4 I will turn you around and put hooks in your jaws. And I will bring you out with all your army, horses, and horsemen, all of whom will be dressed in beautiful uniforms. They will be a large army with large and small shields and all having swords.
5 Persia, Cush, and Put will be with them, all of them having shields and helmets.
6 There will also be Gomer with all its troops and the nation of Togarmah from the far north with all its troops—many nations with you.
7 “ ‘Be prepared. Be prepared, you and all the armies that have come together to make you their commander.
8 After a long time you will be called for service. After those years you will come into a land that has been rebuilt from war. The people in the land will have been gathered from many nations to the mountains of Israel, which were empty for a long time. These people were brought out from the nations, and they will all be living in safety.
9 You will come like a storm. You, all your troops, and the many nations with you will be like a cloud covering the land.
10 “ ‘This is what the Lord God says: At that time ideas will come into your mind, and you will think up an evil plan.