1 “ And you, son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Behold, I am against you, O Gog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal;

“Son of man, speak against Gog, and tell him, ‘The Lord God says, “I am against you, O Gog, leader of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal.

2 a nd I will turn you around and lead you on, bringing you up from the far north, and bring you against the mountains of Israel.

I will turn you around and drive you on. I will bring you from the farthest parts of the north and lead you against the mountains of Israel.

3 T hen I will knock the bow out of your left hand, and cause the arrows to fall out of your right hand.

I will knock your bow out of your left hand, and knock your arrows out of your right hand.

4 Y ou shall fall upon the mountains of Israel, you and all your troops and the peoples who are with you; I will give you to birds of prey of every sort and to the beasts of the field to be devoured.

You will fall dead on the mountains of Israel, you and all your army and the nations who are with you. I will feed you to every kind of meat-eating bird and wild animal of the field.

5 Y ou shall fall on the open field; for I have spoken,” says the Lord God.

You will fall dead in the open field, for I have spoken,” says the Lord God.

6 “ And I will send fire on Magog and on those who live in security in the coastlands. Then they shall know that I am the Lord.

“I will send fire upon Magog and upon those who think they are safe in the islands. Then they will know that I am the Lord.

7 S o I will make My holy name known in the midst of My people Israel, and I will not let them profane My holy name anymore. Then the nations shall know that I am the Lord, the Holy One in Israel.

“I will make My holy name known among My people Israel. I will not let My holy name be made unclean any more. And the nations will know that I am the Lord, the Holy One in Israel.

8 S urely it is coming, and it shall be done,” says the Lord God. “This is the day of which I have spoken.

It is coming, and it will be done,” says the Lord God. “This is the day I have spoken of.

9 “ Then those who dwell in the cities of Israel will go out and set on fire and burn the weapons, both the shields and bucklers, the bows and arrows, the javelins and spears; and they will make fires with them for seven years.

“Then those who live in the cities of Israel will go out and make fires to burn up the objects of war. They will burn battle-coverings, bows and arrows, heavy sticks, and spears. For seven years they will use them to make fires.

10 T hey will not take wood from the field nor cut down any from the forests, because they will make fires with the weapons; and they will plunder those who plundered them, and pillage those who pillaged them,” says the Lord God. The Burial of Gog

They will not take wood from the field or from among the trees to burn. For they will make fires with the objects of war. And they will rob those who robbed them,” says the Lord God. Gog Is Buried

11 “ It will come to pass in that day that I will give Gog a burial place there in Israel, the valley of those who pass by east of the sea; and it will obstruct travelers, because there they will bury Gog and all his multitude. Therefore they will call it the Valley of Hamon Gog.

“On that day I will give Gog a place in Israel for burying his dead. It will be the valley of those who travel east of the sea. And it will close that road to travelers, for Gog and all his people will be buried there. They will call it the Valley of Hamon-Gog.

12 F or seven months the house of Israel will be burying them, in order to cleanse the land.

It will take the people of Israel seven months to bury the dead and make the land clean again.

13 I ndeed all the people of the land will be burying, and they will gain renown for it on the day that I am glorified,” says the Lord God.

All the people of the land will bury them, and they will be honored for this on the day that I show My greatness,” says the Lord God.

14 “ They will set apart men regularly employed, with the help of a search party, to pass through the land and bury those bodies remaining on the ground, in order to cleanse it. At the end of seven months they will make a search.

“At the end of seven months, they will choose men to pass through the land to look for bodies that may be left on the ground. And the bodies will be buried to make the land clean.

15 T he search party will pass through the land; and when anyone sees a man’s bone, he shall set up a marker by it, till the buriers have buried it in the Valley of Hamon Gog.

Those who pass through and see a man’s bone will set up something to mark the place, until it is buried in the Valley of Hamon-Gog.

16 T he name of the city will also be Hamonah. Thus they shall cleanse the land.”’ A Triumphant Festival

(There will be a city called Hamonah there also.) And so they will make the land clean.”’”

17 “ And as for you, son of man, thus says the Lord God, ‘Speak to every sort of bird and to every beast of the field: “Assemble yourselves and come; Gather together from all sides to My sacrificial meal Which I am sacrificing for you, A great sacrificial meal on the mountains of Israel, That you may eat flesh and drink blood.

“Son of man, the Lord God says, ‘Speak to every kind of bird and to every wild animal of the field. Say to them, “Gather together and come. Come together from every side to the special supper I have made for you. Much food has been killed for you on the mountains of Israel. You will eat flesh and drink blood.

18 Y ou shall eat the flesh of the mighty, Drink the blood of the princes of the earth, Of rams and lambs, Of goats and bulls, All of them fatlings of Bashan.

You will eat the flesh of powerful men, and drink the blood of the leaders of the earth. It will be as if they were rams, lambs, goats, and bulls, all of them fat animals of Bashan.

19 Y ou shall eat fat till you are full, And drink blood till you are drunk, At My sacrificial meal Which I am sacrificing for you.

You will eat fat until you are filled, and drink blood until you are drunk, at the special supper I have killed and made ready for you.

20 Y ou shall be filled at My table With horses and riders, With mighty men And with all the men of war,” says the Lord God. Israel Restored to the Land

You will be filled at My table with horses and horsemen, with powerful men and all the men of war,” says the Lord God. The Land Is Given Back to Israel

21 “ I will set My glory among the nations; all the nations shall see My judgment which I have executed, and My hand which I have laid on them.

“I will show My greatness among the nations. All the nations will see how I have punished Israel and My hand which I have laid on them.

22 S o the house of Israel shall know that I am the Lord their God from that day forward.

Then the people of Israel will know that I am the Lord their God from that day on.

23 T he Gentiles shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity; because they were unfaithful to Me, therefore I hid My face from them. I gave them into the hand of their enemies, and they all fell by the sword.

The nations will know that the people of Israel were taken from their land because of their sin, because they were not faithful to Me. So I hid My face from them and gave them over to those who hated them, and they died in battle.

24 A ccording to their uncleanness and according to their transgressions I have dealt with them, and hidden My face from them.”’

I punished them because they were unclean and sinful, and I hid My face from them.”’”

25 “ Therefore thus says the Lord God: ‘Now I will bring back the captives of Jacob, and have mercy on the whole house of Israel; and I will be jealous for My holy name—

So the Lord God says, “Now I will return the people of Jacob to their land and show loving-kindness to all the people of Israel. And I will be jealous for My holy name.

26 a fter they have borne their shame, and all their unfaithfulness in which they were unfaithful to Me, when they dwelt safely in their own land and no one made them afraid.

They will forget their shame and how unfaithful they were to Me, when they live in peace on their own land with no one to make them afraid.

27 W hen I have brought them back from the peoples and gathered them out of their enemies’ lands, and I am hallowed in them in the sight of many nations,

I will bring them back from the nations and gather them from the lands of those who hate them. In this way I will show the many nations that I am holy.

28 t hen they shall know that I am the Lord their God, who sent them into captivity among the nations, but also brought them back to their land, and left none of them captive any longer.

Then they will know that I am the Lord their God, because I sent them away into the other nations and then gathered them again to their own land. And I will not leave any of them there any longer.

29 A nd I will not hide My face from them anymore; for I shall have poured out My Spirit on the house of Israel,’ says the Lord God.”

I will not hide My face from them again, for I will pour out My Spirit on the people of Israel,” says the Lord God.