Verse Lens · Context pointer
Ezekiel 38:3 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 3. 3And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:
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Role in This Section
The prophetic word through Ezekiel carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD” at Ezekiel 38:3 as part of “Gog and a Vast Coalition Are Summoned against Restored Israel.”
Read It With
- Ezekiel 38:1–9
Read Ezekiel 38:3 with 38:1–9. By itself, “And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD” can be detached from the speaker, addressee, date, exilic horizon, visionary movement, or outcome that gives it force. The complete unit establishes: Gog of Magog, associated with Meshech and Tubal and joined by named peoples, is drawn out for a latter-days attack on a regathered land living securely.
Why It Needs Context
Ezekiel 38:3 performs a local role inside “Gog and a Vast Coalition Are Summoned against Restored Israel.” The prophetic word through Ezekiel carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD” at Ezekiel 38:3 as part of “Gog and a Vast Coalition Are Summoned against Restored Israel.” The selected verse alone does not carry the full claim.
Continue in Context
The full thought-unit study remains the final contextual authority for this Verse Lens.
Read Ezekiel 38:1–9 — Gog and a Vast Coalition Are Summoned against Restored IsraelSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? probable
These are the sources used directly for this lens. Language, grammar, disagreements, and the complete source shelf remain attached to the full thought-unit research record.
Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete thought-unit coverage.
Exact location: Ezekiel 38:1–9, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Ezekiel
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording and morphology checked at the exact unit without treating morphology as a critical apparatus or interpretation.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Ezek.xml, OSIS 38:1–9
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