¶ He prophecyeth that Gog and Magog shal come with an appoynted host in to the lande of promyse. Theyr intent. He reherseth that the commynge of Gog was before prophecyed of the Prophetes. The destruction of hym.
CAPI. XXXVIII.
[ A] ANd the worde of the Lorde came vn∣to me, sayinge: Thou sonne of man, tourne thy face towarde Gog in the lande of Magog, whiche is the chiefe prynce at Mesech and Tubal: Prophecye agaynste hym,* 1.1 and saye: Thus sayth the Lorde God: O Gog thou chiefe prynce Mesech and Tu∣bal:* 1.2 Beholde, I wyll vpon the, and wyll tourne the about, and put a bytte in thy cha∣wes: I wyll brynge the forth and all thyne hoste, bothe horse and horse men, whiche be all weaponed of the best facyon, a great peo∣ple, that handle all togyther speres, shyldes, and swerdes: the Perses, Morians, and with them the Lybians, whiche all beare shyldes and helmettes: Gomer and all his hoostes: the house of Thogorma oute of the Northe quarters, and all his hostes, yea and moche people with the.
Therfore prepare the, set thy selfe in a∣raye with all thy people that are come vnto [ B] the by heapes, and be thou theyr defence. After many dayes thou shalte be vysited, and in the latter yeres thou shalte come in to the lande, that hathe bene destroyed with the sweede, and now is replenysshed agayn with dyuers people vpon the mountaynes of Is∣rael, whiche haue longe lyen waste. Yea, they be broughte oute of the nacyons, and dwell all safe. Thou shalte come vp lyke a stormye wether, to couer the lande, and as it were a darke cloude: thou with all thyne hoostes, and a greate multytude of people with the.
Moreouer, thus fayth the Lorde God: At [ C] the same tyme shall many thinges come in to thy mynde, so that thou shalte ymagen mys∣chief and say: I wil vp to yonder playne land seing they syt at ease, and dwell so safely (for they dwel all without any walles, they haue neyther barres nor doores) to spoyle them, to robbe them, to laye hande vpon theyr so wel inhabited wyldernesse: agaynst that people, that is gathered togyther frome amonge the Heathen, whiche haue gotten cattell and [ D] good, and dwell in the myddest of the lande. Then shall Saba and Dedan, and the mar∣chauntes of Tharsis with all their worthies saye vnto the: Art thou come to robbe? Hast thou gathered thy people togyther, bycause thou wylte spoyle? to take syluer and golde: to cary awaye catell and good: and to haue a greate praye?
Therfore, O thou sonne of man, thou [ E] shalte prophecye, and saye thus vnto Gog: Thus saythe the Lorde God: In that daye thou shalte knowe that my people of Israel dwelleth safe: and shalte come frō thy place out of the North partes: thou & moche peo∣ple with the, whiche ryde vpon horses, wher¦of there is a great multitude and an innume∣rable sorte. Yea, thou shalte come vpon my people of Israell, as a cloude to couer the lande. This shall come to passe in the lat∣ter dayes. I wyl bryng the vp in to my land, that the Heathen maye knowe me. when I gette me honoure vpon the, O Gog, before their eyes.
Thus saythe the Lorde God: Thou arte [ F] he, of whome I haue spoken afore tyme, by my seruauntes the Prophetes of Israel, whi¦che prophecyed in those dayes and yeres, that I shoulde brynge the vpon theym. At the same tyme, when Gog commeth vp in to the lande of Israel (saythe the Lorde God) shall my indignacion goo forthe in to my wrathe. For in my gelousye and hoote displeasure I