And I will send a fire on Magog, and among them that dwell carelessly in the isles: and they shall know that I am the LORD.
Parallel translations
- WEB I will send a fire on Magog, and on those who dwell securely in the islands; and they shall know that I am Yahweh.
- BSB I will send fire on Magog and on those who dwell securely in the coastlands, and they will know that I am the LORD.
- NKJV “And I will send fire on Magog and on those who live in security in the coastlands. Then they shall know that I am the Lord.
- NASB “And I will send fire upon Magog and those who inhabit the coastlands in safety; and they will know that I am the Lord.
- NLT And I will rain down fire on Magog and on all your allies who live safely on the coasts. Then they will know that I am the Lord.
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Quick answer
God sends fire on Magog and the secure coastlands so they know He is Yahweh. Judgment reaches even those who feel safe far off.
Overview
The Lord extends judgment beyond the battlefield to Gog's homeland of Magog and to those dwelling securely in distant coastlands. The point is that false security apart from God offers no refuge. As often in Ezekiel, the aim of judgment is recognition: 'they shall know that I am Yahweh,' a knowledge that for the nations finds its saving fulfillment in the gospel of Christ.
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Cross-references · 15
- Ezek 30:8And they shall know that I am the LORD, when I have set a fire in Egypt, and when all her helpers shall be destroyed.
- Ezek 30:16And I will set fire in Egypt: Sin shall have great pain, and No shall be rent asunder, and Noph shall have distresses daily.
- Amos 1:4But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, which shall devour the palaces of Benhadad.
- Jer 25:22And all the kings of Tyrus, and all the kings of Zidon, and the kings of the isles which are beyond the sea,
- Ps 72:10The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
- Isa 66:19And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those that escape of them unto the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, to Tubal, and Javan, to the isles afar off, that have not heard my fame, neither have seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among the Gentiles.
- Amos 1:10But I will send a fire on the wall of Tyrus, which shall devour the palaces thereof.
- Nah 1:6Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him.
- Ezek 38:19–22For in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath have I spoken, Surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel;
- Ezek 38:6Gomer, and all his bands; the house of Togarmah of the north quarters, and all his bands: and many people with thee.
- Amos 1:7But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour the palaces thereof:
- Ezek 38:11And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates,
- Judg 18:7Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelt careless, after the manner of the Zidonians, quiet and secure; and there was no magistrate in the land, that might put them to shame in any thing; and they were far from the Zidonians, and had no business with any man.
- Zeph 2:11The LORD will be terrible unto them: for he will famish all the gods of the earth; and men shall worship him, every one from his place, even all the isles of the heathen.
- Ezek 38:13Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions thereof, shall say unto thee, Art thou come to take a spoil? hast thou gathered thy company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil?
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