Ezekiel 38:15

KJV1611 – Modern English

And you shall come from your place out of the north parts, you, and many people with you, all of them riding upon horses, a great company, and a mighty army:

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וּבָ֤אתָ מִמְּקֽוֹמְךָ֙ מִיַּרְכְּתֵ֣י צָפ֔וֹן אַתָּ֕ה וְעַמִּ֥ים רַבִּ֖ים אִתָּ֑ךְ רֹכְבֵ֤י סוּסִים֙ כֻּלָּ֔ם קָהָ֥ל גָּד֖וֹל וְחַ֥יִל רָֽב׃

Transliteration

û-ḇāʾṯā mi-məqômḵā mi-yarkəṯê ṣāp̄ôn, you wə-ʿammîm rabbîm with-you, rōḵəḇê sûsîm all-of-them, qāhāl gādôl wə-ḥayil rāḇ

Grammar Details

• *û-ḇāʾṯā*: qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular with conjunction - and you will come
• *mi-məqômḵā*: preposition with common noun, masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - from your place
• *mi-yarkəṯê*: preposition with common noun, feminine plural construct - from the remote parts of
• *ṣāp̄ôn*: common noun, masculine singular - north
• *ʾattâ*: independent personal pronoun, 2nd person masculine singular - you
• *wə-ʿammîm*: conjunction with common noun, masculine plural - and peoples
• *rabbîm*: adjective, masculine plural - many
• *ʾittāḵ*: preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - with you
• *rōḵəḇê*: qal participle, masculine plural construct - riders of
• *sûsîm*: common noun, masculine plural - horses
• *kullām*: noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - all of them
• *qāhāl*: common noun, masculine singular - assembly/congregation
• *gādôl*: adjective, masculine singular - great/large
• *wə-ḥayil*: common noun, masculine singular with conjunction - and army/force
• *rāḇ*: adjective, masculine singular - great/numerous

Word Meanings

• *yarkəṯê ṣāp̄ôn*: remote parts of the north/far north/northern extremities
• *ḥayil*: army/force/strength/might

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  You will come from your place out of the far north—you and many peoples with you, all riding on horses, a great assembly and a mighty army.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And thou shalt come from thy place out of the north parts, thou, and many people with thee, all of them riding upon horses, a great company, and a mighty army:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And thou shalt come from thy place out of the uttermost parts of the north, thou, and many peoples with thee, all of them riding upon horses, a great company and a mighty army;

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And thou shalt come from thy place out of the north parts, thou, and many people with thee, all of them riding upon horses, a great company, and a mighty army:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and shalt come from thy place, out of the north partes: thou and moch people wt the, which ryde vpon horses, wherof there is a greate multitude and an innumerable sorte.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And come fro thy place out of the North partes, thou and much people with thee? All shall ride vpon horses, euen a great multitude and a mightie armie.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And thou shalt come from thy place out of the north partes, thou and much people with thee, which ride al vpon horses, euen a great multitude and a mightie armie.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And thou shalt come from thy place out of the north parts, thou, and many people with thee, all of them riding upon horses, a great company, and a mighty army:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  You shall come from your place out of the uttermost parts of the north, you, and many peoples with you, all of them riding on horses, a great company and a mighty army;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And thou hast come in out of thy place, From the sides of the north, Thou and many peoples with thee, Riding on horses -- all of them, A great assembly, and a numerous force.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And thou shalt come from thy place out of the uttermost parts of the north, thou, and many peoples with thee, all of them riding upon horses, a great company and a mighty army;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And thou shalt come from thy place out of the uttermost parts of the north, thou, and many peoples with thee, all of them riding upon horses, a great company and a mighty army;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And you will come from your place in the inmost parts of the north, you and a great number of peoples with you, all of them on horseback, a great force and a strong army:

• World English Bible (2000)

  You shall come from your place out of the uttermost parts of the north, you, and many peoples with you, all of them riding on horses, a great company and a mighty army;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  and come from your place, from the remote parts of the north, you and many peoples with you, all of them riding on horses, a great company and a vast army.

Referenced Verses

• Ezek 39:2 : 2 And I will turn you back, and leave but a sixth part of you, and will cause you to come up from the far north, and bring you upon the mountains of Israel.
• Ezek 38:6 : 6 Gomer, and all his bands; the house of Togarmah from the far north, and all his bands: and many people with you.
• Ezek 38:4 : 4 And I will turn you back, and put hooks into your jaws, and I will bring you forth, and all your army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armor, a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords:
• Dan 11:40 : 40 At the time of the end, shall the king of the south push at him; and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, horsemen, and many ships; and he shall enter the countries and shall overflow and pass over.
• Joel 3:2 : 2 I will gather all nations and will bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat, and I will enter into judgment with them there for my people and my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and divided my land.
• Zeph 3:8 : 8 Therefore wait for me, says the LORD, until the day that I rise up for the prey: for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them my indignation, even all my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.
• Zech 12:2-4 : 2 Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling for all the people around about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem. 3 And in that day I will make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all who burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it. 4 In that day, says the LORD, I will strike every horse with astonishment, and his rider with madness: and I will open my eyes on the house of Judah, and will strike every horse of the people with blindness.
• Zech 14:2-3 : 2 For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses plundered, and the women violated; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the rest of the people shall not be cut off from the city. 3 Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.
• Rev 16:14 : 14 For they are the spirits of demons, working miracles, which go forth to the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.
• Rev 16:16 : 16 And he gathered them together into a place called in Hebrew Armageddon.
• Rev 20:8 : 8 And will go out to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together for battle; the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.