New American Bible, Revised Edition

Ezekiel 38:9-14 New American Bible, Revised Edition (NABRE)

9. You shall come up like a sudden storm, covering the land like a cloud, you and all your troops and the many nations with you.

10. Thus says the Lord God: On that day thoughts shall cross your mind, and you shall devise an evil plan.

11. You will say, “I will invade a land of open villages and attack a peaceful people who live in security—all of them living without city walls, bars, or gates”—

12. in order to plunder and pillage, turning your hand against resettled ruins, against a people gathered from the nations, a people whose concern is cattle and goods, dwelling at the center of the earth.

13. Sheba and Dedan, the merchants of Tarshish and all its “young lions” shall ask you: “Have you come here to plunder? Have you summoned your army for pillage, to carry off silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to seize much plunder?”

14. Therefore, prophesy, son of man, and say to Gog: Thus says the Lord God: On that day, when my people Israel dwell securely, will you not take action,