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Ezekiel 38:5-7
New English Translation
Ezekiel 38:5-7
New English Translation
5 Persia,[a] Ethiopia, and Put[b] are with them, all of them with shields and helmets. 6 They are joined by[c] Gomer with all its troops, and by Beth Togarmah from the remote parts of the north with all its troops—many peoples are with you.[d]
7 “‘Be ready and stay ready, you and all your companies assembled around you, and be a guard for them.[e]
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- Ezekiel 38:5 tn D. I. Block prefers to see the Hebrew word as referring here to a western ally of Egypt or as an alternative spelling for Pathros, that is, Upper Egypt. See D. I. Block, Ezekiel (NICOT), 2:439-40.
- Ezekiel 38:5 sn That is, Lybia.
- Ezekiel 38:6 tn The words “they are joined by” are added in the translation for purposes of English style.
- Ezekiel 38:6 sn The seven-nation coalition represents the north (Meshech, Tubal, Gomer, Beth Togarmah), the south/west (Ethiopia, Put) and the east (Persia). The use of the sevenfold list suggests completeness. See D. I. Block, Ezekiel (NICOT), 2:441.
- Ezekiel 38:7 tn The second person singular verbal and pronominal forms in the Hebrew text indicate that Gog is addressed here.
Ezekiel 38:5-7
New International Version
Ezekiel 38:5-7
New International Version
5 Persia, Cush[a](A) and Put(B) will be with them, all with shields and helmets, 6 also Gomer(C) with all its troops, and Beth Togarmah(D) from the far north(E) with all its troops—the many nations with you.
7 “‘Get ready; be prepared,(F) you and all the hordes gathered about you, and take command of them.
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 38:5 That is, the upper Nile region
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