The Meaning of Ezekiel 38:21 Explained

Ezekiel 38:21

KJV: 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.

YLT: 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.

Darby: 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.

ASV: 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.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Ezekiel 38:21 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 38

1  The army
8  and malice of Gog
14  God's judgment against him

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 38:21 mean?

And I will call for against Gog throughout all My mountains a sword says the Lord GOD sword of every man against his brother will be
וְקָרָ֨אתִי עָלָ֤יו לְכָל־ הָרַי֙ חֶ֔רֶב נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה חֶ֥רֶב אִ֖ישׁ בְּאָחִ֥יו תִּֽהְיֶֽה

וְקָרָ֨אתִי  And  I  will  call  for 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, first person common singular
Root: קָרָא  
Sense: to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim.
עָלָ֤יו  against  Gog 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
לְכָל־  throughout  all 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
הָרַי֙  My  mountains 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, first person common singular
Root: הַר  
Sense: hill, mountain, hill country, mount.
חֶ֔רֶב  a  sword 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: חֶרֶב  
Sense: sword, knife.
נְאֻ֖ם  says 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: נְאֻם  
Sense: (Qal) utterance, declaration (of prophet).
אֲדֹנָ֣י  the  Lord 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֲדֹנָי  
Sense: my lord, lord.
יְהוִ֑ה  GOD 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: Jehovah—used primarily in the combination ‘Lord Jehovah’.
חֶ֥רֶב  sword 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: חֶרֶב  
Sense: sword, knife.
אִ֖ישׁ  of  every  man 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
בְּאָחִ֥יו  against  his  brother 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: אָח  
Sense: brother.
תִּֽהְיֶֽה  will  be 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.