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Ezekiel 38:12-14
New English Translation
Ezekiel 38:12-14
New English Translation
12 to loot and plunder, to attack[a] the inhabited ruins and the people gathered from the nations, who are acquiring cattle and goods, who live at the center[b] of the earth.” 13 Sheba and Dedan and the traders of Tarshish with all its young warriors[c] will say to you, “Have you come to loot? Have you assembled your armies to plunder, to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to haul away a great amount of spoils?”’
14 “Therefore, prophesy, son of man, and say to Gog: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: On that day when my people Israel are living securely, you will take notice[d]
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- Ezekiel 38:12 tn Heb “to turn your hand against.”
- Ezekiel 38:12 tn The Hebrew term occurs elsewhere only in Judg 9:37. Perhaps it means “high point, top.”
- Ezekiel 38:13 tn Heb “young lions.”
- Ezekiel 38:14 tn The Hebrew text is framed as a rhetorical question: “will you not take notice?”
Ezekiel 38:12-14
New King James Version
Ezekiel 38:12-14
New King James Version
12 to take plunder and to take booty, to stretch out your hand against the waste places that are again inhabited, (A)and against a people gathered from the nations, who have acquired livestock and goods, who dwell in the midst of the land. 13 (B)Sheba, (C)Dedan, the merchants (D)of Tarshish, and all (E)their young lions will say to you, ‘Have you come to take plunder? Have you gathered your army to take booty, to carry away silver and gold, to take away livestock and goods, to take great plunder?’ ” ’
14 “Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say to Gog, ‘Thus says the Lord God: (F)“On that day when My people Israel (G)dwell safely, will you not know it?
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Ezekiel 38:12-14
King James Version
Ezekiel 38:12-14
King James Version
12 To take a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thine 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.
13 Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions thereof, shall say unto thee, Art thou come to take a spoil? hast thou gathered thy company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil?
14 Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say unto Gog, Thus saith the Lord God; In that day when my people of Israel dwelleth safely, shalt thou not know it?
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Ezekiel 38:12-14
New International Version
Ezekiel 38:12-14
New International Version
12 I will plunder and loot and turn my hand against the resettled ruins and the people gathered from the nations, rich in livestock and goods, living at the center of the land.[a]” 13 Sheba(A) and Dedan(B) and the merchants of Tarshish(C) and all her villages[b] will say to you, “Have you come to plunder? Have you gathered your hordes to loot, to carry off silver and gold, to take away livestock and goods and to seize much plunder?(D)”’
14 “Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say to Gog: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: In that day, when my people Israel are living in safety,(E) will you not take notice of it?
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 38:12 The Hebrew for this phrase means the navel of the earth.
- Ezekiel 38:13 Or her strong lions
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