On that day messengers will go out from me in ships to frighten overly confident Ethiopia; panic will overtake them on the day of Egypt’s doom; for beware – it is coming!

On that day, when Gog invades the land of Israel, declares the sovereign Lord, my rage will mount up in my anger.

In your days of majesty, was not Sodom your sister a byword in your mouth,

On that day a fugitive will come to you to report the news.

“And you, son of man, say to your people, ‘The righteousness of the righteous will not deliver him if he rebels. As for the wicked, his wickedness will not make him stumble if he turns from it. The righteous will not be able to live by his righteousness if he sins.’

You have not gone up in the breaks in the wall, nor repaired a wall for the house of Israel that it would stand strong in the battle on the day of the Lord.

Moreover, they have done this to me: In the very same day they desecrated my sanctuary and profaned my Sabbaths.

On that day the prince will provide for himself and for all the people of the land a bull for a sin offering.

The burnt offering which the prince will offer to the Lord on the Sabbath day will be six unblemished lambs and one unblemished ram.

As a shepherd seeks out his flock when he is among his scattered sheep, so I will seek out my flock. I will rescue them from all the places where they have been scattered on a cloudy, dark day.

As for your birth, on the day you were born your umbilical cord was not cut, nor were you washed in water; you were certainly not rubbed down with salt, nor wrapped with blankets.

“Son of man, say to her: ‘You are a land that receives no rain or showers in the day of my anger.’

On the same day they slaughtered their sons for their idols, they came to my sanctuary to desecrate it. This is what they have done in the middle of my house.

On that day you will be able to speak again; you will talk with the fugitive and be silent no longer. You will be an object lesson for them, and they will know that I am the Lord.”

On that day I will make Israel powerful, and I will give you the right to be heard among them. Then they will know that I am the Lord.”

I will shock many peoples with you, and their kings will shiver with horror because of you. When I brandish my sword before them, every moment each one will tremble for his life, on the day of your fall.

“‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: In the day I cleanse you from all your sins, I will populate the cities and the ruins will be rebuilt.

“‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: On that day thoughts will come into your mind, and you will devise an evil plan.

“Therefore, prophesy, son of man, and say to Gog: ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: On that day when my people Israel are living securely, you will take notice

In my zeal, in the fire of my fury, I declare that on that day there will be a great earthquake in the land of Israel.