³ ‘This is what the Lord God says: “Watch out! I’m coming after you, Gog, leader of the head^[a] of Meshech,^[b] and of Tubal.^{[c] 4} I’m going to turn you around, put hooks into your jaws, and bring you out—you and your whole army—along with your horses and cavalry riders, all of them richly attired, a magnificent company replete with buckler and shield, and all of them wielding battle swords. ⁵ Persia,^[d] Cush,^[e] and Libya^[f] will be accompanying them, all of them equipped with shields and helmets.