Ezekiel 38:18

Now on that day when Gog comes against the land of Israel, declares the Lord GOD, My wrath will flare up.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — The Lord GOD declares that when Gog attacks the land of Israel, a specific prophesied moment will trigger divine judgment. This statement occurs within an oracle addressing Gog's invasion and the immediate earthquake that follows in the land.

The words — The verb בּוֹא (Bo') means "comes" or "arrives," describing Gog's military approach against אַדְמַת (ad.Mat), literally "the land of." This action directly precedes the stated divine response of flaring wrath.

The thread — The motif of God's wrath flaring like fire appears in Ezekiel 36:5, Deuteronomy 32:22, and Psalms 89:46. These passages consistently link divine zeal to catastrophic judgment against opposing nations.

Why it lands — The text demands recognition that human military aggression against Israel triggers a predetermined divine response. It requires the reader to account for the certainty of God's declared intervention rather than human strategy.

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The Hebrew words

וְהָיָ֣ה׀ve./ha.Yahand/ it will be בַּיּ֣וֹםba/i.Yomon the/ day הַה֗וּאha./Hu'<the>/ that בְּי֨וֹםbe./Yomon/ [the] day בּ֥וֹאBo'comes גוֹג֙goyGGog עַל־'al-on אַדְמַ֣ת'ad.Mat[the] land of יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsrael נְאֻ֖םne.'Um[the] utterance of אֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.Nai[the] Lord יְהוִ֑הYah.wehYahweh תַּעֲלֶ֥הta.'a.Lehit will rise חֲמָתִ֖יcha.ma.T/irage/ my בְּאַפִּֽי׃be./'a.P/iin/ anger/ my

King James Version

And it shall come to pass at the same time when Gog shall come against the land of Israel, saith the Lord God, that my fury shall come up in my face.

Cross-references

Ezekiel 36:5 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Surely in My burning zeal I have spoken against the rest of the nations, and against all Edom, who took My land as their own possession with wholehearted joy and utter contempt, so that its pastureland became plunder.
Deuteronomy 32:22 For a fire has been kindled by My anger, and it burns to the depths of Sheol; it consumes the earth and its produce, and scorches the foundations of the mountains.
Psalms 89:46 How long, O LORD? Will You hide Yourself forever? Will Your wrath keep burning like fire?
Nahum 1:2 The LORD is a jealous and avenging God; the LORD is avenging and full of wrath. The LORD takes vengeance on His foes and reserves wrath for His enemies.
Hebrews 12:29 “For our God is a consuming fire.”
Psalms 18:7 Then the earth shook and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger.