Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
I will call for a sword against him on all My mountains”—the declaration of the Lord God—“and every man’s sword will be against his brother.
New American Standard Bible
I will call for a
King James Version
And I will call for a sword against him throughout all my mountains, saith the Lord GOD: every man's sword shall be against his brother.
International Standard Version
Then I'll call for war against Gog on top of every mountain,' declares the Lord GOD, "and every weapon of war will be turned against their fellow soldier.
A Conservative Version
And I will call for a sword against him to all my mountains, says lord LORD. Every man's sword shall be against his brother.
American Standard Version
And I will call for a sword against him unto all my mountains, saith the Lord Jehovah: every man's sword shall be against his brother.
Amplified
I will call for a sword against Gog throughout all My mountains,” says the Lord God. “Every man’s (invading soldier’s) sword will be against his brother (ally) [in panic and confusion].
Bible in Basic English
And I will send to all my mountains for a sword against him, says the Lord: every man's sword will be against his brother.
Darby Translation
And I will call for a sword against him throughout all my mountains, saith the Lord Jehovah: every man's sword shall be against his brother.
Julia Smith Translation
And I called to all my mountains a sword against him, says the Lord Jehovah: and the sword of each shall be against his brother.
King James 2000
And I will call for a sword against him throughout all my mountains, says the Lord GOD: every man's sword shall be against his brother.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And I will call against him in all of my mountains a sword,' {declares} the Lord Yahweh, '[And] [the] sword of each [person] will be against his brother.
Modern King James verseion
And I will call for a sword against him on all My mountains, says the Lord Jehovah. Each man's sword shall be against his brother.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
I will call for a sword upon them in all my mountains, sayeth the LORD God: so that every man's sword shall be upon another.
NET Bible
I will call for a sword to attack Gog on all my mountains, declares the sovereign Lord; every man's sword will be against his brother.
New Heart English Bible
I will call for a sword against him to all my mountains,' says the Lord GOD: 'every man's sword shall be against his brother.
The Emphasized Bible
Then will I call against him, every terror, Declareth My Lord Yahweh, the sword of every man against his brother, shall be;
Webster
And I will call for a sword against him throughout all my mountains, saith the Lord GOD: every man's sword shall be against his brother.
World English Bible
I will call for a sword against him to all my mountains, says the Lord Yahweh: every man's sword shall be against his brother.
Youngs Literal Translation
And I have called against him, to all My mountains a sword, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, The sword of each is against his brother.
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Ezekiel 38:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
God's Message To Gog
20
The fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, the animals of the field, every creature that crawls on the ground, and every human being on the face of the earth will tremble before Me. The mountains will be thrown down, the cliffs will collapse, and every wall will fall to the ground.
21 I will call for a sword against him on all My mountains”—the declaration of the Lord God—“and every man’s sword will be against his brother.
Cross References
Judges 7:22
When Gideon’s men blew their 300 trumpets, the Lord set the swords of each man in the army against each other. They fled to Beth-shittah in the direction of Zererah as far as the border of Abel-meholah
1 Samuel 14:20
Saul and all the troops with him assembled and marched to the battle, and there, the Philistines were fighting against each other in great confusion!
2 Chronicles 20:23
The Ammonites and Moabites turned against the inhabitants of Mount Seir and completely annihilated them.
Ezekiel 14:17
“Or if I bring a sword
Haggai 2:22
I will overturn royal thrones and destroy the power of the Gentile kingdoms.
Psalm 105:16
and destroyed the entire food supply.