A reading from the book of Ezekiel.

The word of the Lord came to me.

Son of man.

Set your face toward Gog, of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshach and

Tubal, and prophesy against him and say,

Thus says the Lord God, behold, I am against you, O Gog, chief prince of Meshik and

Tubal, and I will turn you about and put hooks into your jaws, and I will bring you out, and all your army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed and full armor, a great host, all of them with buckler and shield, wielding swords, Persia, Cush, and Put, are with them, All of them with shield and helmet, Gomer and all his

hordes, Beth Tagorma from the uttermost parts of the north with all his hordes. Many peoples are

with you. Be ready and keep ready. You and all your hosts that are assembled about you, and be a guard for

them. After many days you will be mustered. In the latter years you will go against the land that is

restored from war. The land whose people were gathered from many peoples upon the mountains of Israel,

which had been a continual waste. Its people were brought out from the peoples and now dwell securely,

all of them. You will advance coming on like a storm. You will be like a cloud covering the land. You and all your hordes and many peoples with you.

Thus, says the Lord God, on that day, thoughts will come into your mind, and you will devise an evil scheme and say,

I will go up against the land of unwalled villages. I will fall upon the quiet people who dwell securely,

all of them dwelling without walls, and having no bars or gates, to seize spoil and carry off plunder, to turn your

hand against the waste places that are now inhabited, and the people who were gathered from the

nations, who have acquired livestock and goods, who dwell at the center of the earth.

Sheba and Deden, and the merchants of Tarshish, and all its leaders will say to you, have you come to seize spoil? Have you

assembled your hosts to carry off plunder, to carry away silver and gold, to take away livestock

and goods to seize great spoil? Therefore, son of man prophesy and say to Gog, thus says the Lord

God, on that day when my people Israel are dwelling securely, will you not know it? You will come

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