1   And the worde of the Lorde came vnto mee, saying,

2   Sonne of man, set thy face against ^note Gog, and against the lande of Magog, the chiefe prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophecie against him,

3   And say, Thus sayth the Lord God, Behold, I come against thee, O Gog the chiefe prince of Meshech and Tubal.

4   And I wil destroy thee, & put hookes in thy chawes, and I will bring thee forth, and all thine host both horses, and horsemen, all clothed with al sorts of armour, eu&ebar; a great multitude with bucklers, and shieldes, all ^note handling swords.

5   They of ^note Paras, of Cush, and Phut with th&ebar;, euen all they that beare shielde and helmet.

6    ^noteGomer and all his bands, and the house of Togarmah of the North quarters, & al his bands, and much people with thee.

7   Prepare thy selfe, & ^note make thee ready, both thou, and al thy multitude, that are assembled vnto thee, and be thou their sauegard.

8   After many dayes thou shalt bee visited: for in the latter yeres thou shalt come into the land, that hath bene destroyed with the sworde, and is gathered out of many people vpon the mountaines of Israel, which haue long lien waste: yet ^note they haue bene brought out of the people, and they shall dwell all safe.

9   Thou shalt ascende and come vp like a tempest, and shalt be like a cloude to couer the land, both thou, and all thy bandes, and many people with thee.

10   Thus saith the Lorde God, Euen at þe; same time shall many things come into thy minde, and thou shalt thinke ^note euil thoughts.

11   And thou shalt say, I wil go vp to the land that hath no walled towres: ^note I will goe to them that are at rest, and dwell in safetie, which dwell all without walles, and haue neither barres nor gates,

12   Thinking to spoyle the pray, and to take a bootie, to turne thine hande vpon the desolate places that are nowe inhabited, and vpon the people, that are gathered out of the nations which haue gotten cattell and goods, and dwell in the middes of the land.

13   Sheba and Dedan, and the marchantes of Tarshish with all the lions thereof shall say vnto thee, ^note Art thou come to spoyle the praye? hast thou gathered thy multitude to take a booty? to cary away siluer and golde, to take away cattell and goods, and to spoyle a great pray?

14   Therefore, sonne of man, prophecie, and saye vnto Gog, Thus sayeth the Lorde God, In that day when my people of Israel ^note dwelleth safe,

Gogs destruction. shalt thou not knowe it?

15   And come fr&obar; thy place out of the North partes, thou and much people with thee? all shall ride vpon horses, euen a great multitude and a mightie armie.

16   And thou shalt come vp against my people of Israel, as a cloude to couer the land: thou shalt be in the ^note latter dayes, and I will bring thee vpon my lande, that the heathen may knowe mee, when I ^note shalbe sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes.

17   Thus saith the Lord God, Art not thou he, of whom I haue spoken in olde time, ^note by þe; hand of my seruants the Prophets of Israel which prophecied in those dayes and yeeres, that I woulde bring thee vpon them?

18   At the same time also wh&ebar; Gog shal come against the land of Israel, sayth the Lord God, my wrath shall arise in mine anger.

19   For in mine indignation and in the fire of my wrath haue I spoken it: surely at þt; time there shalbe a great shaking in the land of Israel,

20   So that the fishes of the sea, and the foules of the heauen, & the beasts of the field & al that moue & creepe vp&obar; the earth, and al þe; men þt; are vp&obar; the earth, shal tremble at my presence, & the mountaines shalbe ouerthrowen, and the ^note staires shall fall, and euery wall shall fall to the ground.

21   For I will call for a sworde against him ^note throughout all my mountaines, saith the Lorde God: euery mans sword shalbe against his brother.

22   And I will pleade against him with pestilence, and with blood, and I will cause to raine vpon him and vpon his bands, and vpon the great people, that are with him, a sore raine, and hailestones, fire, and brimstone.

23   Thus will I be ^note magnified, and sanctified, and knowen in the eyes of many nations, & they shall knowe, that I am the Lord.

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