Bible for Life LogoBible for Life
HomeSEARCHMapBlog
  1. Home
  2. ›HEB
  3. ›Ezekiel
  4. ›Chapter 38
Bible for Life LogoBible for Life

Discover amazing scripture and community stories. Stay connected with people who share your passion for faith through our blog and studies.

© 2026 Bible for Life. All rights reserved.

The Edified Edition (EDE) © 2026. All rights reserved.

Explore

  • About Us
  • Edified Edition
  • Places of Worship
  • Bible Map
  • Downloads
  • Pilgrim Passport
  • Blog

Learn

  • Bible
  • Reading Plan
  • Hebrew
  • Greek
  • Quizzes

Support

  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
  • Cookie Policy
  • Site Map

Ezekiel

Chapter 38
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehi֥y debar-yehva֖h 'ela֥y le'moֽr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

וַיְהִ֥י דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽר׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּen-'ada֗m shsi֤ym pּane֨yka֙ 'el-gּog֙ 'e֣retz hamּag֔og neshsi֕y ro֖'shsh me֣shsheke vetuba֑l vehinּabe֖ 'alaֽyv׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Son of man, set your face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him,"

בֶּן־אָדָ֗ם שִׂ֤ים פָּנֶ֨יךָ֙ אֶל־גּוֹג֙ אֶ֣רֶץ הַמָּג֔וֹג נְשִׂ֕יא רֹ֖אשׁ מֶ֣שֶׁךְ וְתֻבָ֑ל וְהִנָּבֵ֖א עָלָֽיו׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'a֣maretּa֔ kּo֥h 'ama֖r 'adona֣y yehvi֑h hineni֤y 'ele֨yka֙ gּ֔og neshsi֕y ro֖'shsh me֥shsheke vetubaֽl׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And say, "Thus says the Lord GOD; 'Behold, I am against you, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:'"

וְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔ כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֖ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה הִנְנִ֤י אֵלֶ֨יךָ֙ גּ֔וֹג נְשִׂ֕יא רֹ֖אשׁ מֶ֥שֶׁךְ וְתֻבָֽל׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): veshsh֣obabetּi֔yka venatatּi֥y chachi֖ym bּilechaye֑yka vehotze'tiy֩ 'oteka֨ ve'et-kּal-cheyle֜ka susi֣ym uparashshi֗ym lebushshe֤y mikelol֙ kּulּa֔m qaha֥l rab֙ tzinּa֣h umage֔n tּopeshse֥y charab֖ot kּulּaֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"'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 armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords:'"

וְשׁ֣וֹבַבְתִּ֔יךָ וְנָתַתִּ֥י חַחִ֖ים בִּלְחָיֶ֑יךָ וְהוֹצֵאתִי֩ אוֹתְךָ֨ וְאֶת־כָּל־חֵילֶ֜ךָ סוּסִ֣ים וּפָרָשִׁ֗ים לְבֻשֵׁ֤י מִכְלוֹל֙ כֻּלָּ֔ם קָהָ֥ל רָב֙ צִנָּ֣ה וּמָגֵ֔ן תֹּפְשֵׂ֥י חֲרָב֖וֹת כֻּלָּֽם׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): pּara֛s kּ֥ushsh up֖ut 'itּa֑m kּulּa֖m mage֥n vekobaֽ'׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:"

פָּרַ֛ס כּ֥וּשׁ וּפ֖וּט אִתָּ֑ם כֻּלָּ֖ם מָגֵ֥ן וְכוֹבָֽע׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): gּo֚mer vekal-'agapּe֔yha bּe֚yt tּֽogarema֔h yarekּete֥y tzap֖on ve'et-kּal-'agapּa֑yv 'amּi֥ym rabּi֖ym 'itּaֽke׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Gomer, and all his bands; the house of Togarmah of the north quarters, and all his bands: and many people with you."

גֹּ֚מֶר וְכָל־אֲגַפֶּ֔יהָ בֵּ֚ית תּֽוֹגַרְמָ֔ה יַרְכְּתֵ֥י צָפ֖וֹן וְאֶת־כָּל־אֲגַפָּ֑יו עַמִּ֥ים רַבִּ֖ים אִתָּֽךְ׃

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): hikּon֙ vehake֣n leka֔ 'atּa֕h vekal-qehale֖ka hanּiqehali֣ym 'ale֑yka vehayi֥yta lahe֖m lemishshemaֽr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Be you prepared, and prepare for yourself, you, and all your company that are assembled to you, and be you a guard to them."

הִכֹּן֙ וְהָכֵ֣ן לְךָ֔ אַתָּ֕ה וְכָל־קְהָלֶ֖ךָ הַנִּקְהָלִ֣ים עָלֶ֑יךָ וְהָיִ֥יתָ לָהֶ֖ם לְמִשְׁמָֽר׃

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): miyּami֣ym rabּiym֮ tּipּaqed֒ bּe'achari֨yt hashshּani֜ym tּab֣o ׀ 'el-'e֣retz ׀ meshshobe֣bet meche֗reb mequbּe֨tzet֙ me'amּi֣ym rabּi֔ym 'a֚l hare֣y yishsera'e֔l 'ashsher-hay֥u lecharebּa֖h tּami֑yd vehiy'֙ me'amּi֣ym hutza֔'ah veyashsheb֥u labe֖tach kּulּaֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"After many days you shall be visited: in the latter years you shall come into the land that is brought back from the sword, and is gathered out of many people, against the mountains of Israel, which have been always waste: but it is brought forth out of the nations, and they shall dwell safely all of them."

מִיָּמִ֣ים רַבִּים֮ תִּפָּקֵד֒ בְּאַחֲרִ֨ית הַשָּׁנִ֜ים תָּב֣וֹא ׀ אֶל־אֶ֣רֶץ ׀ מְשׁוֹבֶ֣בֶת מֵחֶ֗רֶב מְקֻבֶּ֨צֶת֙ מֵעַמִּ֣ים רַבִּ֔ים עַ֚ל הָרֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁר־הָי֥וּ לְחָרְבָּ֖ה תָּמִ֑יד וְהִיא֙ מֵעַמִּ֣ים הוּצָ֔אָה וְיָשְׁב֥וּ לָבֶ֖טַח כֻּלָּֽם׃

9
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'ali֨yta֙ kּashshּo'a֣h tab֔o kּe'ana֛n lekasּ֥ot ha'a֖retz tּiֽheye֑h 'atּah֙ vekal-'agapּe֔yka ve'amּi֥ym rabּi֖ym 'otaֽke׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)"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."

וְעָלִ֨יתָ֙ כַּשֹּׁאָ֣ה תָב֔וֹא כֶּעָנָ֛ן לְכַסּ֥וֹת הָאָ֖רֶץ תִּֽהְיֶ֑ה אַתָּה֙ וְכָל־אֲגַפֶּ֔יךָ וְעַמִּ֥ים רַבִּ֖ים אוֹתָֽךְ׃ס

10
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּo֥h 'ama֖r 'adona֣y yehvi֑h vehaya֣h ׀ bּayּ֣om hah֗u ya'al֤u debariym֙ 'al-lebabe֔ka vechashshabetּa֖ machashshe֥bet ra'aֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Thus says the Lord GOD; "It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into your mind, and you shall think an evil thought:"

כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֖ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה וְהָיָ֣ה ׀ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֗וּא יַעֲל֤וּ דְבָרִים֙ עַל־לְבָבֶ֔ךָ וְחָשַׁבְתָּ֖ מַחֲשֶׁ֥בֶת רָעָֽה׃

11
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'amaretּa֗ 'eֽ'eleh֙ 'al-'e֣retz pּeraz֔ot 'abo'֙ hashshּo֣qeti֔ym yoshshebe֖y labe֑tach kּulּa֗m yoֽshshebiym֙ bּe'e֣yn choma֔h uberi֥ycha udelata֖yim 'e֥yn laheֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"And you shall say, 'I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates,'"

וְאָמַרְתָּ֗ אֶֽעֱלֶה֙ עַל־אֶ֣רֶץ פְּרָז֔וֹת אָבוֹא֙ הַשֹּׁ֣קְטִ֔ים יֹשְׁבֵ֖י לָבֶ֑טַח כֻּלָּ֗ם יֹֽשְׁבִים֙ בְּאֵ֣ין חוֹמָ֔ה וּבְרִ֥יחַ וּדְלָתַ֖יִם אֵ֥ין לָהֶֽם׃

12
Phonetic (Hebrew): lishshelo֥l shshala֖l velabo֣z bּa֑z lehashshi֨yb yadeka֜ 'al-chorab֣ot noshshabo֗t ve'el-'am֙ me'usּa֣p migּoyi֔m 'oshseh֙ miqene֣h veqineya֔n yoshshebe֖y 'al-tabּ֥ur ha'aֽretz׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"To take a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn your hand upon the desolate places that are now inhabited, and upon the people that are gathered out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the midst of the land."

לִשְׁלֹ֥ל שָׁלָ֖ל וְלָבֹ֣ז בַּ֑ז לְהָשִׁ֨יב יָדְךָ֜ עַל־חֳרָב֣וֹת נוֹשָׁבֹ֗ת וְאֶל־עַם֙ מְאֻסָּ֣ף מִגּוֹיִ֔ם עֹשֶׂה֙ מִקְנֶ֣ה וְקִנְיָ֔ן יֹשְׁבֵ֖י עַל־טַבּ֥וּר הָאָֽרֶץ׃

13
Phonetic (Hebrew): shsheba֡ u֠dedan vesochare֨y tareshshi֤yshsh vekal-kּepire֨yha֙ yo'mer֣u leka֔ halishshelo֤l shshalal֙ 'atּa֣h ba֔ halabo֥z bּa֖z hiqeha֣letּa qehale֑ka lashse֣'t ׀ kּe֣sep vezaha֗b laqa֨chat֙ miqene֣h veqineya֔n lishshelo֖l shshala֥l gּadֽol׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)"Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions thereof, shall say to you, 'Are you come to take a spoil? hast you gathered your company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil?'"

שְׁבָ֡א וּ֠דְדָן וְסֹחֲרֵ֨י תַרְשִׁ֤ישׁ וְכָל־כְּפִרֶ֨יהָ֙ יֹאמְר֣וּ לְךָ֔ הֲלִשְׁלֹ֤ל שָׁלָל֙ אַתָּ֣ה בָ֔א הֲלָבֹ֥ז בַּ֖ז הִקְהַ֣לְתָּ קְהָלֶ֑ךָ לָשֵׂ֣את ׀ כֶּ֣סֶף וְזָהָ֗ב לָקַ֨חַת֙ מִקְנֶ֣ה וְקִנְיָ֔ן לִשְׁלֹ֖ל שָׁלָ֥ל גָּדֽוֹל׃ס

14
Phonetic (Hebrew): laken֙ hinּabe֣ ben-'ada֔m ve'amaretּa֣ leg֔og kּo֥h 'ama֖r 'adona֣y yehvi֑h hal֣o ׀ bּayּ֣om hah֗u bּeshshe֨bet 'amּi֧y yishsera'e֛l labe֖tach tּedaֽ'׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say to Gog, "Thus says the Lord GOD; 'In that day when My people of Israel dwells safely, shall you not know it?'"

לָכֵן֙ הִנָּבֵ֣א בֶן־אָדָ֔ם וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ לְג֔וֹג כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֖ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה הֲל֣וֹא ׀ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֗וּא בְּשֶׁ֨בֶת עַמִּ֧י יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל לָבֶ֖טַח תֵּדָֽע׃

15
Phonetic (Hebrew): uba֤'ta mimּeqֽomeka֙ miyּarekּete֣y tzap֔on 'atּa֕h ve'amּi֥ym rabּi֖ym 'itּa֑ke rokebe֤y susiym֙ kּulּa֔m qaha֥l gּad֖ol vecha֥yil raֽb׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"And you shall come from your place out of the north parts, you, and many people with you, all of them riding upon horses, a great company, and a mighty army:"

וּבָ֤אתָ מִמְּקֽוֹמְךָ֙ מִיַּרְכְּתֵ֣י צָפ֔וֹן אַתָּ֕ה וְעַמִּ֥ים רַבִּ֖ים אִתָּ֑ךְ רֹכְבֵ֤י סוּסִים֙ כֻּלָּ֔ם קָהָ֥ל גָּד֖וֹל וְחַ֥יִל רָֽב׃

16
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'ali֨yta֙ 'al-'amּi֣y yishsera'e֔l kּeֽ'ana֖n lekasּ֣ot ha'a֑retz bּe'achari֨yt hayּami֜ym tּiֽheye֗h vahabi'oti֨yka֙ 'al-'aretzi֔y lema'an֩ dּa֨'at hagּoyi֜m 'oti֗y bּehiqּadeshshi֥y beka֛ le'eyneyhe֖m gּֽog׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)"And you shall 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 you against My land, that the heathen may know Me, when I shall be sanctified in you, O Gog, before their eyes."

וְעָלִ֨יתָ֙ עַל־עַמִּ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כֶּֽעָנָ֖ן לְכַסּ֣וֹת הָאָ֑רֶץ בְּאַחֲרִ֨ית הַיָּמִ֜ים תִּֽהְיֶ֗ה וַהֲבִאוֹתִ֨יךָ֙ עַל־אַרְצִ֔י לְמַעַן֩ דַּ֨עַת הַגּוֹיִ֜ם אֹתִ֗י בְּהִקָּדְשִׁ֥י בְךָ֛ לְעֵינֵיהֶ֖ם גּֽוֹג׃ס

17
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּoֽh-'ama֞r 'adona֣y yehvi֗h haֽ'atּah-h֨u 'ashsher-dּibּa֜retּiy bּeyami֣ym qademoni֗ym bּeyad֙ 'abaday֙ nebiy'e֣y yishsera'e֔l haֽnּibּe'i֛ym bּayּami֥ym hahe֖m shshani֑ym lehabi֥y 'oteka֖ 'aleyheֽm׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)Thus says the Lord GOD; "Are you he of whom I have spoken in old time by My servants the prophets of Israel, which prophesied in those days many years that I would bring you against them?"

כֹּֽה־אָמַ֞ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֗ה הַֽאַתָּה־ה֨וּא אֲשֶׁר־דִּבַּ֜רְתִּי בְּיָמִ֣ים קַדְמוֹנִ֗ים בְּיַד֙ עֲבָדַי֙ נְבִיאֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל הַֽנִּבְּאִ֛ים בַּיָּמִ֥ים הָהֵ֖ם שָׁנִ֑ים לְהָבִ֥יא אֹתְךָ֖ עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ס

18
Phonetic (Hebrew): vehaya֣h ׀ bּayּ֣om hah֗u bּey֨om bּ֥o gog֙ 'al-'adema֣t yishsera'e֔l ne'u֖m 'adona֣y yehvi֑h tּa'ale֥h chamati֖y bּe'apּiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"And it shall come to pass at the same time when Gog shall come against the land of Israel," says the Lord GOD, "that My fury shall come up in My face."

וְהָיָ֣ה ׀ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֗וּא בְּי֨וֹם בּ֥וֹא גוֹג֙ עַל־אַדְמַ֣ת יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה תַּעֲלֶ֥ה חֲמָתִ֖י בְּאַפִּֽי׃

19
Phonetic (Hebrew): ubeqine'ati֥y be'eshsh-'eberati֖y dּibּa֑retּiy 'im-lo֣ ׀ bּayּ֣om hah֗u yiֽheyeh֙ ra֣'ashsh gּad֔ol 'a֖l 'adema֥t yishsera'eֽl׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"For in My jealousy and in the fire of My wrath have I spoken, Surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel;"

וּבְקִנְאָתִ֥י בְאֵשׁ־עֶבְרָתִ֖י דִּבַּ֑רְתִּי אִם־לֹ֣א ׀ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֗וּא יִֽהְיֶה֙ רַ֣עַשׁ גָּד֔וֹל עַ֖ל אַדְמַ֥ת יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

20
Phonetic (Hebrew): vera'ashsh֣u mipּana֡y dּege֣y hayּam֩ ve'֨op hashshּama֜yim vechayּa֣t hashsּade֗h vekal-hare֨meshs֙ harome֣shs 'al-haֽ'adama֔h vekol֙ haֽ'ada֔m 'ashshe֖r 'al-pּene֣y ha'adama֑h veneheres֣u hehari֗ym venaֽpelu֙ hamּadereg֔ot vekal-choma֖h la'a֥retz tּipּֽol׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"So that the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the field, and all creeping things that creep upon the earth, and all the men that are upon the face of the earth, shall shake at My presence, and the mountains shall be thrown down, and the steep places shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground."

וְרָעֲשׁ֣וּ מִפָּנַ֡י דְּגֵ֣י הַיָּם֩ וְע֨וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֜יִם וְחַיַּ֣ת הַשָּׂדֶ֗ה וְכָל־הָרֶ֨מֶשׂ֙ הָרֹמֵ֣שׂ עַל־הָֽאֲדָמָ֔ה וְכֹל֙ הָֽאָדָ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־פְּנֵ֣י הָאֲדָמָ֑ה וְנֶהֶרְס֣וּ הֶהָרִ֗ים וְנָֽפְלוּ֙ הַמַּדְרֵג֔וֹת וְכָל־חוֹמָ֖ה לָאָ֥רֶץ תִּפּֽוֹל׃

21
Phonetic (Hebrew): veqara֨'tiy 'ala֤yv lekal-haray֙ che֔reb ne'u֖m 'adona֣y yehvi֑h che֥reb 'i֖yshsh bּe'achi֥yv tּiֽheyeֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"And I will call for a sword against him throughout all My mountains," says the Lord GOD: "every man's sword shall be against his brother."

וְקָרָ֨אתִי עָלָ֤יו לְכָל־הָרַי֙ חֶ֔רֶב נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה חֶ֥רֶב אִ֖ישׁ בְּאָחִ֥יו תִּֽהְיֶֽה׃

22
Phonetic (Hebrew): venishshepּatetּi֥y 'itּ֖o bּede֣ber ubeda֑m vege֣shshem shshotep֩ ve'abene֨y 'elegּabi֜yshsh 'e֣shsh vegaperi֗yt 'ameti֤yr 'alayv֙ ve'al-'agapּa֔yv ve'al-'amּi֥ym rabּi֖ym 'ashshe֥r 'itּֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"And I will plead against him with pestilence and with blood; and I will rain upon him, and upon his bands, and upon the many people that are with him, an overflowing rain, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone."

וְנִשְׁפַּטְתִּ֥י אִתּ֖וֹ בְּדֶ֣בֶר וּבְדָ֑ם וְגֶ֣שֶׁם שׁוֹטֵף֩ וְאַבְנֵ֨י אֶלְגָּבִ֜ישׁ אֵ֣שׁ וְגָפְרִ֗ית אַמְטִ֤יר עָלָיו֙ וְעַל־אֲגַפָּ֔יו וְעַל־עַמִּ֥ים רַבִּ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר אִתּֽוֹ׃

23
Phonetic (Hebrew): vehitegּadּiletּiy֙ vehiteqadּishshetּi֔y ven֣oda'etּi֔y le'eyne֖y gּoyi֣m rabּi֑ym veyade'֖u kּiֽy-'ani֥y yehvaֽh׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)"Thus will I magnify Myself, and sanctify Myself; and I will be known in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know that I am the LORD."

וְהִתְגַּדִּלְתִּי֙ וְהִתְקַדִּשְׁתִּ֔י וְנ֣וֹדַעְתִּ֔י לְעֵינֵ֖י גּוֹיִ֣ם רַבִּ֑ים וְיָדְע֖וּ כִּֽי־אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ס