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13 Sheba and Dedan, the merchants of Tarshish and all its “young lions” shall ask you: “Have you come here to plunder? Have you summoned your army for pillage, to carry off silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to seize much plunder?”(A)

Second Prophecy Against Gog. 14 Therefore, prophesy, son of man, and say to Gog: Thus says the Lord God: On that day, when my people Israel dwell securely, will you not take action, 15 leaving your base in the recesses of Zaphon,[a] you and many nations with you, all mounted on horses, a great company, a mighty army?(B)

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  1. 38:15 Zaphon: cf. note on Jb 37:22.

13 Sheba(A) and Dedan(B) and the merchants of Tarshish(C) and all her villages[a] will say to you, “Have you come to plunder? Have you gathered your hordes to loot, to carry off silver and gold, to take away livestock and goods and to seize much plunder?(D)”’

14 “Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say to Gog: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: In that day, when my people Israel are living in safety,(E) will you not take notice of it? 15 You will come from your place in the far north,(F) you and many nations with you, all of them riding on horses, a great horde, a mighty army.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 38:13 Or her strong lions