Ezekiel 38:2
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him, | “Son of man, set your face against Gog of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. Prophesy against him | Son of man, set thy face toward Gog, of the land of Magog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal, and prophesy against him, |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O son of | בֶּן־ | ben- | H1121A | son: childבֵּן (ben) : child/son |
| humankind | אָדָ֗ם | 'a-DAM | H0120G | manאָדָם (a.dam) 1) man, mankind 1a) man, human being 1b) man, mankind (much more frequently intended sense in OT) 1c) Adam, first man 1d) city in Jordan valley |
| set | שִׂ֤ים | sim | H7760A | to set: makeשׂוּם (sum) : make/establish 1) to put, place, set, appoint, make 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to put, set, lay, put or lay upon, lay (violent) hands on 1a2) to set, direct, direct toward 1a2a) to extend (compassion) (fig) 1a3) to set, ordain, establish, found, appoint, constitute, make, determine, fix 1a4) to set, station, put, set in place, plant, fix 1a5) to make, make for, transform into, constitute, fashion, work, bring to pass, appoint, give 1b) (Hiphil) to set or make for a sign 1c) (Hophal) to be set |
| face your | פָּנֶ֙יךָ֙ | pa-NEI-kha | H6440H | face: beforeפָּנֶה (pa.neh) : before/to/front 1) face 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of |
| to | אֶל־ | 'el- | H0413 | to(wards)אֶל (el) 1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 2) into (limit is actually entered) 2a) in among 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) 5) in addition to, to 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of 7) according to (rule or standard) 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to) |
| Gog | גּוֹג֙ | goyG | H1463H | Gogגּוֹג (gog) Gog = "mountain" the land of Rosh, Meshech and Tubal, and Magog Also named: Gōg (Γώγ "Gog" G1136) |
| [the] land of | אֶ֣רֶץ | 'E-retz | H0776G | land: country/planetאֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) : country/field 1) land, earth 1a) earth 1a1) whole earth (as opposed to a part) 1a2) earth (as opposed to heaven) 1a3) earth (inhabitants) 1b) land 1b1) country, territory 1b2) district, region 1b3) tribal territory 1b4) piece of ground 1b5) land of Canaan, Israel 1b6) inhabitants of land 1b7) Sheol, land without return, (under) world 1b8) city (-state) 1c) ground, surface of the earth 1c1) ground 1c2) soil 1d) (in phrases) 1d1) people of the land 1d2) space or distance of country (in measurements of distance) 1d3) level or plain country 1d4) land of the living 1d5) end(s) of the earth … |
| the Magog | הַמָּג֔וֹג | ha-ma-GOG | H4031H | Magogמָגוֹג (ma.gog) Magog = "land of Gog" the mountainous region between Cappadocia and Media and habitation of the descendants of Magog, son of Japheth and grandson of Noah Also named: Magōg (Μαγώγ "Magog" G3098) |
| [the] prince of | נְשִׂ֕יא | ne-SI' | H5387A | leaderנָשִׂיא (na.si) one lifted up, chief, prince, captain, leader |
| [the] head of | רֹ֖אשׁ | rosh | H7218B | princeרֹאשׁ (rosh) Rosh, a tite for a chief or prince |
| Meshech | מֶ֣שֶׁךְ | ME-shekh | H4902H | Meshechמֶ֫שֶׁךְ (me.shekh) § Mesech or Meshech = "drawing out" descendants of Mesech often mentioned in connection with Tubal, Magog, and other northern nations including the Moschi, a people on the borders of Colchis and Armenia |
| and Tubal | וְתֻבָ֑ל | ve-tu-VAL | H8422H | Tubalתּוּבַל (tu.val) § Tubal = "thou shall be brought" a region in east Asia Minor perhaps nearly equal to Cappadocia |
| and prophesy | וְהִנָּבֵ֖א | ve-hi-na-VE' | H5012 | to prophesyנָבָא (na.va) 1) to prophesy 1a) (Niphal) 1a1) to prophesy 1a1a) under influence of divine spirit 1a1b) of false prophets 1b)(Hithpael) 1b1) to prophesy 1b1a) under influence of divine spirit 1b1b) of false prophets Aramaic equivalent: ne.va (נבא "to prophesy" H5013) |
| on him | עָלָֽיו׃ | 'a-LAV | H5921A | uponעַל (al) prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) … |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.