And I will turn thee back, and leave but the sixth part of thee, and will cause thee to come up from the north parts, and will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel:
Parallel translations
- WEB and I will turn you around, and will lead you on, and will cause you to come up from the uttermost parts of the north; and I will bring you on the mountains of Israel;
- BSB I will turn you around, drive you along, bring you up from the far north, and send you against the mountains of Israel.
- NKJV and I will turn you around and lead you on, bringing you up from the far north, and bring you against the mountains of Israel.
- NASB and I will turn you around, lead you on a rope, take you up from the remotest parts of the north, and bring you against the mountains of Israel.
- NLT I will turn you around and drive you toward the mountains of Israel, bringing you from the distant north.
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Quick answer
God sovereignly draws Gog from the far north onto Israel's mountains. Even the enemy's aggression serves the Lord's purpose.
Overview
The Lord declares that He Himself will turn Gog about and lead him up from the uttermost north to the mountains of Israel. The striking point is divine sovereignty: God draws out the invader precisely so He may judge him on His own ground. This anticipates the biblical pattern, seen at the cross, in which God overrules the malice of His enemies to accomplish His saving and glorifying ends.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Isa 37:29Because thy rage against me, and thy tumult, is come up into mine ears, therefore will I put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.
- Ezek 38:15And thou shalt come from thy place out of the north parts, thou, and many people with thee, all of them riding upon horses, a great company, and a mighty army:
- Ps 40:14Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.
- Dan 11:40And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.
- Ps 68:2As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
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