Ezekiel 38:11
38:11 You will say, “I will invade
1 a land of unwalled towns; I will advance against
2 those living quietly in security – all of them living without walls and barred gates –
Ezekiel 38:1
A Prophecy Against Gog
38:1 The word of the Lord came to me:
Ezekiel 4:1
Ominous Object Lessons
4:1 “And you, son of man, take a brick 3 and set it in front of you. Inscribe 4 a city on it – Jerusalem.
Proverbs 14:26
14:26 In the fear of the Lord one has 5 strong confidence, 6
and it will be a refuge 7 for his children.
1 tn Heb “go up against.”
2 tn Heb “come (to).”
3 sn Ancient Near Eastern bricks were 10 to 24 inches long and 6 to 13 1/2 inches wide.
4 tn Or perhaps “draw.”
5 tn Heb “In the fear of the Lord [is] confidence of strength.” The phrase “one has” does not appear in the Hebrew but is supplied in the translation for the sake of smoothness.
6 tn Heb “confidence of strength.” This construct phrase features an attributive genitive: “strong confidence” (so most English versions; NIV “a secure fortress”).
7 sn The fear of the Lord will not only provide security for the parent but will also be a refuge for children. The line recalls Exod 20:5-6 where children will reap the benefits of the righteous parents. The line could also be read as “he [= God] will be a refuge for the children.”