Ezekiel 38

¹And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

²“Son of man, set your face against Gog of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. Prophesy against him

³and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against you, O Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal.

⁴I 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.

⁵Persia, Cush, and Put will accompany them, all with shields and helmets,

⁶as well as Gomer with all its troops, and Beth-togarmah from the far north with all its troops—the many nations with you.

⁷Get ready; prepare yourself, you and all your company gathered around you; you will be their guard.

⁸After 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.

⁹You 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.

¹⁰This is what the Lord GOD says: On that day, thoughts will arise in your mind, and you will devise an evil plan.

¹¹You will say, ‘I will go up against a land of unwalled villages; I will come against a quiet people who dwell securely, all of them living without walls or bars or gates—