16. They will advance against my people Israel. They will be like a cloud covering their land. Gog, in days to come I will bring you against my land. Then the nations will know me. I will use you to show them how holy I am."
17. " 'The Lord and King says to Gog, "In the past I spoke about you through my servants, the prophets of Israel. At that time they prophesied for years that I would bring you against them.
18. Here is what will happen in days to come. You will attack the land of Israel. That will stir up my hot anger," announces the Lord and King.
19. " ' "At that time my burning anger will blaze out at you. There will be a great earthquake in the land of Israel.
20. The fish in the sea, the birds of the air and the wild animals will tremble with fear because of what I will do. So will every creature that moves along the ground. And so will all of the people on earth. The mountains will come crashing down. The cliffs will break into pieces. Every wall will fall to the ground.
21. " ' "I will punish you on all of my mountains," announces the Lord and King. "Your men will use their swords against one another.
22. I will judge you. I will send a plague against you. A lot of blood will be spilled. I will send heavy rain, hailstones and burning sulfur down to the earth. They will fall on you and your troops. They will also come down on the many nations that are helping you.