1 A nd thou, son of man, prophesy concerning Gog, and thou hast said: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Lo, I against thee, O Gog, 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 have turned thee back, and enticed thee, And caused thee to come up from the sides of the north, And brought thee in against 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 A nd have smitten thy bow out of thy left hand, Yea, thine arrows out of thy right I cause to fall.

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

4 O n mountains of Israel thou fallest, Thou, and all thy bands, and the peoples who with thee, To ravenous fowl -- a bird of every wing, And a beast of the field, I have given thee for food.

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 O n the face of the field thou fallest, for I have spoken, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.

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

6 A nd I have sent a fire against Magog, And against the confident inhabitants of the isles, And they have known that I Jehovah.

“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 A nd My holy name I make known in the midst of My people Israel, And I pollute not My holy name any more, And known have the nations that I, Jehovah, 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 L o, it hath come, and it hath been done, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, It the day of which I spake.

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

9 A nd gone out have the inhabitants of cities of Israel, And they have burned and kindled, With armour, and shield, and buckler, With bow, and with arrows, And with hand-staves, and with javelins, And they have caused a fire to burn with them 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 A nd they do not take wood out of the field, Nor do they hew out of the forests, For with armour they cause the fire to burn, And they have spoiled their spoilers, And they have plundered their plunderers, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.

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 A nd it hath come to pass, in that day, I give to Gog a place there -- a grave in Israel, the valley of those passing by, east of the sea, and it is stopping those passing by, and they have buried there Gog, and all his multitude, and have cried, O valley of the multitude of 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 A nd the house of Israel have buried them -- in order to cleanse the land -- seven months.

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

13 Y ea, all the people of the land have buried them, and it hath been to them for a name -- the day of My being honoured -- an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.

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 A nd men for continual employment they separate, passing on through the land, burying with those passing by those who are left on the face of the earth, to cleanse it: at the end of seven months they 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 A nd those passing by have passed through the land, and seen a bone of man, and one hath constructed near it a sign till those burying have buried it in the valley of the multitude of 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 A nd also the name of the city The multitude; and they have cleansed the land.

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

17 A nd thou, son of man, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Say to the bird -- every wing, and to every beast of the field: Be assembled and come in, Be gathered from round about, For My sacrifice that I am sacrificing for you, A great sacrifice on mountains of Israel, And ye have eaten flesh, and drunk 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 F lesh of the mighty ye do eat, And blood of princes of the earth ye drink, Of rams, of lambs, and of he-goats, Of calves, fatlings of Bashan -- all of them.

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 A nd ye have eaten fat to satiety, And ye have drunk blood -- to drunkenness, Of My sacrifice that I sacrificed 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 A nd ye have been satisfied at My table with horse and rider, Mighty man, and every man of war, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.

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 A nd I have given My honour among nations, And seen have all the nations My Judgment that I have done, And My hand that 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 A nd known have the house of Israel that I Jehovah their God, From that day and henceforth.

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

23 A nd known have the nations that for their iniquity, Removed have the house of Israel, Because they have trespassed against Me, And I do hide My face from them, And give them into the hand of their adversaries, And they fall by sword -- all of them.

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 done with them, And I do hide My face from them.

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

25 T herefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Now do I bring back the captivity of Jacob, And I have pitied all the house of Israel, And have been zealous 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 nd they have forgotten their shame, And all their trespass that they trespassed against Me, In their dwelling on their land confidently and none troubling.

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 I n My bringing them back from the peoples, I have assembled them from the lands of their enemies, And I have been sanctified in them before the eyes of the 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 A nd they have known that I Jehovah their God, In My removing them unto the nations, And I have gathered them unto their land, And I leave none of them any more there.

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 hide not any more My face from them, In that I have poured out My spirit on the house of Israel, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah!'

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.