International Children’s Bible

Ezekiel 39:1-13 International Children’s Bible (ICB)

1. “Human being, prophesy against Gog and say: ‘This is what the Lord God says: I am against you, Gog, chief ruler of Meshech and Tubal.

2. I will turn you around and lead you. I will bring you from the far north. I will send you to attack the mountains of Israel.

3. I will knock your bow out of your left hand. I will throw down your arrows from your right hand.

4. You will fall dead on the mountains of Israel. You, all your troops and the nations with you will fall dead. I will let you be food for every bird that eats meat and every wild animal.

5. You will die in the country. I have spoken, says the Lord God.

6. I will send fire on Magog and those who live in safety on the coastlands. Then they will know that I am the Lord.

7. “‘And I will make myself known among my people Israel. I will not let myself be dishonored anymore. Then the nations will know that I am the Lord. They will know I am the Holy One in Israel.

8. It is coming! It will happen, says the Lord God. The day I talked about is coming.

9. “‘Then those who live in the cities of Israel will go out. They will make fires with the enemy’s weapons and burn them. They will burn both large and small shields. They will burn bows and arrows, war clubs and spears. They will use the weapons to burn in their fires for seven years.

10. They won’t need to take wood from the field or chop firewood from the forests. This is because they will make fires with the weapons. They will take the valuable things of those who took their valuable things. They will grab the things of those who grabbed their things, says the Lord God.

11. “‘On that day I will give Gog a place to be buried in Israel. It will be the Valley of the Travelers, east of the Dead Sea. It will block the road for travelers. This is because Gog and all his army will be buried there. People will call it The Valley of Gog’s Army.

12. “‘The people of Israel will be burying them for seven months to make the land clean again.

13. All the people of the land will bury them. The people of Israel will be honored on the day of my victory, says the Lord God.