Ezekiel 38:2
ContextNET © | “Son of man, turn toward 1 Gog, 2 of the land of Magog, 3 the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. 4 Prophesy against him |
NIV © | "Son of man, set your face against Gog, of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal; prophesy against him |
NASB © | "Son of man, set your face toward Gog of the land of Magog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him |
NLT © | "Son of man, prophesy against Gog of the land of Magog, the prince who rules over the nations of Meshech and Tubal. |
MSG © | "Son of man, confront Gog from the country of Magog, head of Meshech and Tubal. Prophesy against him. |
BBE © | Son of man, let your face be turned against Gog, of the land of Magog, the ruler of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal, and be a prophet against him, |
NRSV © | Mortal, set your face toward Gog, of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. Prophesy against him |
NKJV © | "Son of man, set your face against Gog, of the land of Magog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal, and prophesy against him, |
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NET © | “Son of man, turn toward 1 Gog, 2 of the land of Magog, 3 the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. 4 Prophesy against him |
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1 tn Heb “set your face against.” 2 sn This may refer to a Lydian king in western Asia Minor in the seventh century 3 sn One of the sons of Japheth according to Gen 10:2; 1 Chr 1:5. 4 tn Heb “the prince, the chief of Meshech and Tubal.” Some translate “the prince of Rosh, Meshech and Tubal,” but it is more likely that the Hebrew noun in question is a common noun in apposition to “prince,” rather than a proper name. See D. I. Block, Ezekiel (NICOT), 2:434-35. As Block demonstrates, attempts by some popular writers to identify these proper names with later geographical sites in Russia are anachronistic. See as well E. Yamauchi, Foes From the Northern Frontier, 19-27. sn Meshech and Tubal were two nations in Cappadocia of Asia Minor. They were also sons of Japheth (Gen 10:2; 1 Chr 1:5). |