Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions of it, will ask you, ‘Have you come to take the plunder? Have you assembled your company to take the prey, to carry away silver and gold, to take away livestock and goods, to take great plunder?’ ” ’
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Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions of it, will ask you, ‘Have you come to take the plunder? Have you assembled your company to take the prey, to carry away silver and gold, to take away livestock and goods, to take great plunder?’ ” ’
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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?
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Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the magnates thereof, shall say unto thee: Comest thou to take the spoil? hast thou assembled thy company to take the prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take great spoil?
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Passages linked to Ezekiel 38:13 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Ezekiel 27:15 “ ‘ “The men of Dedan traded with you. Many islands were the market of your hand. They brought you horns of ivory and ebony in exchange.
- Ezekiel 27:22-23 “ ‘ “The traders of Sheba and Raamah were your traders. They traded for your wares with the chief of all spices, and with all precious stones, and gold. “ ‘ “Haran, Canneh, and Eden, the traders of Sheba, Asshur and Chilmad, were your traders.
- Ezekiel 32:2 ‘Son of man, take up a lamentation over Pharaoh king of Egypt, and tell him, “You were likened to a young lion of the nations; yet you are as a monster in the seas. You broke out with your rivers, and troubled the waters with your feet, and fouled their rivers.”
- Isaiah 10:6 I will send him against a profane nation, and against the people who anger me I will give him a command to take the plunder and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.
- Jeremiah 51:38 They will roar together like young lions. They will growl as lions’ cubs.
- Ezekiel 19:3-6 She brought up one of her cubs. He became a young lion. He learned to catch the prey. He devoured men. The nations also heard of him. He was taken in their pit; and they brought him with hooks to the land of Egypt. “ ‘Now when she saw that she had waited, and her hope was lost, then she took another of her cubs, and made him a young lion. He went up and down among the lions. He became a young lion. He learned to catch the prey. He devoured men.
- Ezekiel 25:13 therefore the Lord Yahweh says, “I will stretch out my hand on Edom, and will cut off man and animal from it; and I will make it desolate from Teman. They will fall by the sword even to Dedan.
- Ezekiel 27:12 “ ‘ “Tarshish was your merchant by reason of the multitude of all kinds of riches. They traded for your wares with silver, iron, tin, and lead.
- Ezekiel 27:20 “ ‘ “Dedan was your trafficker in precious cloths for riding.
- Ezekiel 27:25 “ ‘ “The ships of Tarshish were your caravans for your merchandise. You were replenished and made very glorious in the heart of the seas.
- Nahum 2:11-13 Where is the den of the lions, and the feeding place of the young lions, where the lion and the lioness walked, the lion’s cubs, and no one made them afraid? The lion tore in pieces enough for his cubs, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his caves with the kill, and his dens with prey. “Behold, I am against you,” says Yahweh of Armies, “and I will burn her chariots in the smoke, and the sword will devour your young lions; and I will cut off your prey from the earth, and the voice of your messengers will no longer be heard.”
- Psalms 57:4 My soul is among lions. I lie among those who are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
- Jeremiah 15:13 I will give your substance and your treasures for a plunder without price, and that for all your sins, even in all your borders.
- Jeremiah 50:17 “Israel is a hunted sheep. The lions have driven him away. First, the king of Assyria devoured him, and now at last Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has broken his bones.”
- Zechariah 11:3 A voice of the wailing of the shepherds! For their glory is destroyed: a voice of the roaring of young lions! For the pride of the Jordan is ruined.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain One enemy shall envy another because everyone shall think…
One enemy shall envy another because everyone shall think to have the spoil of the Church.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Eze 38:13 Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of…
Eze 38:13 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?
Ver. 13. Sheba and Dedan.] The Arabians, who lived by roving and robbing.
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With all the young lions.] That lie in wait for gain, as lions do for prey.
Art thou come to take a prey?] q.d., If thou art, we are ready to set in with thee, or to traffic with thee for it. Mohammed came of these Arabians; the Pope hath his money merchants’ great store. {Rev 18:3-17}
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Sheba: see Eze 27:22; this Sheba was southward, and…
Sheba: see Eze 27:22; this Sheba was southward, and contains all of that coast which assisted Gog.
Dedan; Idumeans, or the most easterly parts of Arabia Deserta: by these are noted the eastern nations that assisted, say some.
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The merchants of Tarshish; the inhabitants of the sea-coast westward, and Magog north. Robbers by land on three sides, pirates by sea on the fourth, in a confederacy to spoil the church of God.
The young lions; young men thirsty of blood, but more of spoil, flock to Gog, resolved to join, if they may rob and spoil for themselves.
Art thou come to take a spoil? this repeated inquiry made by these, I suppose, is not so much to sound the intentions of Gog, as it is a capitulation and agreement to come to his assistance; and on condition they might have, possess, and carry away what they seize, they are for him; and they mention particulars,
silver, gold, cattle, goods. They are thus exact, out of foresight what little part they might have without such a compact.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Therefore, son of man, prophesy, and say unto Gog,....…
Therefore, son of man, prophesy, and say unto Gog,.... Since these are his thoughts and designs, and those his big words, and which he will endeavour to put in practice, and be applauded for it by others; deliver this prophecy to him, or concerning him:
thus saith the Lord God, in that day when my people of Israel dwelleth safely, shall thou not know it? that Israel are returned to their own land? that they dwell in it safely? that they have abundance of cattle, gold, and silver that they have no walls, gates, and bars to protect them? that they live without fear or suspicion of any enemy to annoy them, and therefore may be easily surprised and taken? this, when it comes to pass, will soon be known by the Turks, through their spies and informers: or, "shall thou not know?" (q) or experience the divine vengeance for thy wicked thoughts, intentions, and attempts against Israel? he should. So the Targum,
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"shalt thou not know the vengeance of my power?''
or shalt thou not know that all attempts to make them uneasy and uncomfortable will be in vain?
(q) "experturus esses", Junius & Tremellius; "experieris, scil. poenam meam", Piscator.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Sheba - This Sheba was southward, and contains all…
Sheba - This Sheba was southward, and contains all of that coast which assisted Gog. Dedan - By these are noted, the eastern nations that assisted. Tarshish - The inhabitants of the sea-coast westward, and Magog north. The young lions - Young men thirsty of blood, but more of spoil, resolve to join, if they may rob and spoil for themselves. Art thou come - This repeated enquiry seems to be an agreement to come to his assistance, on condition they might have, possess, and carry away what they seize.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 13. Sheba, and Dedan] The Arabians, anciently great…
Verse 13. Sheba, and Dedan] The Arabians, anciently great plunderers; and Tarshish, the inhabitants of the famous isle of Tartessus, the most noted merchants of the time. They are here represented as coming to Antiochus before he undertook the expedition, and bargaining for the spoils of the Jews. Art thou come to take a spoil, to carry away silver and gold, cattle and goods?
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Tharsis. Septuagint, "Carthage, and all their villages." The merchants…
Tharsis. Septuagint, "Carthage, and all their villages." The merchants or naval forces of Cambyses spurred him forward, (see Psalm lxxvii. 6.) as well as the Arabs, Cuthites, &c., 1 Esdras iv. 8. (Calmet)
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain Sheba, &c.--These mercantile peoples, though not taking an active…
Sheba, &c.--These mercantile peoples, though not taking an active part against the cause of God, are well pleased to see others do it. Worldliness makes them ready to deal in the ill-gotten spoil of the invaders of God's people. Gain is before godliness with them (1 Maccabees 3:41).
young lions--daring princes and leaders.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 13. For Sheba, Dedan, and Tarshish see notes Eze_27:20;…
13. For Sheba, Dedan, and Tarshish see notes Eze_27:20; Eze_27:22; Eze_27:25. The prominent and prosperous condition of the new Israel (Eze_38:12) and the terrific attack of Gog upon it draw the attention of these states and the young lions thereof. If the text is correct, compare Eze_29:3; Eze_29:6. Cornill reads, “traffickers thereof.” Slave dealers and other traders always hang upon the heels of an oriental army. (Compare Isa_23:8.)
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 13. The merchant peoples are roused to excitement by…
13. The merchant peoples are roused to excitement by the enterprise of Gog; probably it is the hope of gain by trafficking with him for his spoil that excites them—hardly envy at the rich harvest lying before him. On Sheba Eze_27:22; Dedan Eze_27:20; Tarshish Eze_27:12.
all the young lions] Cf. Eze_19:3; Eze_19:5, Eze_32:2. The term might be thought not very suitable to a troop of camp followers intent merely on traffic. The term is probably used generally to describe the eminence of these merchant people—hardly to represent them as thirsting for gain, as lions for prey!
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (13) Sheba, and Dedan . . . . Tarshish.—The…
(13) Sheba, and Dedan . . . . Tarshish.—The first two are districts of Arabia, and the last is probably the Tartessus in Spain. These names seem to be added to those of Eze_38:5-6, to show that all the nations of the world sympathise in this attack upon the Church.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Sheba, and Dorian, and the merchants of Tarshish were…
Sheba, and Dorian, and the merchants of Tarshish were the great trading communities of the South, East, and West respectively. (see on Eze_27:15, Eze_27:20, Eze_27:22, Eze_27:25) The young lions thereofi.e. of Tarshish, not of the other communities (Keil) were probably intended to represent, not the" authorities" of Tarshish, as Hitzig suggests, but its smaller tradesmen who were equally rapacious with its larger merchants. All are depicted as following in the wake of Gog, like vultures in the rear of an army, and as inquiring whether Gog had come simply for the purpose of destruction or in the hope of trading with the booty he should capture. In this case they intimate their wish to be partakers of the spoil This (Plumptre), rather than the thirst for booty which characterized them (Keil), their question to Gog signified; Schroder"s idea, that they purposed ironically to ridicule the smallness of the spoil which would reward so gigantic an expedition, has as little to recommend it as Kliefoth"s suggestion, that they designed to intimate their sympathy with Gog"s invasion of Israel.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Connecting Statement:
Connecting Statement:
Yahweh continues speaking to Gog.
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Sheba
See how you translated this in Ezekiel 27:22.
Dedan
See how you translated this in Ezekiel 25:13.
Have you come to plunder? Have you assembled your armies ... to haul away much plunder?
These two questions are used to accuse Gog of attacking Israel without cause. These can be translated as statements. AT: "It is not right for you to assemble your army to plunder, to carry off silver and gold, to take their livestock and property, and to haul away much plunder!" (See: Rhetorical Question)
to take their livestock and property ... to haul away much plunder
These phrases have similar meaning and can be combined into a single phrase. AT: "to take away their livestock and all their valuable possessions" (See: Doublet)
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 38:13 The merchant nations of the world, from Sheba…
38:13 The merchant nations of the world, from Sheba and Dedan in the east to Tarshish in the west, would line up to market the spoils from the apparently sure victory of Gog and his allies.
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