Ezekiel 38:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“To take a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thine hand upon the desolate places that are now inhabited, and upon the people that are gathered out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the midst of the land.”
Ezekiel 38:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ezekiel 38:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ezekiel 38:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“to take the plunder and to take prey; to turn your hand against the waste places that are inhabited, and against the people who are gathered out of the nations, who have gotten livestock and goods, who dwell in the middle of the earth.’”
Ezekiel 38:12 — World English Bible
Ezekiel 38:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“to take the spoil and to take the prey; to turn thy hand against the waste places that are now inhabited, and against the people that are gathered out of the nations, that have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the middle of the earth. ”
Ezekiel 38:12 — American Standard Version
Ezekiel 38:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“To take a spoil, and to take a prey, To turn back thy hand on inhabited wastes, And on a people gathered out of nations, Making cattle and substance, Dwelling on a high part of the land.”
Ezekiel 38:12 — Young's Literal Translation
Ezekiel 38:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“to seize a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thy hand against the waste places that are [now] inhabited, and against a people gathered out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the middle of the land. ”
Ezekiel 38:12 — Darby Translation
Ezekiel 38:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Thinking to spoyle the pray, and to take a bootie, to turne thine hande vpon the desolate places that are nowe inhabited, and vpon the people, that are gathered out of the nations which haue gotten cattell and goods, and dwell in the middes of the land.”
Ezekiel 38:12 — Geneva Bible
Ezekiel 38:12 in Context — Ezekiel 38
10 Thus saith the Lord God; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought:
11 And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates,
12 To take a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thine hand upon the desolate places that are now inhabited, and upon the people that are gathered out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the midst of the land.
13 Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions thereof, shall say unto thee, Art thou come to take a spoil? hast thou gathered thy company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil?
14 Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say unto Gog, Thus saith the Lord God; In that day when my people of Israel dwelleth safely, shalt thou not know it?
What Does Ezekiel 38:12 Mean?
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