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will live there forever, generation after generation. And my servant Da
vid will be their prince forever. And I will make a covenant of peace with
them, an everlasting covenant. I will give them their land and increase their
numbers, and I will put my Temple among them forever. I will make my
home among them. I will be their God, and they will be my people. And
when my Temple is among them forever, the nations will know that I am
the Lord, who makes Israel holy.”
This is another message that came to me from the Lord: “Son of man, turn
and face Gog of the land of Magog, the prince who rules over the nations
of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him. Give him this message
from the Sovereign Lord: Gog, I am your enemy! I will turn you around
and put hooks in your jaws to lead you out with your whole army—your
horses and chario teers in full armor and a great horde armed with shields
and swords. Persia, Ethiop ia, and Libya will join you, too, with all their
weapons. Gomer and all its armies will also join you, along with the armies
of Beth-togarmah from the distant north, and many others.
“Get ready; be prepared! Keep all the armies around you mobilized,
and take command of them. A long time from now you will be called into
action. In the distant future you will swoop down on the land of Israel,
which will be enjoying peace after recovering from war and after its people
have returned from many lands to the mountains of Israel. You and all your
allies—a vast and awesome army—will roll down on them like a storm
and cover the land like a cloud.
“This is what the Sovereign Lord says: At that time evil thoughts will
come to your mind, and you will devise a wicked scheme. You will say,
‘Israel is an unprotected land filled with unwalled villages! I will march
against her and destroy these people who live in such confidence! I will
go to those formerly desolate cities that are now filled with people who
have returned from exile in many nations. I will capture vast amounts of
plunder, for the people are rich with livestock and other possessions now.
They think the whole world revolves around them!’ But Sheba and Dedan
and the merchants of Tarshish will ask, ‘Do you really think the armies you
have gathered can rob them of silver and gold? Do you think you can drive
away their livestock and seize their goods and carry off plunder?’
“Therefore, son of man, prophesy against Gog. Give him this message
from the Sovereign Lord: When my people are living in peace in their
land, then you will rouse yourself. You will come from your homeland in
the distant north with your vast cavalry and your mighty army, and you
will attack my people Israel, covering their land like a cloud. At that time
