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Geneva Bible
Ezekiel 38:7
Prepare thy selfe, & make thee ready, both thou, and al thy multitude, that are assembled vnto thee, and be thou their sauegard.
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Christian Standard Bible®
“‘Be prepared and get yourself ready, you and your whole assembly that has been mobilized around you; you will be their guard.
“‘Be prepared and get yourself ready, you and your whole assembly that has been mobilized around you; you will be their guard.
Hebrew Names Version
Be prepared, yes, prepare yourself, you, and all your companies who are assembled to you, and be a guard to them.
Be prepared, yes, prepare yourself, you, and all your companies who are assembled to you, and be a guard to them.
King James Version
Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them.
Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them.
English Standard Version
"Be ready and keep ready, you and all your hosts that are assembled about you, and be a guard for them.
"Be ready and keep ready, you and all your hosts that are assembled about you, and be a guard for them.
New American Standard Bible
"Be ready, and be prepared, you and all your contingents that are assembled around you, and be a guard for them.
"Be ready, and be prepared, you and all your contingents that are assembled around you, and be a guard for them.
New Century Version
"‘Be prepared. Be prepared, you and all the armies that have come together to make you their commander.
"‘Be prepared. Be prepared, you and all the armies that have come together to make you their commander.
Amplified Bible
"You [Gog] be prepared; prepare yourself, you and all your hordes that are assembled around you, and be a guard and a lookout for them.
"You [Gog] be prepared; prepare yourself, you and all your hordes that are assembled around you, and be a guard and a lookout for them.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Be prepared, and prepare yourself, you and all your companies that are assembled about you, and be a guard for them.
"Be prepared, and prepare yourself, you and all your companies that are assembled about you, and be a guard for them.
Legacy Standard Bible
"Be prepared, and prepare yourself, you and all your assembly that are assembled about you, and be a guard for them.
"Be prepared, and prepare yourself, you and all your assembly that are assembled about you, and be a guard for them.
Berean Standard Bible
Get ready; prepare yourself, you and all your company gathered around you; you will be their guard.
Get ready; prepare yourself, you and all your company gathered around you; you will be their guard.
Contemporary English Version
So keep your troops prepared to fight,
So keep your troops prepared to fight,
Complete Jewish Bible
Prepare yourself, get ready, you and all your crowd gathered around you; and take charge of them.
Prepare yourself, get ready, you and all your crowd gathered around you; and take charge of them.
Darby Translation
Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself thou, and all thine assemblage that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them.
Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself thou, and all thine assemblage that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them.
Easy-to-Read Version
"‘Be prepared. Yes, prepare yourself and the armies that have joined with you. You must watch and be ready.
"‘Be prepared. Yes, prepare yourself and the armies that have joined with you. You must watch and be ready.
George Lamsa Translation
Prepare yourself, you and all the people that are assembled with you, and be a protection to them.
Prepare yourself, you and all the people that are assembled with you, and be a protection to them.
Good News Translation
Tell him to get ready and have all his troops ready at his command.
Tell him to get ready and have all his troops ready at his command.
Lexham English Bible
Be ready, and prepare yourselves, you and all of your assembly, the assembling around you, and you must be for them as a guard.
Be ready, and prepare yourselves, you and all of your assembly, the assembling around you, and you must be for them as a guard.
Literal Translation
Be prepared; yea, prepared for yourself, you and all your assembly that are assembled to you, and be a guard to them.
Be prepared; yea, prepared for yourself, you and all your assembly that are assembled to you, and be a guard to them.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Therfore prepare the, set thy self in araye with all thy people, that are come vnto the by heapes, and be thou their defence.
Therfore prepare the, set thy self in araye with all thy people, that are come vnto the by heapes, and be thou their defence.
American Standard Version
Be thou prepared, yea, prepare thyself, thou, and all thy companies that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them.
Be thou prepared, yea, prepare thyself, thou, and all thy companies that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them.
Bible in Basic English
Be ready, make yourself ready, you and all the forces who are with you, and be ready for my orders.
Be ready, make yourself ready, you and all the forces who are with you, and be ready for my orders.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company that are assembled unto thee, and be thou guarded of them.
Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company that are assembled unto thee, and be thou guarded of them.
King James Version (1611)
Be thou prepared, and prepare for thy selfe, thou and all thy company, that are assembled vnto thee, and be thou a guard vnto them.
Be thou prepared, and prepare for thy selfe, thou and all thy company, that are assembled vnto thee, and be thou a guard vnto them.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Therfore prepare thee, set thy selfe in aray with all thy people that are come vnto thee by heapes, & be thou their defence.
Therfore prepare thee, set thy selfe in aray with all thy people that are come vnto thee by heapes, & be thou their defence.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Be thou prepared, prepare thyself, thou, and all thy multitude that is assembled with thee, and thou shalt be to me for a guard.
Be thou prepared, prepare thyself, thou, and all thy multitude that is assembled with thee, and thou shalt be to me for a guard.
English Revised Version
Be thou prepared, yea, prepare thyself, thou, and all thy companies that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them.
Be thou prepared, yea, prepare thyself, thou, and all thy companies that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them.
World English Bible
Be prepared, yes, prepare yourself, you, and all your companies who are assembled to you, and be a guard to them.
Be prepared, yes, prepare yourself, you, and all your companies who are assembled to you, and be a guard to them.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Make redi, and araye thee, and al thi multitude which is gaderid to thee, and be thou in to comaundement to hem.
Make redi, and araye thee, and al thi multitude which is gaderid to thee, and be thou in to comaundement to hem.
Update Bible Version
Be prepared, yes, prepare yourself, you, and all your companies that are assembled to you, and be a guard to them.
Be prepared, yes, prepare yourself, you, and all your companies that are assembled to you, and be a guard to them.
Webster's Bible Translation
Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company that are assembled to thee, and be thou a guard to them.
Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company that are assembled to thee, and be thou a guard to them.
New English Translation
"‘Be ready and stay ready, you and all your companies assembled around you, and be a guard for them.
"‘Be ready and stay ready, you and all your companies assembled around you, and be a guard for them.
New King James Version
"Prepare yourself and be ready, you and all your companies that are gathered about you; and be a guard for them.
"Prepare yourself and be ready, you and all your companies that are gathered about you; and be a guard for them.
New Living Translation
"Get ready; be prepared! Keep all the armies around you mobilized, and take command of them.
"Get ready; be prepared! Keep all the armies around you mobilized, and take command of them.
New Life Bible
"Get ready and keep ready, you and all the armies gathered around you, and watch over them.
"Get ready and keep ready, you and all the armies gathered around you, and watch over them.
New Revised Standard
Be ready and keep ready, you and all the companies that are assembled around you, and hold yourselves in reserve for them.
Be ready and keep ready, you and all the companies that are assembled around you, and hold yourselves in reserve for them.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Be ready, and show thyself ready, Thou and all thy gathered host who have gathered themselves unto thee, - And become thou for me a guard.
Be ready, and show thyself ready, Thou and all thy gathered host who have gathered themselves unto thee, - And become thou for me a guard.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Prepare and make thyself ready, and all thy multitude that is assembled about thee, and be thou commander over them.
Prepare and make thyself ready, and all thy multitude that is assembled about thee, and be thou commander over them.
Revised Standard Version
"Be ready and keep ready, you and all the hosts that are assembled about you, and be a guard for them.
"Be ready and keep ready, you and all the hosts that are assembled about you, and be a guard for them.
Young's Literal Translation
Be prepared, yea, prepare for thee, Thou and all thine assemblies who are assembled unto thee, And thou hast been to them for a guard.
Be prepared, yea, prepare for thee, Thou and all thine assemblies who are assembled unto thee, And thou hast been to them for a guard.
THE MESSAGE
"‘Get ready to fight, you and the whole company that's been called out. Take charge and wait for orders. After a long time, you'll be given your orders. In the distant future you'll arrive at a country that has recovered from a devastating war. People from many nations will be gathered there on the mountains of Israel, for a long time now a wasteland. These people have been brought back from many countries and now live safe and secure. You'll rise like a thunderstorm and roll in like clouds and cover the land, you and the massed troops with you.
"‘Get ready to fight, you and the whole company that's been called out. Take charge and wait for orders. After a long time, you'll be given your orders. In the distant future you'll arrive at a country that has recovered from a devastating war. People from many nations will be gathered there on the mountains of Israel, for a long time now a wasteland. These people have been brought back from many countries and now live safe and secure. You'll rise like a thunderstorm and roll in like clouds and cover the land, you and the massed troops with you.
Contextual Overview
1 And the worde of the Lorde came vnto mee, saying, 2 Sonne of man, set thy face against 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, eue a great multitude with bucklers, and shieldes, all handling swords. 5 They of Paras, of Cush, and Phut with the, euen all they that beare shielde and helmet. 6 Gomer 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, & 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 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 ye same time shall many things come into thy minde, and thou shalt thinke euil thoughts.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
2 Chronicles 25:8, Psalms 2:1-4, Isaiah 8:9, Isaiah 8:10, Isaiah 37:22, Jeremiah 46:3-5, Jeremiah 46:14-16, Jeremiah 51:12, Joel 3:9-12, Amos 4:12, Zechariah 14:2, Zechariah 14:3
Cross-References
Genesis 6:8
But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord.
But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord.
Genesis 13:13
Now the men of Sodom were wicked and exceeding sinners against the Lord.
Now the men of Sodom were wicked and exceeding sinners against the Lord.
Genesis 19:13
For we will destroy this place, because the crye of them is great before the Lorde, and the Lord hath sent vs to destroy it.
For we will destroy this place, because the crye of them is great before the Lorde, and the Lord hath sent vs to destroy it.
Genesis 46:12
Also the sonnes of Iudah: Er, & Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zerah: (but Er and Onan died in ye land of Canaan) And the sonnes of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.
Also the sonnes of Iudah: Er, & Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zerah: (but Er and Onan died in ye land of Canaan) And the sonnes of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.
Numbers 26:19
The sonnes of Iudah, Er and Onan: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.
The sonnes of Iudah, Er and Onan: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.
1 Chronicles 2:3
The sonnes of Iudah, Er, and Onan, and Shelah. these three were borne to him of ye daughter of Shua the Canaanite: but Er the eldest sonne of Iudah was euil in the sight of the Lorde, and he slew him.
The sonnes of Iudah, Er, and Onan, and Shelah. these three were borne to him of ye daughter of Shua the Canaanite: but Er the eldest sonne of Iudah was euil in the sight of the Lorde, and he slew him.
2 Chronicles 33:6
And he caused his sonnes to passe through the fire in the valley of Ben-hinnom: he gaue him selfe to witchcraft and to charming and to sorcerie, and he vsed them that had familiar spirits, and soothsayers: hee did very much euill in the sight of the Lord to anger him.
And he caused his sonnes to passe through the fire in the valley of Ben-hinnom: he gaue him selfe to witchcraft and to charming and to sorcerie, and he vsed them that had familiar spirits, and soothsayers: hee did very much euill in the sight of the Lord to anger him.
Psalms 55:23
And thou, O God, shalt bring them downe into the pitte of corruption: the bloudie, and deceitfull men shall not liue halfe their dayes: but I will trust in thee.
And thou, O God, shalt bring them downe into the pitte of corruption: the bloudie, and deceitfull men shall not liue halfe their dayes: but I will trust in thee.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself,.... All warlike stores and provisions: this is ironically said; and suggests that he would do so, and yet all would be in vain, and to no purpose:
thou and all thy company, that are assembled unto thee; or all thine armies, as the Targum, gathered out of his dominions, and made up of his auxiliaries and allies; let them all be furnished with arms, and everything proper for the expedition designed:
and be thou a guard unto them; the general of them; let them observe and obey thy word of command; guide and direct, guard and protect them in their march; and take care of them when entered the land of Judea, that they are not exposed to any unnecessary danger, or cut off by any stratagem or ambush: this is also sarcastically said; signifying that let him use all the care and caution that a wise and prudent general can do, yet he and his army should perish.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Spoken ironically. Make all thy preparations, they will be in vain.
