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19 And in my passion, in the fire of my wrath, I spoke[a] that certainly[b] on that day a great earthquake will be on the land of Israel. 20 And the fish of the sea and the birds[c] of the heaven[d] and the animals[e] of the field and all of the creeping things that creep on the earth and all of the humans[f] who are on the surface of the earth will shake at my presence;[g] and the mountains will be demolished, and the steep mountain sides will fall, and every wall on[h] the earth will fall. 21 And I will call against him[i] in all of my mountains a sword,’ declares[j] the Lord Yahweh, ‘And the sword of each person will be against his brother.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 38:19 Or “I asserted”
  2. Ezekiel 38:19 Literally “if not”
  3. Ezekiel 38:20 Hebrew “bird”
  4. Ezekiel 38:20 Or “sky”
  5. Ezekiel 38:20 Hebrew “animal”
  6. Ezekiel 38:20 Or “every human being”
  7. Ezekiel 38:20 Literally “from the face of me”
  8. Ezekiel 38:20 Or “to”
  9. Ezekiel 38:21 Or “summon against him” (cf. NJPS)
  10. Ezekiel 38:21 Literally “declaration of”

19 In my zeal and fiery wrath I declare that at that time there shall be a great earthquake(A) in the land of Israel.(B) 20 The fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the beasts of the field, every creature that moves along the ground, and all the people on the face of the earth will tremble(C) at my presence. The mountains will be overturned,(D) the cliffs will crumble(E) and every wall will fall to the ground.(F) 21 I will summon a sword(G) against Gog on all my mountains, declares the Sovereign Lord. Every man’s sword will be against his brother.(H)

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