Ezekiel 38:10
New International Version
“’This is what the Sovereign LORD says: On that day thoughts will come into your mind and you will devise an evil scheme.

New Living Translation
“This is what the Sovereign LORD says: At that time evil thoughts will come to your mind, and you will devise a wicked scheme.

English Standard Version
“Thus says the Lord GOD: On that day, thoughts will come into your mind, and you will devise an evil scheme

Berean Standard Bible
This is what the Lord GOD says: On that day, thoughts will arise in your mind, and you will devise an evil plan.

King James Bible
Thus saith the Lord GOD; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought:

New King James Version
‘Thus says the Lord GOD: “On that day it shall come to pass that thoughts will arise in your mind, and you will make an evil plan:

New American Standard Bible
‘This is what the Lord GOD says: “It will come about on that day, that thoughts will come into your mind and you will devise an evil plan,

NASB 1995
‘Thus says the Lord GOD, “It will come about on that day, that thoughts will come into your mind and you will devise an evil plan,

NASB 1977
‘Thus says the Lord GOD, “It will come about on that day, that thoughts will come into your mind, and you will devise an evil plan,

Legacy Standard Bible
‘Thus says Lord Yahweh, “It will be in that day, that thoughts will come into your heart, and you will devise an evil plan,

Amplified Bible
‘Thus says the Lord GOD, “It will come about on that day that thoughts will come into your mind, and you will devise an evil plan,

Christian Standard Bible
“ ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: On that day, thoughts will arise in your mind, and you will devise an evil plan.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
This is what the Lord GOD says: On that day, thoughts will arise in your mind, and you will devise an evil plan.

American Standard Version
Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: It shall come to pass in that day, that things shall come into thy mind, and thou shalt devise an evil device:

Contemporary English Version
When that day comes, I know that you will have an evil plan

English Revised Version
Thus saith the Lord GOD: It shall come to pass in that day, that things shall come into thy mind, and thou shalt devise an evil device:

GOD'S WORD® Translation
" 'This is what the Almighty LORD says: At that time ideas will enter your head, and you will make wicked plans.

Good News Translation
This is what the Sovereign LORD says to Gog: "When that time comes, you will start thinking up an evil plan.

International Standard Version
"This is what the Lord GOD says: 'This is what's going to happen on the very day that you begin your invasion: You'll be thinking, making evil plans,

Majority Standard Bible
This is what the Lord GOD says: On that day, thoughts will arise in your mind, and you will devise an evil plan.

NET Bible
"'This is what the sovereign LORD says: On that day thoughts will come into your mind, and you will devise an evil plan.

New Heart English Bible
"'Thus says the Lord GOD: "It shall happen in that day, that things shall come into your mind, and you shall devise an evil device:

Webster's Bible Translation
Thus saith the Lord GOD; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought:

World English Bible
“‘The Lord Yahweh says: “It will happen in that day that things will come into your mind, and you will devise an evil plan.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Thus said Lord YHWH: And it has come to pass in that day, "" Things come up on your heart, "" And you have thought an evil thought,

Young's Literal Translation
Thus said the Lord Jehovah: And it hath come to pass in that day, Come up do things on thy heart, And thou hast thought an evil thought,

Smith's Literal Translation
Thus said the Lord Jehovah and it was in that day words will come up upon thy heart, and thou purposed an evil purpose:
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Thus saith the Lord God: In that day projects shall enter into thy heart, and thou shalt conceive a mischievous design.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Thus says the Lord God: In that day, words will climb into your heart, and you will invent a most wicked plan.

New American Bible
Thus says the Lord GOD: On that day thoughts shall cross your mind, and you shall devise an evil plan.

New Revised Standard Version
Thus says the Lord GOD: On that day thoughts will come into your mind, and you will devise an evil scheme.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Thus says the LORD God: It shall come to pass that in that very day thoughts shall come into your mind and you shall think an evil thought;

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Thus says THE LORD OF LORDS: ‘In that day words shall come up on your heart, and you shall consider evil ideas
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Thus saith the Lord GOD: It shall come to pass in that day, that things shall come into thy mind, and thou shalt devise an evil device;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Thus saith the Lord God; It shall also come to pass in that day, that thoughts shall come up into thine heart, and thou shalt devise evil devices.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
A Prophecy Against Gog
9You and all your troops, and many peoples with you will go up, advancing like a thunderstorm; you will be like a cloud covering the land. 10This is what the Lord GOD says: On that day, thoughts will arise in your mind, and you will devise an evil plan. 11You will say, ‘I will go up against a land of unwalled villages; I will come against a tranquil people who dwell securely, all of them living without walls or bars or gates—…

Cross References
Revelation 20:8
and will go out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth—Gog and Magog—to assemble them for battle. Their number is like the sand of the seashore.

Revelation 16:14
These are demonic spirits that perform signs and go out to all the kings of the earth, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty.

Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.

Isaiah 10:7
But this is not his intention; this is not his plan. For it is in his heart to destroy and cut off many nations.

Micah 4:11-12
But now many nations have assembled against you, saying, “Let her be defiled, and let us feast our eyes on Zion.” / But they do not know the thoughts of the LORD or understand His plan, for He has gathered them like sheaves to the threshing floor.

Psalm 2:1-3
Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? / The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against the LORD and against His Anointed One: / “Let us break Their chains and cast away Their cords.”

Daniel 11:36
Then the king will do as he pleases and will exalt and magnify himself above every god, and he will speak monstrous things against the God of gods. He will be successful until the time of wrath is completed, for what has been decreed must be accomplished.

Zechariah 12:3
On that day, when all the nations of the earth gather against her, I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples; all who would heave it away will be severely injured.

Joel 3:9-12
Proclaim this among the nations: “Prepare for war; rouse the mighty men; let all the men of war advance and attack! / Beat your plowshares into swords and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, ‘I am strong!’ / Come quickly, all you surrounding nations, and gather yourselves. Bring down Your mighty ones, O LORD. ...

Revelation 19:19
Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies assembled to wage war against the One seated on the horse, and against His army.

Isaiah 14:24-27
The LORD of Hosts has sworn: “Surely, as I have planned, so will it be; as I have purposed, so will it stand. / I will break Assyria in My land; I will trample him on My mountain. His yoke will be taken off My people, and his burden removed from their shoulders.” / This is the plan devised for the whole earth, and this is the hand stretched out over all the nations. ...

Jeremiah 50:45
Therefore hear the plans that the LORD has drawn up against Babylon and the strategies He has devised against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely the little ones of the flock will be dragged away; certainly their pasture will be made desolate because of them.

Psalm 83:3-5
With cunning they scheme against Your people and conspire against those You cherish, / saying, “Come, let us erase them as a nation; may the name of Israel be remembered no more.” / For with one mind they plot together; they form an alliance against You—

Isaiah 8:9-10
Huddle together, O peoples, and be shattered; pay attention, all you distant lands; prepare for battle, and be shattered; prepare for battle, and be shattered! / Devise a plan, but it will be thwarted; state a proposal, but it will not happen. For God is with us.”

Matthew 24:9-10
Then they will deliver you over to be persecuted and killed, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name. / At that time many will fall away and will betray and hate one another,


Treasury of Scripture

Thus said the Lord GOD; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into your mind, and you shall think an evil thought:

that at

Psalm 83:3,4
They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones…

Psalm 139:2
Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.

Proverbs 19:21
There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.

think an evil thought.

Psalm 36:4
He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.

Proverbs 6:14,18
Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord…

Proverbs 12:2
A good man obtaineth favour of the LORD: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn.

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Ezekiel 38
1. The army
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14. God's judgment against him














This is what the Lord GOD says
This phrase establishes the authority and divine origin of the message. The Hebrew term for "Lord GOD" is "Adonai Yahweh," emphasizing God's sovereignty and covenant relationship with Israel. This introduction underscores that the prophecy is not from human origin but from the Creator Himself, demanding attention and reverence.

On that day
This phrase is eschatological, pointing to a specific future time in God's divine plan. In the prophetic literature, "that day" often refers to a time of significant divine intervention. It is a reminder of God's control over history and His ability to bring about His purposes at the appointed time.

thoughts will arise in your mind
The Hebrew word for "thoughts" is "machashavah," which can mean plans, purposes, or intentions. This indicates a premeditated action, suggesting that the thoughts are not random but deliberate. The phrase implies a stirring or awakening of intentions that align with a rebellious nature against God's people.

and you will devise an evil plan
The word "devise" comes from the Hebrew "chashab," meaning to think, plan, or calculate. It conveys the idea of careful plotting or scheming. The "evil plan" indicates a malicious intent, highlighting the moral corruption and opposition to God's will. This phrase serves as a warning of the spiritual battle and the reality of evil intentions that oppose God's people.

(10) Think an evil thought.--In Ezekiel 38:10-14 the motives of Gog in his attack upon Israel are fully exposed. It is to be remembered that in Ezekiel 38:4, and again in Ezekiel 38:16, the leading of this foe against the Church is represented as God's own act; here it is explained that God did this by allowing him to follow out the devices of his own heart.

Verse 10. - Thou shalt think an evil thought; "conceive a mischievous purpose" (margin); or, devise an evil device (Revised Version). The ultimate responsibility for Gog's expedition should rest on Gog himself, who should be impelled thereto by his own lust of conquest. Ezekiel here recognizes what the Bible is full of, the duality of existence, according to which man is both a free agent, acting out his own thoughts and plans, and an unconscious instrument in the hands of God carrying out his counsels and designs.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
This is what
כֹּ֥ה (kōh)
Adverb
Strong's 3541: Like this, thus, here, now

the Lord
אֲדֹנָ֣י (’ă·ḏō·nāy)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 136: The Lord

GOD
יְהוִ֑ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

says:
אָמַ֖ר (’ā·mar)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

‘On that
הַה֗וּא (ha·hū)
Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

day,
בַּיּ֣וֹם (bay·yō·wm)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3117: A day

thoughts
דְבָרִים֙ (ḏə·ḇā·rîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause

will arise
יַעֲל֤וּ (ya·‘ă·lū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively

in
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

your mind,
לְבָבֶ֔ךָ (lə·ḇā·ḇe·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 3824: Inner man, mind, will, heart

and you will devise
וְחָשַׁבְתָּ֖ (wə·ḥā·šaḇ·tā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 2803: To think, account

an evil
רָעָֽה׃ (rā·‘āh)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 7451: Bad, evil

plan.
מַחֲשֶׁ֥בֶת (ma·ḥă·še·ḇeṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 4284: A contrivance, a texture, machine, intention, plan


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