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You will be like a cloud covering the land, you and all your hordes, and many peoples with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/38.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You and all your troops, and many peoples with you will go up, advancing like a thunderstorm; you will be like a cloud covering the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/38.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thou shalt ascend and come like a storm, thou shalt be like a cloud to cover the land, thou, and all thy bands, and many people with thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/38.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />You will ascend, coming like a storm, covering the land like a cloud, you and all your troops and many peoples with you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/38.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And you will go up, you will come like a storm; you will be like a cloud covering the land, you and all your troops, and many peoples with you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/38.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220You will go up, you will come like a storm; you will be like a cloud covering the land, you and all your troops, and many peoples with you.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/38.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And you will go up, you will come like a storm; you will be like a cloud covering the land, you and all your troops, and many peoples with you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/38.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And you will go up; you will come like a storm; you will be like a cloud covering the land, you and all your troops and many peoples with you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/38.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />You will go up [against them], you will come like a storm; you shall be like a cloud covering the land, you and all your troops, and many peoples with you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/38.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You, all of your troops, and many peoples with you will advance, coming like a thunderstorm; you will be like a cloud covering the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/38.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You, all of your troops, and many peoples with you will advance, coming like a thunderstorm; you will be like a cloud covering the land.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/38.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And thou shalt ascend, thou shalt come like a storm, thou shalt be like a cloud to cover the land, thou, and all thy hordes, and many peoples with thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/38.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But you and your army will attack them like a fierce thunderstorm and surround them like a cloud. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/38.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And thou shalt ascend, thou shalt come like a storm, thou shalt be like a cloud to cover the land, thou, and all thy hordes, and many peoples with thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/38.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You will attack like a storm and cover the land like a cloud. Your troops and the many armies will be with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/38.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He and his army and the many nations with him will attack like a storm and cover the land like a cloud." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/38.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You'll arise suddenly, like a tornado, coming like a windstorm to cover the land, you and all your soldiers with you, along with many nations."'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/38.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You and all your troops, and many peoples with you will go up, advancing like a thunderstorm; you will be like a cloud covering the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/38.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You will advance; you will come like a storm. You will be like a cloud covering the earth, you, all your troops, and the many other peoples with you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/38.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You shall ascend, you shall come like a storm, you shall be like a cloud to cover the land, you, and all your hordes, and many peoples with you."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/38.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thou shalt ascend and come like a storm, thou shalt be like a cloud to cover the land, thou, and all thy bands, and many people with thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/38.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You will ascend. You will come like a storm. You will be like a cloud to cover the land, you and all your hordes, and many peoples with you.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/38.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And you have gone up—you come in as desolation, "" You are as a cloud to cover the land, "" You and all your bands, and many peoples with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/38.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And thou hast gone up -- as wasting thou comest in, As a cloud to cover the land art thou, Thou and all thy bands, and many peoples with thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/38.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Ascending, thou shalt come as a storm, as a cloud to cover the earth shalt thou be and all thy hosts, and many peoples with thee.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/38.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And thou shalt go up and come like a storm, and like a cloud to cover the land, thou and all thy bands and many people with thee. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/38.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But you will ascend and arrive like a tempest and like a cloud, so that you may cover the land, you and all your companies, and the many peoples with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/38.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You shall come up like a sudden storm, covering the land like a cloud, you and all your troops and the many nations with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/38.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You shall advance, coming on like a storm; you shall be like a cloud covering the land, you and all your troops, and many peoples with you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/38.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And you shall come up like a storm and like a cloud which covers the land, you and all your army and many people who are with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/38.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And you shall come up like a tumult and like a cloud that hides the land, you and all your army, and many nations with you<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/38.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And thou shalt ascend, thou shalt come like a storm, thou shalt be like a cloud to cover the land, thou, and all thy bands, and many peoples with thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/38.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And thou shalt go up as rain, and shalt arrive as a cloud to cover the land, and there shall be thou, and all that are about thee, and many nations with thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/38-9.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=11347" 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">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. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><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/102.htm" title="102: ’ă·ḡap·pe·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- A band, army. Probably from nagaph; a cover or heap; i.e. wings of an army, or crowds of troops.">your troops,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7227.htm" title="7227: rab·bîm (Adj-mp) -- Much, many, great. By contracted from rabab; abundant.">and many</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: wə·‘am·mîm (Conj-w:: N-mp) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">peoples</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ’ō·w·ṯāḵ (Prep:: 2ms) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.">with you</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: wə·‘ā·lî·ṯā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">will go up,</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: ṯā·ḇō·w (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">advancing</a> <a href="/hebrew/7722.htm" title="7722: kaš·šō·’āh (Prep-k, Art:: N-fs) -- Perhaps a ravage. Or showtah; or shoah; from an unused root meaning to rush over; a tempest; by implication, devastation.">like a thunderstorm;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: tih·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-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/6051.htm" title="6051: ke·‘ā·nān (Prep-k, Art:: N-ms) -- A cloud mass, cloud. From anan; a cloud, i.e. The nimbus or thunder-cloud.">like a cloud</a> <a href="/hebrew/3680.htm" title="3680: lə·ḵas·sō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Piel-Inf) -- To cover. A primitive root; properly, to plump, i.e. Fill up hollows; by implication, to cover.">covering</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the land.</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>This is what the Lord GOD says: On that day, thoughts will arise in your mind, and you will devise an evil plan.…<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="/joel/2-2.htm">Joel 2:2</a></span><br />a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness. Like the dawn overspreading the mountains a great and strong army appears, such as never was of old, nor will ever be in ages to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/4-13.htm">Jeremiah 4:13</a></span><br />Behold, he advances like the clouds, his chariots like the whirlwind. His horses are swifter than eagles. Woe to us, for we are ruined!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/14-2.htm">Zechariah 14:2</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/8-7.htm">Isaiah 8:7-8</a></span><br />the Lord will surely bring against them the mighty floodwaters of the Euphrates—the king of Assyria and all his pomp. It will overflow its channels and overrun its banks. / It will pour into Judah, swirling and sweeping over it, reaching up to the neck; its spreading streams will cover your entire land, O Immanuel!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/11-40.htm">Daniel 11:40</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/16-14.htm">Revelation 16:14-16</a></span><br />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. / “Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who remains awake and clothed, so that he will not go naked and let his shame be exposed.” / And they assembled the kings in the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/28-2.htm">Isaiah 28:2</a></span><br />Behold, the Lord has one who is strong and mighty. Like a hailstorm or destructive tempest, like a driving rain or flooding downpour, he will smash that crown to the ground.<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="/micah/5-15.htm">Micah 5:15</a></span><br />I will take vengeance in anger and wrath upon the nations that have not obeyed Me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-26.htm">Isaiah 5:26-30</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/1-14.htm">Zephaniah 1:14-15</a></span><br />The great Day of the LORD is near—near and coming quickly. Listen, the Day of the LORD! Then the cry of the mighty will be bitter. / That day will be a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of destruction and desolation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-27.htm">Matthew 24:27-30</a></span><br />For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. / Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather. / Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-25.htm">Luke 21:25-27</a></span><br />There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among the nations, bewildered by the roaring of the sea and the surging of the waves. / Men will faint from fear and anxiety over what is coming upon the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. / At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/17-12.htm">Isaiah 17:12-13</a></span><br />Alas, the tumult of many peoples; they rage like the roaring seas and clamoring nations; they rumble like the crashing of mighty waters. / The nations rage like the rush of many waters. He rebukes them, and they flee far away, driven before the wind like chaff on the hills, like tumbleweeds before a gale.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">You shall ascend and come like a storm, you shall be like a cloud to cover the land, you, and all your bands, and many people with you.</p><p class="hdg">shalt ascend</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/13-11.htm">Ezekiel 13:11</a></b></br> Say unto them which daub <i>it</i> with untempered <i>morter</i>, that it shall fall: there shall be an overflowing shower; and ye, O great hailstones, shall fall; and a stormy wind shall rend <i>it</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/21-1.htm">Isaiah 21:1,2</a></b></br> The burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlwinds in the south pass through; <i>so</i> it cometh from the desert, from a terrible land… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/25-4.htm">Isaiah 25:4</a></b></br> For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones <i>is</i> as a storm <i>against</i> the wall.</p><p class="hdg">like</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/38-16.htm">Ezekiel 38:16</a></b></br> And thou shalt come up against my people of Israel, as a cloud to cover the land; it shall be in the latter days, and I will bring thee against my land, that the heathen may know me, when I shall be sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/4-13.htm">Jeremiah 4:13</a></b></br> Behold, he shall come up as clouds, and his chariots <i>shall be</i> as a whirlwind: his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us! for we are spoiled.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joel/2-2.htm">Joel 2:2</a></b></br> A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, <i>even</i> to the years of many generations.</p><p class="hdg">all thy</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="/jeremiah/49-31.htm">Advance</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-17.htm">Advancing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-53.htm">Ascend</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-6.htm">Bands</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-12.htm">Cloud</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-8.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-16.htm">Covering</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-7.htm">Forces</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-6.htm">Great</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-7.htm">Hordes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-8.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-8.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-4.htm">Storm</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-3.htm">Thou</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-6.htm">Troops</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-23.htm">Wasting</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/daniel/11-13.htm">Advance</a> <a href="/matthew/11-12.htm">Advancing</a> <a href="/amos/5-22.htm">Ascend</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-22.htm">Bands</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-16.htm">Cloud</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-16.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-16.htm">Covering</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-22.htm">Forces</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-13.htm">Great</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-22.htm">Hordes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-12.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-15.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/daniel/11-40.htm">Storm</a> <a href="/hosea/2-23.htm">Thou</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-22.htm">Troops</a> <a href="/hosea/5-12.htm">Wasting</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>You and all your troops</b><br>This phrase refers to a coalition of forces led by Gog, a figure mentioned in <a href="/ezekiel/38.htm">Ezekiel 38-39</a>. The identity of Gog has been debated, with some interpretations suggesting a historical figure, while others see Gog as a symbolic representation of future enemies of Israel. The "troops" indicate a large military force, suggesting a significant threat. This aligns with biblical themes of nations rising against God's people, as seen in <a href="/psalms/2.htm">Psalm 2:1-2</a> and <a href="/revelation/20-8.htm">Revelation 20:8</a>.<p><b>and many peoples with you</b><br>The inclusion of "many peoples" suggests a broad alliance of nations. This reflects the biblical motif of Gentile nations coming together, often in opposition to Israel, as seen in prophecies like those in <a href="/joel/3-2.htm">Joel 3:2</a> and <a href="/zechariah/14-2.htm">Zechariah 14:2</a>. Historically, this could be seen as a reference to the various empires that threatened Israel, such as Assyria or Babylon, but it also points to a future eschatological event.<p><b>will go up</b><br>The phrase "will go up" is often used in the Bible to describe movement towards Jerusalem, which is situated on a hill. This indicates a military campaign against the land of Israel. The upward movement can also symbolize an act of aggression or invasion, as seen in other biblical contexts like <a href="/isaiah/7.htm">Isaiah 7:1</a>.<p><b>advancing like a thunderstorm</b><br>This simile emphasizes the suddenness and overwhelming nature of the invasion. Thunderstorms in the Bible often symbolize God's power and judgment, as seen in <a href="/psalms/18-13.htm">Psalm 18:13-14</a>. The imagery suggests a formidable and fearsome force, echoing the descriptions of divine judgment in passages like <a href="/nahum/1-3.htm">Nahum 1:3-6</a>.<p><b>you will be like a cloud covering the land</b><br>The metaphor of a cloud suggests a vast, encompassing presence, indicating the sheer size and scope of the invading force. Clouds in biblical literature can symbolize both divine presence and impending judgment, as seen in <a href="/exodus/19-9.htm">Exodus 19:9</a> and <a href="/zephaniah/1-15.htm">Zephaniah 1:15</a>. This imagery underscores the threat posed by Gog and his allies, while also hinting at God's ultimate control over the events, as clouds are often associated with His sovereignty.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/gog.htm">Gog</a></b><br>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 end-times opposition to God's people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/magog.htm">Magog</a></b><br>A land or people associated with Gog. Historically, Magog is linked to regions north of Israel, possibly representing distant, powerful nations.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/troops_and_many_peoples.htm">Troops and Many Peoples</a></b><br>Refers to the vast army that Gog leads. This coalition includes multiple nations and peoples, symbolizing a formidable force against Israel.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The land and people of God, often seen as the focal point of prophetic events. In this context, Israel is the target of Gog's invasion.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_storm.htm">The Storm</a></b><br>A metaphor for the sudden and overwhelming nature of the invasion. It suggests a powerful and destructive force.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_prophetic_imagery.htm">Understanding Prophetic Imagery</a></b><br>Recognize that biblical prophecy often uses symbolic language. The storm and cloud imagery in <a href="/ezekiel/38-9.htm">Ezekiel 38:9</a> conveys the overwhelming and sudden nature of the events described.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_conflict.htm">God's Sovereignty in Conflict</a></b><br>Despite the formidable appearance of Gog's forces, believers can trust in God's ultimate control over all nations and events. This passage reminds us of God's power to protect and deliver His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_vigilance.htm">Spiritual Vigilance</a></b><br>Just as Israel is depicted as a target, Christians today must remain spiritually vigilant, aware of the spiritual battles and opposition they may face.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_deliverance.htm">Hope in God's Deliverance</a></b><br>The prophecy ultimately points to God's intervention and victory. Believers can find hope in knowing that God will triumph over all opposition.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_among_believers.htm">Unity Among Believers</a></b><br>The coalition of nations against Israel serves as a reminder of the importance of unity among God's people in the face of external threats.<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_no_precedent_for_ezekiel_38's_attack.htm">If Ezekiel 38 describes events yet to come, why is there no clear archaeological or historical precedent for such a massive, unified attack on Israel?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_ezekiel_38_5-6_align_with_other_prophecies.htm">How does the prophecy of a coalition of nations in Ezekiel 38:5-6 align or conflict with other biblical prophecies of end-time alliances?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_eccles._8_8_conflict_with_meteorology.htm">In Ecclesiastes 8:8, does the statement that no one can control the wind conflict with modern meteorological science and technology?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_revelation_mirror_roman_politics.htm">Why does the Book of Revelation reflect Roman politics more than actual future events?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/38.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Like a storm, and like a cloud</span>. Gog's invasion, his "ascension," or "going up" (compare the Greek term <span class="greek">ἀνάβασις</span> for a military expedition), should be like a storm in its suddenness and violence, as in Ver. 1:27, and like a cloud in its threatening aspect and overshadowing nearness (see ver. 16; and comp. <a href="/jeremiah/4-13.htm">Jeremiah 4:13</a>). Taken together, the images suggest that Gog's invasion should burst forth suddenly, rage violently, spread quickly, alarm greatly, but cease finally. Storms roar and crash, alarm and destroy, but do not continue. Clouds diffuse gloom and fear, but ultimately disperse. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/38-9.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">You</span><br /><span class="heb">אַתָּה֙</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 troops,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲגַפֶּ֔יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḡap·pe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_102.htm">Strong's 102: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wings of an army, crowds of troops</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and many</span><br /><span class="heb">רַבִּ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(rab·bîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7227.htm">Strong's 7227: </a> </span><span class="str2">Much, many, great</span><br /><br /><span class="word">peoples</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעַמִּ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘am·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with you</span><br /><span class="heb">אוֹתָֽךְ׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·w·ṯāḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_854.htm">Strong's 854: </a> </span><span class="str2">Nearness, near, with, by, at, among</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will go up,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעָלִ֙יתָ֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ā·lî·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_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ascend, in, actively</span><br /><br /><span class="word">advancing</span><br /><span class="heb">תָב֔וֹא</span> <span class="translit">(ṯā·ḇō·w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like a thunderstorm;</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּשֹּׁאָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(kaš·šō·’āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7722.htm">Strong's 7722: </a> </span><span class="str2">A tempest, devastation</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you will be</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּֽהְיֶ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(tih·yeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - 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">like a cloud</span><br /><span class="heb">כֶּעָנָ֛ן</span> <span class="translit">(ke·‘ā·nān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6051.htm">Strong's 6051: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cloud, the nimbus, thunder-cloud</span><br /><br /><span class="word">covering</span><br /><span class="heb">לְכַסּ֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḵas·sō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3680.htm">Strong's 3680: </a> </span><span class="str2">To plump, fill up hollows, to cover</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the land.’</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאָ֖רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/38-9.htm">Ezekiel 38:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/38-9.htm">Ezekiel 38:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/38-9.htm">Ezekiel 38:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/38-9.htm">Ezekiel 38:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/38-9.htm">Ezekiel 38:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/38-9.htm">Ezekiel 38:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/38-9.htm">Ezekiel 38:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/38-9.htm">Ezekiel 38:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/38-9.htm">Ezekiel 38:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/38-9.htm">Ezekiel 38:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/38-9.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 38:9 You shall ascend you shall come like (Ezek. 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