Ezekiel 38:3

Easy-to-Read Version

Tell him that this is what the Lord God says: ‘Gog, you are the most important leader of the nations of Meshech and Tubal, but I am against you.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
and say, ‘This is what the Lord God says: Look, I am against you, Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal.

Hebrew Names Version
and say, Thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I am against you, Gog, prince of Rosh, Meshekh, and Tuval:

King James Version
And say, Thus saith the Lord God ; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:

English Standard Version
and say, Thus says the Lord God : Behold, I am against you, O Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal.

New American Standard Bible
and say, 'This is what the Lord GOD says: "Behold, I am against you, Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal.

New Century Version
and say, ‘The Lord God says this: I am against you, Gog, chief ruler of Meshech and Tubal.

Amplified Bible
and say, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "Behold, I am against you, O Gog, chief ruler of Meshech and Tubal.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And say, Thus sayth the Lord God, Behold, I come against thee, O Gog the chiefe prince of Meshech and Tubal.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
and say, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "Behold, I am against you, O Gog, prince of Rosh, Meshech and Tubal.

Legacy Standard Bible
and say, ‘Thus says Lord Yahweh, "Behold, I am against you, O Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal.

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

Contemporary English Version
I, the Lord God, am your enemy,

Complete Jewish Bible
Say that Adonai Elohim says, ‘I am against you, Gog, chief prince of Meshekh and Tuval.

Darby Translation
and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal.

George Lamsa Translation
Thus says the LORD God: Behold, I am against you, O China, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:

Good News Translation
and tell him that I, the Sovereign Lord , am his enemy.

Lexham English Bible
And you must say, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: "Look! I am against you, Gog, the head leader of Meshach and Tubal,

Literal Translation
And say, So says the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I am against you, O Gog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and saye: Thus saieth the LORDE God: O Gog thou chefe prynce of Mesech and Tubal: beholde, I wil vpon the,

American Standard Version
and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal:

Bible in Basic English
And say, This is what the Lord has said: See, I am against you, O Gog, ruler of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal:

JPS Old Testament (1917)
and say: Thus saith the Lord GOD: Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal;

King James Version (1611)
And say, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chiefe prince of Meshech and Tubal.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And say, thus sayth the Lorde God: O Gog, thou chiefe prince of Mesech and Tubal, beholde, I will vpon thee:

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and say to him, Thus saith the Lord God;

English Revised Version
and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD: Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal:

World English Bible
and say, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: Behold, I am against you, Gog, prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal:

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thou schalt seie to hym, The Lord God seith these thingis, A! Gog, lo! Y to thee, prince of the heed of Mosoch and of Tubal;

Update Bible Version
and say, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: Look, I am against you, O Gog, prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal:

Webster's Bible Translation
And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD: Behold, I [am] against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:

New English Translation
and say: ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: Look, I am against you, Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal.

New King James Version
and say, "Thus says the Lord GOD: "Behold, I am against you, O Gog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal.

New Living Translation
Give him this message from the Sovereign Lord : Gog, I am your enemy!

New Life Bible
Tell him, ‘The Lord God says, "I am against you, O Gog, leader of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal.

New Revised Standard
and say: Thus says the Lord God : I am against you, O Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal;

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and thou shalt say, Thus, saith My Lord Yahweh, - Behold me! against thee O Gog, Prince of Rosh, Meshech and Tubal;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And say to him: Thus saith the Lord God: Behold, I come against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Mosoch and Thubal.

Revised Standard Version
and say, Thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I am against you, O Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal;

Young's Literal Translation
and thou hast said: Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Lo, I [am] against thee, O Gog, Prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal,

Contextual Overview

¹ The word of the Lord came to me. He said, ² "Son of man, look toward Gog in the land of Magog. He is the most important leader of the nations of Meshech and Tubal. Speak for me against Gog. ³ Tell him that this is what the Lord God says: ‘Gog, you are the most important leader of the nations of Meshech and Tubal, but I am against you. ⁴ I will capture you and bring you back. I will bring back all the men in your army, all the horses, and horse soldiers. I will put hooks in your mouths, and I will bring all of you back. All the soldiers will be wearing their uniforms with all their shields and swords. ⁵ Soldiers from Persia, Ethiopia, and Put will be with them. They will all be wearing their shields and helmets. ⁶ There will also be Gomer with all its groups of soldiers, and there will be the nation of Togarmah from the far north with all its groups of soldiers. There will be many people in that parade of prisoners. ⁷ "‘Be prepared. Yes, prepare yourself and the armies that have joined with you. You must watch and be ready. ⁸ After a long time you will be called for duty. In the later years you will come into the land that has been healed from war. The people in that land were gathered from many nations and brought back to the mountains of Israel. In the past, the mountains of Israel had been destroyed again and again. But these people will have come back from those other nations. They all will have lived in safety. ⁹ But you will come to attack them. You will come like a storm. You will come like a thundercloud covering the land. You and all your groups of soldiers from many nations will come to attack them.'" ¹⁰ This is what the Lord God says: "At that time an idea will come into your mind. You will begin to make an evil plan.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

I am: Ezekiel 13:8, Ezekiel 29:3, Ezekiel 35:3, Ezekiel 39:1, Ezekiel 39:2-10

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 1:5 - General 1 Chronicles 5:4 - Gog Isaiah 13:4 - noise Isaiah 66:19 - Tubal Jeremiah 50:31 - I am Ezekiel 6:2 - set Ezekiel 26:3 - I am Ezekiel 27:13 - Tubal Ezekiel 28:22 - I am against Ezekiel 32:26 - Meshech Nahum 2:13 - I am

Cross-References

Genesis 46:12
Judah's sons were Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah. (Er and Onan died while still in Canaan.) Perez's sons were Hezron and Hamul.

Numbers 26:19
These are the family groups from the tribe of Judah: Shelah—the Shelanite family group; Perez—the Perezite family group; Zerah—the Zerahite family group. (Two of Judah's sons, Er and Onan, died in Canaan.)

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And say, thus saith the Lord God, behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. Which is repeated for the confirmation of it, that so it would certainly be; that the Lord, the mighty God, and King of kings, would in his providence frown upon him, and appear against him; and his titles are repeated also, to show that all his greatness, grandeur, and power, would not protect him from the vengeance of God.