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Ezekiel 39:6

And I will send a fire on Magog, and among them that dwell carelessly in the isles: and they shall know that I am the LORD.

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וְשִׁלַּחְתִּיveshilachtiand sendשָׁלַחconjunction, verb, piel, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and send”, a completed action in a sequenceH7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, ou…אֵ֣שׁeshfireאֵשׁnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “fire”, the ordinary formH784fire (literally or figuratively)burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.בְּמָג֔וֹגbemagogin Magogמָגוֹגpreposition, noun, proper name — “in Magog”H4031Magog, a son of Japheth; also a barbarous northern regionMagog.וּבְיֹשְׁבֵ֥יuveyosheveand in dwellיָשַׁבconjunction, preposition, verb, qal, participle, construct — “and in dwell”, a verb used as a describing wordH3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry(make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, r…הָאִיִּ֖יםhaiyimthe islandאִיdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the island”, the ordinary formH339properly, a habitable spot (as desirable); dry land, a coast, an islandcountry, isle, island.לָבֶ֑טַחlavetachto assuranceבֶּטַחpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to assurance”, the ordinary formH983properly, a place of refuge; abstract, safety, both the fact (security) and the feeling (trust); often (adverb with or without preposition) safelyassurance, boldly, (without) care(-less), confidence, hope, safe(-ly, -ty), secure, surely.וְיָדְע֖וּveyadevand knowיָדַעconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “and know”, a completed action in a sequenceH3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with…כִּיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…אֲנִ֥יanimineאֲנִיpronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “mine”H589II, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, [idiom] which, [idiom] who.יְהוָֽהyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And I will send a fire on Magog, and on them that dwell safely in the isles; and they shall know that I am the LORD.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And I will send a fire on Magog, and on them that dwell securely in the isles; and they shall know that I am Jehovah.

Young’s Literal Translation

And I have sent a fire against Magog, And against the confident inhabitants of the isles, And they have known that I [am] Jehovah.

World English Bible

“I will send a fire on Magog and on those who dwell securely in the islands. Then they will know that I am Yahweh.

Darby Translation

And I will send a fire on Magog, and among them that dwell at ease in the isles: and they shall know that I [am] Jehovah.

Douay-Rheims

And I will send a fire on Magog, and on them that dwell confidently in the islands: and they shall know that I am the Lord.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And I will send a fire on Magog, and on them that dwell safely in the isles; and they shall know that I am the LORD.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And I will send a fire upon Gog, and the islands shall be securely inhabited: and they shall know that I am the Lord.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἀποστελῶ πῦρ ἐπὶ Γὼγ, καὶ κατοικηθήσονται αἱ νῆσοι ἐπʼ εἰρήνης, καὶ γνώσονται ὅτι ἐγώ εἰμι Κύριος.