“After many days,
You shall be mustered.
In the latter years,
You shall go
Against a land
Restored
From the war.
This is a land
Where people
Were gathered
From many nations
On the mountains
Of Israel.
This land
Had long laid waste.
Its people were
Brought out
From the nations.
They now live securely,
All of them.
You shall advance,
Coming on,
Like a storm.
You shall be
Like a cloud
Covering the land.
It will be you,
With all your troops.
Many people shall be
With you.”
Yahweh, via Ezekiel, was trying to tell Gog that after many days, he should gather or muster up his troops to prepare for a battle to come years later. They were going to fight against a land that had been restored from a war situation. These people had been gathered from many countries to go to this former wasteland of Israel. Now, however, they were living securely and peacefully. Yet Gog and his troops should advance on them like a storm or a cloud covering the land. Gog should bring all his large army of troops with him.