/38.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> and I will gather thee, and all thine host, horses and horsemen, all wearing breast-plates, with a great multitude, shields and helmets and swords: <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/38-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=11286" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/38.htm">A Prophecy Against Gog</a> …3and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against you, O Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. 4<a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: wə·šō·w·ḇaḇ·tî·ḵā (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-1cs:: 2ms) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">I will turn you around,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: wə·nā·ṯat·tî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">put</a> <a href="/hebrew/2397.htm" title="2397: ḥa·ḥîm (N-mp) -- Hook, ring, fetter. Once chachiy; from the same as chowach; a ring for the nose.">hooks</a> <a href="/hebrew/3895.htm" title="3895: bil·ḥā·ye·ḵā (Prep-b:: N-fdc:: 2ms) -- Jaw, cheek. From an unused root meaning to be soft; the cheek; hence, the jaw-bone.">in your jaws,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: wə·hō·w·ṣê·ṯî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-1cs) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">and bring you out</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·wṯ·ḵā (DirObjM:: 2ms) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">with all</a> <a href="/hebrew/2428.htm" title="2428: ḥê·le·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- From chuwl; probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength.">your army—</a> <a href="/hebrew/5483.htm" title="5483: sū·sîm (N-mp) -- A swallow, swift (type of bird). Or cuc; from an unused root meaning to skip; a horse; also a swallow.">your horses,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6571.htm" title="6571: ū·p̄ā·rā·šîm (Conj-w:: N-mp) -- A steed, a driver, cavalry. From parash; a steed (compare cuwc); also a driver, i.e. cavalry.">your horsemen</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kul·lām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">in full</a> <a href="/hebrew/3847.htm" title="3847: lə·ḇu·šê (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-mpc) -- Or labesh; a primitive root; properly, wrap around, i.e. to put on a garment or clothe, literally or figuratively.">armor,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4358.htm" title="4358: miḵ·lō·wl (N-ms) -- Perfection, gorgeous attire. From kalal; perfection."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7227.htm" title="7227: rāḇ (Adj-ms) -- Much, many, great. By contracted from rabab; abundant.">and a great</a> <a href="/hebrew/6951.htm" title="6951: qā·hāl (N-ms) -- Assembly, convocation, congregation. From qahal; assemblage.">company</a> <a href="/hebrew/6793.htm" title="6793: ṣin·nāh (N-fs) -- A hook, a, shield, cold. Feminine of tsen; a hook; also a shield; also cold.">armed with shields</a> <a href="/hebrew/4043.htm" title="4043: ū·mā·ḡên (Conj-w:: N-cs) -- A shield. Also feminine mginnah; from ganan; a shield; figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile.">and bucklers,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kul·lām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/8610.htm" title="8610: tō·p̄ə·śê (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- A primitive root; to manipulate, i.e. Seize; chiefly to capture, wield, specifically, to overlay; figuratively, to use unwarrantably.">brandishing</a> <a href="/hebrew/2719.htm" title="2719: ḥă·rā·ḇō·wṯ (N-fp) -- A sword. From charab; drought; also a cutting instrument, as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement.">their swords.</a> 5Persia, Cush, and Put will accompany them, all with shields and helmets,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/revelation/20-8.htm">Revelation 20:8</a> 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. <a href="/revelation/19-19.htm">Revelation 19:19</a> 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. <a href="/revelation/16-14.htm">Revelation 16:14</a> These are demonic spirits that perform signs and go out to all the kings of the earth, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty. <a href="/revelation/17-14.htm">Revelation 17:14</a> They will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and He will be accompanied by His called and chosen and faithful ones.” <a href="/revelation/19-17.htm">Revelation 19:17-18</a> Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out in a loud voice to all the birds flying overhead, “Come, gather together for the great supper of God, / so that you may eat the flesh of kings and commanders and mighty men, of horses and riders, of everyone slave and free, small and great.” <a href="/revelation/20-9.htm">Revelation 20:9</a> 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. <a href="/revelation/19-20.htm">Revelation 19:20</a> But the beast was captured along with the false prophet, who on its behalf had performed signs deceiving those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. Both the beast and the false prophet were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur. <a href="/revelation/16-16.htm">Revelation 16:16</a> And they assembled the kings in the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon. <a href="/revelation/6-15.htm">Revelation 6:15-17</a> Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the commanders, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and free man hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains. / And they said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the One seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb. / For the great day of Their wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?” <a href="/revelation/11-7.htm">Revelation 11:7</a> When the two witnesses have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up from the Abyss will wage war with them, and will overpower and kill them. <a href="/jeremiah/50-9.htm">Jeremiah 50:9</a> 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. <a href="/jeremiah/51-27.htm">Jeremiah 51:27</a> “Raise a banner in the land! Blow the ram’s horn among the nations! Prepare the nations against her. Summon the kingdoms against her—Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz. Appoint a captain against her; bring up horses like swarming locusts. <a href="/isaiah/37-29.htm">Isaiah 37:29</a> Because your rage and arrogance against Me have reached My ears, I will put My hook in your nose and My bit in your mouth; I will send you back the way you came.’ <a href="/isaiah/43-17.htm">Isaiah 43:17</a> who brings out the chariots and horses, the armies and warriors together, to lie down, never to rise again; to be extinguished, snuffed out like a wick: <a href="/isaiah/5-26.htm">Isaiah 5:26-30</a> He lifts a banner for the distant nations and whistles for those at the ends of the earth. Behold—how speedily and swiftly they come! / None of them grows weary or stumbles; no one slumbers or sleeps. No belt is loose and no sandal strap is broken. / Their arrows are sharpened, and all their bows are strung. The hooves of their horses are like flint; their chariot wheels are like a whirlwind. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And I will turn you back, and put hooks into your jaws, and I will bring you forth, and all your army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armor, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords:I will turn<a href="/ezekiel/29-4.htm">Ezekiel 29:4</a> But I will put hooks in thy jaws, and I will cause the fish of thy rivers to stick unto thy scales, and I will bring thee up out of the midst of thy rivers, and all the fish of thy rivers shall stick unto thy scales.<a href="/ezekiel/39-2.htm">Ezekiel 39:2</a> 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:<a href="/2_kings/19-28.htm">2 Kings 19:28</a> Because thy rage against me and thy tumult is come up into mine ears, therefore I will put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.horses<a href="/ezekiel/38-15.htm">Ezekiel 38:15</a> And thou shalt come from thy place out of the north parts, thou, and many people with thee, all of them riding upon horses, a great company, and a mighty army:<a href="/daniel/11-40.htm">Daniel 11:40</a> And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.all of them<a href="/ezekiel/23-12.htm">Ezekiel 23:12</a> She doted upon the Assyrians her neighbours, captains and rulers clothed most gorgeously, horsemen riding upon horses, all of them desirable young men.handling<a href="/1_chronicles/12-8.htm">1 Chronicles 12:8</a> And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David into the hold to the wilderness men of might, and men of war fit for the battle, that could handle shield and buckler, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and were as swift as the roes upon the mountains;<a href="/2_chronicles/25-5.htm">2 Chronicles 25:5</a> Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together, and made them captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, according to the houses of their fathers, throughout all Judah and Benjamin: and he numbered them from twenty years old and above, and found them three hundred thousand choice men, able to go forth to war, that could handle spear and shield.<a href="/jeremiah/46-9.htm">Jeremiah 46:9</a> Come up, ye horses; and rage, ye chariots; and let the mighty men come forth; the Ethiopians and the Libyans, that handle the shield; and the Lydians, that handle and bend the bow.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/23-12.htm">Armor</a> <a href="/isaiah/39-2.htm">Armour</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-10.htm">Army</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-8.htm">Buckler</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-8.htm">Bucklers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-3.htm">Clothed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-23.htm">Company</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-2.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-1.htm">Full</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-12.htm">Gorgeously</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-26.htm">Great</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-29.htm">Handling</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-4.htm">Hooks</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-14.htm">Horsemen</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-20.htm">Horses</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-4.htm">Jaws</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-10.htm">Shield</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-11.htm">Shields</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-24.htm">Sorts</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-26.htm">Swords</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-9.htm">Turn</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/11-22.htm">Armor</a> <a href="/luke/11-22.htm">Armour</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-15.htm">Army</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-45.htm">Buckler</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-9.htm">Bucklers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-17.htm">Clothed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-7.htm">Company</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-8.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-19.htm">Full</a> <a href="/luke/7-25.htm">Gorgeously</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-6.htm">Great</a> <a href="/luke/16-11.htm">Handling</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-43.htm">Hooks</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-20.htm">Horsemen</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-15.htm">Horses</a> <a href="/hosea/11-4.htm">Jaws</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-5.htm">Shield</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-5.htm">Shields</a> <a href="/matthew/9-35.htm">Sorts</a> <a href="/hosea/11-6.htm">Swords</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-12.htm">Turn</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 38</div>1. <a href="/ezekiel/38-1.htm">The army</a> 8. <a href="/ezekiel/38-8.htm">and malice of Gog</a> 14. <a href="/ezekiel/38-14.htm">God's judgment against him</a> </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'; 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It suggests that God is sovereign over nations and their leaders, directing their paths even when they intend evil. This concept is echoed in <a href="/proverbs/21.htm">Proverbs 21:1</a>, where the king's heart is described as being in the hand of the Lord, who directs it wherever He pleases.put hooks in your jaws The imagery of hooks in the jaws is reminiscent of how captives or animals are led against their will. This phrase suggests that Gog and his forces are being compelled by God to fulfill His purposes, even if they are unaware of it. This can be compared to how God used Assyria as the rod of His anger in <a href="/isaiah/10-5.htm">Isaiah 10:5-7</a>, where the nation was used to accomplish God's judgment despite its own intentions.and bring you out with all your army This indicates a large-scale mobilization of military forces. The phrase underscores the comprehensive nature of the threat against Israel, involving a full military campaign. Historically, armies were often seen as instruments of divine will, and here, God is orchestrating the movement of these forces for His ultimate plan.your horses, your horsemen in full armor Horses and horsemen were symbols of military strength and speed in ancient warfare. The mention of full armor suggests preparedness and the seriousness of the impending conflict. In biblical times, cavalry units were crucial for battle, and their presence here emphasizes the formidable nature of the invading force.and a great company armed with shields and bucklers The reference to shields and bucklers highlights the defensive capabilities of the army. Shields were essential for protection in battle, and their mention here suggests a well-equipped and organized military force. This imagery is consistent with descriptions of ancient Near Eastern armies, which relied heavily on such equipment for defense.all brandishing their swords The sword is a symbol of warfare and judgment throughout the Bible. The act of brandishing swords indicates readiness for battle and aggression. This phrase connects to the broader theme of divine judgment, as seen in passages like <a href="/revelation/19-15.htm">Revelation 19:15</a>, where Christ is depicted with a sword coming from His mouth to strike down the nations.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/g/gog.htm">Gog</a> A leader or figure representing a coalition of nations opposed to Israel. The identity of Gog is debated, but he is often seen as a symbol of future enemies of God's people. 2. <a href="/topical/m/magog.htm">Magog</a> A land or people associated with Gog. Historically, Magog is linked to regions north of Israel, possibly representing distant, powerful nations. 3. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a> The event described is orchestrated by God, demonstrating His control over nations and history. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_army.htm">The Army</a> A vast and formidable military force, symbolizing the might of earthly powers that oppose God's people. 5. <a href="/topical/d/divine_intervention.htm">Divine Intervention</a> The act of God putting "hooks in your jaws" signifies His direct intervention in the affairs of nations, compelling them to fulfill His purposes.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a> God is in control of history and the rise and fall of nations. Believers can trust in His ultimate plan and purpose. <a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_spiritual_warfare.htm">The Reality of Spiritual Warfare</a> The imagery of battle reminds us of the spiritual warfare that believers face. We must be vigilant and rely on God's strength. <a href="/topical/d/divine_intervention_in_our_lives.htm">Divine Intervention in Our Lives</a> Just as God intervenes in the affairs of nations, He is actively involved in our personal lives, guiding and protecting us. <a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_opposing_god.htm">The Futility of Opposing God</a> The passage illustrates the futility of opposing God's will. Nations and individuals who resist Him will ultimately face His judgment. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_deliverance.htm">Hope in God's Deliverance</a> Despite the formidable opposition, God's people can have hope in His deliverance and victory over all enemies.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_38.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 38</a> <a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_ezekiel_38_4_with_modern_tech.htm">How do we reconcile the literal mention of horses and ancient weaponry in Ezekiel 38:4 with modern warfare technology? </a> <a href="/q/did_invaders_use_hooks_on_israel.htm">Amos 4:2-3 - Is there any historical evidence that the Assyrians or other invaders literally led Israel into captivity with hooks?</a> <a href="/q/evidence_for_ezekiel_19_4,_19_9_captivity.htm">Is there any archaeological evidence that confirms the captivity described in Ezekiel 19:4 and 19:9?</a> <a href="/q/evidence_for_gog_and_magog's_existence.htm">What historical or archaeological evidence supports the existence of 'Gog' and 'Magog' as described in Ezekiel 38:2?</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>(4) I will turn thee back.--This is the more common meaning of the word; but if this meaning be retained here, it is not to be taken in the sense of turning back from the holy land, but rather, in connection with the figure of the next clause, of turning away the wild beast from his natural inclination to the fulfilment of God's purpose. It is better, however, to take it in the sense in which it is used in <a href="/isaiah/47-10.htm" title="For you have trusted in your wickedness: you have said, None sees me. Your wisdom and your knowledge, it has perverted you; and you have said in your heart, I am, and none else beside me.">Isaiah 47:10</a> (perverted) and <a href="/jeremiah/8-5.htm" title="Why then is this people of Jerusalem slid back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.">Jeremiah 8:5</a> (slidden back; comp. <a href="/ezekiel/1-6.htm" title="And every one had four faces, and every one had four wings.">Ezekiel 1:6</a>), "I will lead thee astray." In <a href="/revelation/20-8.htm" title="And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog, and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.">Revelation 20:8</a>, this leading astray of the nations is ascribed to Satan, just as in <a href="/2_samuel/24-1.htm" title="And again the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel and Judah.">2Samuel 24:1</a>, God, and in <a href="/1_chronicles/21-1.htm" title="And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel.">1Chronicles 21:1</a>, Satan, are said to move David to number the people; in either case God is said to do that which He allows to be done by Satan. For the same Divine gathering of the nations against God's people see <a href="/joel/3-2.htm" title="I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.">Joel 3:2</a>; <a href="/context/zechariah/14-2.htm" title="For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.">Zechariah 14:2-3</a>. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/38.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 4. - I will turn thee back. שׁובַבְתִּיך (pilel of שׁוּב, and signifying "to cause to return") has by Hitzig, Havernick, Ewald, and Keil, been interpreted in the sense of "enticing," "misleading," decoying to a dangerous enterprise, as in <a href="/isaiah/47-10.htm">Isaiah 47:10</a>; but the ordinary meaning seems sufficient, that Jehovah would turn him back from his own self-devised career, or turn him about like a wild beast, putting hooks into his jaws (comp. <a href="/ezekiel/29-4.htm">Ezekiel 29:4</a>; <a href="/2_kings/19-28.htm">2 Kings 19:28</a>; <a href="/isaiah/37-29.htm">Isaiah 37:29</a>), and so compelling him to follow the lead of a power superior to himself. It is as evident that a turning back from the Holy Land cannot be intended, as it is that a turning back to the Holy Land is unsuitable, unless, with Hengstenberg and Ewald, one regards Gog as the Chaldeans, or, with Hitzig, and Schroder, as the Scythiaus, though these latter never were in Palestine, having left it unvisited in their campaign in B.C. 626, and had not as yet formed the design of invading Israel. Smend is not wide of the mark in suggesting that the thought expressed in the verb is simply that of the superior might of Jehovah. I will bring thee forth. That the power which stirs up Gog is here represented as that of Jehovah, while in <a href="/revelation/20-8.htm">Revelation 20:8</a> it is affirmed to be that of Satan, need occasion no more difficulty than the similar statements, in <a href="/1_samuel/24-1.htm">1 Samuel 24:1</a>, about God and in <a href="/1_chronicles/21-1.htm">1 Chronicles 21:1</a> about Satan, stirring up David to number Israel. The enumeration of horses and horsemen in Gog's army points to the Scythians, who, according to Herodotus (4:46, 136), were mostly equestrian tribes, although the Scythian remains discovered at Kerteh do not give an example of a Scythian horse-archer (see Rawlinson's 'Herodotus,' vol. 3. p. 34, note 6). All of them clothed with all sorts of armor, better, clothed with perfection, i.e. splendidly attired, all of them. A characteristic of the Assyrian army (comp. <a href="/ezekiel/23-12.htm">Ezekiel 23:12</a>; <a href="/nahum/2-3.htm">Nahum 2:3</a>). The arms of the warlike host - a great company, as in <a href="/ezekiel/17-17.htm">Ezekiel 17:17</a> (comp. <a href="/revelation/20-8.htm">Revelation 20:8</a>, "the number of whom is as the sand of the sea") - are described as consisting of bucklers, or shields large enough to cover the whole of the soldier, and not so suitable for cavalry as for infantry (comp. <a href="/ezekiel/23-24.htm">Ezekiel 23:24</a>); shields, i.e. bucklers of smaller size than the proceeding, such as Assyrian warriors were accustomed to carry (Sayce, 'Assyria, its Princes, Priests, and People,' p. 126); and swords, or weapons for laying waste. The Assyrian soldiery employed "the short dagger, or dirk, and the sword, which was of two kinds. The ordinary kind was long and straight, the less usual kind being curved, like a scimitar" ('Assyria, its Princes,' etc.). In connection with the allied nations in ver. 5, only the small "shield" and "helmet" are mentioned. <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/38-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>I will turn you around, וְשׁ֣וֹבַבְתִּ֔יךָ (wə·šō·w·ḇaḇ·tî·ḵā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> To turn back, in, to retreat, again put וְנָתַתִּ֥י (wə·nā·ṯat·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set hooks חַחִ֖ים (ḥa·ḥîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2397.htm">Strong's 2397: </a> A ring for, the nose in your jaws, בִּלְחָיֶ֑יךָ (bil·ḥā·ye·ḵā) Preposition-b | Noun - fdc | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3895.htm">Strong's 3895: </a> The cheek, the jaw-bone and bring you out וְהוֹצֵאתִי֩ (wə·hō·w·ṣê·ṯî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> To go, bring, out, direct and proxim with all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every your army— חֵילֶ֜ךָ (ḥê·le·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2428.htm">Strong's 2428: </a> A force, an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength your horses, סוּסִ֣ים (sū·sîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5483.htm">Strong's 5483: </a> A swallow, swift (type of bird) your horsemen וּפָרָשִׁ֗ים (ū·p̄ā·rā·šîm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6571.htm">Strong's 6571: </a> A steed, a driver, cavalry in full כֻּלָּ֔ם (kul·lām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every armor, לְבֻשֵׁ֤י (lə·ḇu·šê) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3847.htm">Strong's 3847: </a> Wrap around, to put on a, garment, clothe a huge רָב֙ (rāḇ) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7227.htm">Strong's 7227: </a> Much, many, great company קָהָ֥ל (qā·hāl) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6951.htm">Strong's 6951: </a> Assembly, convocation, congregation armed with shields צִנָּ֣ה (ṣin·nāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6793.htm">Strong's 6793: </a> A hook, a, shield, cold and bucklers, וּמָגֵ֔ן (ū·mā·ḡên) Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4043.htm">Strong's 4043: </a> A shield, a protector, the scaly hide of the crocodile all כֻּלָּֽם׃ (kul·lām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every brandishing תֹּפְשֵׂ֥י (tō·p̄ə·śê) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8610.htm">Strong's 8610: </a> To manipulate, seize, chiefly to capture, wield, to overlay, to use unwarrantably their swords. חֲרָב֖וֹת (ḥă·rā·ḇō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2719.htm">Strong's 2719: </a> Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/38-4.htm">Ezekiel 38:4 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/38-4.htm">Ezekiel 38:4 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/38-4.htm">Ezekiel 38:4 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/38-4.htm">Ezekiel 38:4 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/38-4.htm">Ezekiel 38:4 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/38-4.htm">Ezekiel 38:4 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/38-4.htm">Ezekiel 38:4 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/38-4.htm">Ezekiel 38:4 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/38-4.htm">Ezekiel 38:4 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/38-4.htm">Ezekiel 38:4 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-4.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 38:4 And I will turn you about (Ezek. 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