Ezekiel 39:8
New International Version
It is coming! It will surely take place, declares the Sovereign LORD. This is the day I have spoken of.

New Living Translation
That day of judgment will come, says the Sovereign LORD. Everything will happen just as I have declared it.

English Standard Version
Behold, it is coming and it will be brought about, declares the Lord GOD. That is the day of which I have spoken.

Berean Standard Bible
Yes, it is coming, and it will surely happen, declares the Lord GOD. This is the day of which I have spoken.

King James Bible
Behold, it is come, and it is done, saith the Lord GOD; this is the day whereof I have spoken.

New King James Version
Surely it is coming, and it shall be done,” says the Lord GOD. “This is the day of which I have spoken.

New American Standard Bible
Behold, it is coming and it shall be done,” declares the Lord GOD. “That is the day of which I have spoken.

NASB 1995
“Behold, it is coming and it shall be done,” declares the Lord GOD. “That is the day of which I have spoken.

NASB 1977
“Behold, it is coming and it shall be done,” declares the Lord GOD. “That is the day of which I have spoken.

Legacy Standard Bible
Behold, it is coming, and it shall be done,” declares Lord Yahweh. “That is the day of which I have spoken.

Amplified Bible
Behold, it is coming and it will be done,” says the Lord GOD. “That is the day of which I have spoken.

Christian Standard Bible
Yes, it is coming, and it will happen. This is the declaration of the Lord GOD. This is the day I have spoken about.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Yes, it is coming, and it will happen.” This is the declaration of the Lord GOD. “This is the day I have spoken about.”

American Standard Version
Behold, it cometh, and it shall be done, saith the Lord Jehovah; this is the day whereof I have spoken.

Contemporary English Version
The day is coming when these things will happen, just as I have promised.

English Revised Version
Behold, it cometh, and it shall be done, saith the Lord GOD; this is the day whereof I have spoken.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
" 'It's coming! It will happen! declares the Almighty LORD. This is the day I have spoken about.

Good News Translation
The Sovereign LORD said, "The day I spoke about is certain to come.

International Standard Version
Pay attention! It's coming and will certainly happen,' declares the Lord GOD. 'This will be the day about which I've spoken!'"'"

Majority Standard Bible
Yes, it is coming, and it will surely happen, declares the Lord GOD. This is the day of which I have spoken.

NET Bible
Realize that it is coming and it will be done, declares the sovereign LORD. It is the day I have spoken about.

New Heart English Bible
Look, it comes, and it shall be done, says the Lord GOD; this is the day about which I have spoken.

Webster's Bible Translation
Behold, it is come, and it is done, saith the Lord GOD; this is the day of which I have spoken.

World English Bible
Behold, it comes, and it will be done,” says the Lord Yahweh. “This is the day about which I have spoken.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Behold, it has come, and it has been done, "" A declaration of Lord YHWH, "" It [is] the day of which I spoke.

Young's Literal Translation
Lo, it hath come, and it hath been done, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, It is the day of which I spake.

Smith's Literal Translation
Behold, it came, and it was, says the Lord Jehovah; this the day which I spake.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Behold it cometh, and it is done, saith the Lord God: this is the day whereof I have spoken.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Behold, it approaches, and it is done, says the Lord God. This is the day, about which I have spoken.

New American Bible
Yes, it is coming! It shall happen—oracle of the Lord GOD. This is the day I decreed.

New Revised Standard Version
It has come! It has happened, says the Lord GOD. This is the day of which I have spoken.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Behold, the day of which I have spoken is at hand, says the LORD God;

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
The day that I said was to come has arrived, says THE LORD OF LORDS
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Behold, it cometh, and it shall be done, saith the Lord GOD; This is the day whereof I have spoken.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Behold it is come, and thou shalt know that it shall be, saith the Lord God; this is the day concerning which I have spoken.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Slaughter of Gog's Armies
7So I will make My holy name known among My people Israel and will no longer allow it to be profaned. Then the nations will know that I am the LORD, the Holy One in Israel. 8Yes, it is coming, and it will surely happen, declares the Lord GOD. This is the day of which I have spoken. 9Then those who dwell in the cities of Israel will go out, kindle fires, and burn up the weapons—the bucklers and shields, the bows and arrows, the clubs and spears. For seven years they will use them for fuel.…

Cross References
Revelation 16:14-16
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. / “Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who remains awake and clothed, so that he will not go naked and let his shame be exposed.” / And they assembled the kings in the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon.

Revelation 19:17-21
Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out in a loud voice to all the birds flying overhead, “Come, gather together for the great supper of God, / so that you may eat the flesh of kings and commanders and mighty men, of horses and riders, of everyone slave and free, small and great.” / 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 2:12
For the Day of the LORD of Hosts will come against all the proud and lofty, against all that is exalted—it will be humbled—

Joel 3:9-14
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. ...

Zephaniah 1:14-18
The great Day of the LORD is near—near and coming quickly. Listen, the Day of the LORD! Then the cry of the mighty will be bitter. / That day will be a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of destruction and desolation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness, / a day of horn blast and battle cry against the fortified cities, and against the high corner towers. ...

Isaiah 34:1-8
Come near, O nations, to listen; pay attention, O peoples. Let the earth hear, and all that fills it, the world and all that springs from it. / The LORD is angry with all the nations and furious with all their armies. He will devote them to destruction; He will give them over to slaughter. / Their slain will be left unburied, and the stench of their corpses will rise; the mountains will flow with their blood. ...

Jeremiah 25:31-33
The tumult will resound to the ends of the earth because the LORD brings a charge against the nations. He brings judgment on all mankind and puts the wicked to the sword,’” declares the LORD. / This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Behold! Disaster is spreading from nation to nation; a mighty storm is rising from the ends of the earth.” / Those slain by the LORD on that day will be spread from one end of the earth to the other. They will not be mourned, gathered, or buried. They will be like dung lying on the ground.

Zechariah 14:1-3
Behold, a day of the LORD is coming when your plunder will be divided in your presence. / For I will gather all the nations for battle against Jerusalem, and the city will be captured, the houses looted, and the women ravished. Half of the city will go into exile, but the rest of the people will not be removed from the city. / Then the LORD will go out to fight against those nations, as He fights in the day of battle.

Revelation 20:8-9
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. / And they marched across the broad expanse of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city. But fire came down from heaven and consumed them.

Isaiah 13:6-9
Wail, for the Day of the LORD is near; it will come as destruction from the Almighty. / Therefore all hands will fall limp, and every man’s heart will melt. / Terror, pain, and anguish will seize them; they will writhe like a woman in labor. They will look at one another, their faces flushed with fear. ...

Matthew 24:30-31
At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. / And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.

2 Thessalonians 1:7-10
and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels / in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. / They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might, ...

Isaiah 66:15-16
For behold, the LORD will come with fire—His chariots are like a whirlwind—to execute His anger with fury and His rebuke with flames of fire. / For by fire and by His sword, the LORD will execute judgment on all flesh, and many will be slain by the LORD.

Daniel 12:1
“At that time Michael, the great prince who stands watch over your people, will rise up. There will be a time of distress, the likes of which will not have occurred from the beginning of nations until that time. But at that time your people—everyone whose name is found written in the book—will be delivered.

1 Thessalonians 5:2-3
For you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. / While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.


Treasury of Scripture

Behold, it is come, and it is done, said the Lord GOD; this is the day whereof I have spoken.

Ezekiel 7:2-10
Also, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD unto the land of Israel; An end, the end is come upon the four corners of the land…

Isaiah 33:10-12
Now will I rise, saith the LORD; now will I be exalted; now will I lift up myself…

Revelation 16:17
And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.

this

Ezekiel 38:17
Thus saith the Lord GOD; Art thou he of whom I have spoken in old time by my servants the prophets of Israel, which prophesied in those days many years that I would bring thee against them?

2 Peter 3:8
But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

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Yes, it is coming
The phrase begins with an affirmation, "Yes," which in Hebrew is often translated from the word "הִנֵּה" (hinneh), meaning "behold" or "lo." This word serves as a divine attention-getter, emphasizing the certainty and imminence of the prophecy. The phrase "it is coming" underscores the inevitability of God's plans. In the context of Ezekiel, this refers to the prophesied judgment and restoration, a theme that resonates throughout the book. Historically, this reflects the period of the Babylonian exile and the eventual return of the Israelites, symbolizing God's faithfulness to His promises.

and it will surely happen
The Hebrew root for "surely happen" is "בּוֹא" (bo), which means "to come" or "to enter." The repetition and emphasis here highlight the certainty of God's word. In a broader scriptural context, this assurance is a reminder of God's sovereignty and the fulfillment of His divine will. The phrase reassures believers of the reliability of God's promises, encouraging faith and trust in His divine plan, even when circumstances seem dire.

declares the Lord GOD
This phrase is a translation of the Hebrew "נְאֻם אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה" (ne'um Adonai Yahweh). "Declares" or "oracle" signifies a solemn pronouncement, often used by prophets to convey messages directly from God. "Adonai Yahweh" combines the titles of Lord and the sacred name of God, emphasizing His ultimate authority and covenant relationship with Israel. This declaration serves as a divine seal, affirming the truth and authority of the prophecy. It reminds believers of God's unchanging nature and His role as the supreme ruler over all creation.

This is the day
The phrase "the day" often refers to a specific time of divine intervention or judgment, known as "the Day of the Lord" in prophetic literature. In Ezekiel, it signifies a pivotal moment in God's redemptive history, where His justice and mercy are revealed. Historically, this could be linked to the fall of Jerusalem or the eventual restoration of Israel. Theologically, it points to the ultimate fulfillment in the eschatological future, where God's kingdom is fully realized. This serves as a call for readiness and hope, encouraging believers to live in anticipation of God's ultimate victory.

of which I have spoken
This phrase emphasizes the consistency and reliability of God's word. The Hebrew root "דָּבַר" (dabar) means "to speak" or "to declare," highlighting the prophetic nature of God's communication. Throughout Scripture, God's spoken word is powerful and creative, bringing about change and fulfillment. This assurance that God has spoken reinforces the trustworthiness of His promises and the certainty of their fulfillment. It encourages believers to hold fast to God's word, knowing that what He has declared will come to pass, providing hope and assurance in the midst of uncertainty.

Verse 8. - Behold! it is come. "The words which a man might speak on he-holding his purpose accomplished are, with Ezekiel's Bold anthropomorphism, put into the mouth of Jehovah" (Plumptre).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Yes,
הִנֵּ֤ה (hin·nêh)
Interjection
Strong's 2009: Lo! behold!

it is coming,
בָאָה֙ (ḇā·’āh)
Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

and it will surely happen,
וְנִֽהְיָ֔תָה (wə·nih·yā·ṯāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

declares
נְאֻ֖ם (nə·’um)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 5002: An oracle

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

This
ה֥וּא (hū)
Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

is the day
הַיּ֖וֹם (hay·yō·wm)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3117: A day

of which
אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

I have spoken.
דִּבַּֽרְתִּי׃ (dib·bar·tî)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue


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