1. The Lord spoke to me.
2. “Mortal man,” he said, “denounce Gog, chief ruler of the nations of Meshech and Tubal in the land of Magog. Denounce him,
3. and tell him that I, the Sovereign Lord, am his enemy.
4. I will turn him round, put hooks in his jaws, and drag him and all his troops away. His army, with its horses and uniformed riders, is enormous, and every soldier carries a shield and is armed with a sword.
5. Men from Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya are with him, and all have shields and helmets.
6. All the fighting men of the lands of Gomer and Beth Togarmah in the north are with him, and so are men from many other nations.
7. Tell him to get ready and have all his troops ready at his command.
8. After many years I will order him to invade a country where the people were brought back together from many nations and have lived without fear of war. He will invade the mountains of Israel, which were desolate and deserted so long, but where all the people now live in safety.
9. He and his army and the many nations with him will attack like a storm and cover the land like a cloud.”