Ezekiel 38:8-12

38:8 After many days you will be summoned; in the latter years you will come to a land restored from the ravages of war, ¹  with many peoples gathered on the mountains of Israel that had long been in ruins. Its people ²  were brought out from the peoples, and all of them will be living securely. 38:9 You will advance; ³  you will come like a storm. You will be like a cloud covering the earth, you, all your troops, and the many other peoples with you.

38:10 “‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: On that day thoughts will come into your mind, ⁴  and you will devise an evil plan. 38:11 You will say, “I will invade ⁵  a land of unwalled towns; I will advance against ⁶  those living quietly in security – all of them living without walls and barred gates – 38:12 to loot and plunder, to attack ⁷  the inhabited ruins and the people gathered from the nations, who are acquiring cattle and goods, who live at the center ⁸  of the earth.”

[38:8]  ¹ tn Heb “from the sword.”

[38:8]  ² tn Heb “it.”

[38:9]  ³ tn Heb “go up.”

[38:10]  ⁴ tn Heb “words will go up upon your heart.”

[38:11]  ⁵ tn Heb “go up against.”

[38:11]  ⁶ tn Heb “come (to).”

[38:12]  ⁷ tn Heb “to turn your hand against.”

[38:12]  ⁸ tn The Hebrew term occurs elsewhere only in Judg 9:37. Perhaps it means “high point, top.”