1The word of the LORD came to me, saying:
2Son of man, set your face against Gog of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him.
3Say, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against you, Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal.
4I will turn you around, put hooks in your jaws, and bring you out with your whole army—your horses, horsemen fully armed, and a great horde with large and small shields, all of them wielding swords.
5Persia, Cush, and Put will be with them, all of them with shields and helmets.
6Gomer and all its troops, the house of Togarmah from the far north with all its troops, and many nations with you.
7Prepare yourself and be ready, you and all your company gathered around you, and you will be their commander.
8After many days, you will be called to attention. In the latter years, you will go against a land that has been brought back from the sword and gathered from many peoples upon the mountains of Israel, which had long been desolate. Its people were brought out from the nations, and now they dwell securely, all of them.
9You will ascend, coming like a storm; you will be like a cloud covering the land—you and all your troops and the many peoples with you.
10This is what the Lord GOD says: On that day, thoughts will arise in your heart, and you will devise an evil plan.
11You will say, ‘I will go up against a land of unwalled villages; I will attack peaceful people who live securely—all of them living without walls, without gates and bars.’
12You will come to seize spoil and carry off plunder, to turn your hand against resettled ruins and against a people gathered from the nations, people acquiring livestock and goods, who live at the center of the land.