Ezekiel 38:12

To take a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thine hand upon the desolate places that are now inhabited, and upon the people that are gathered out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the midst of the land.

Cross-reference

In Ezekiel 38:8, the same chapter describes the land restored from war and people gathered from nations — directly parallel context.

Ezekiel 36:33-35 describes waste places rebuilt and inhabited—the very restoration Gog attacks in Ezekiel 38:12.

In Ezekiel 29:19, God gives Egypt's wealth to Nebuchadnezzar as plunder—parallel to Gog's plundering here, both divine instruments of judgment.

Isaiah 10:6 Allusion

Isaiah 10:6 uses the exact phrase 'to take spoil and seize plunder' for Assyria—God's agent against Israel, mirroring Gog's role.

In Zechariah 10:8-10, God gathers scattered Israel from the nations — the same regathering theme as the people gathered from nations here.

Jeremiah 30:16 promises plunderers of Israel will be plundered—contrasting Gog who plunders but is later destroyed by God.

Jeremiah 32:44 promises fields bought as a sign of restoration—the same restored land Gog later attacks.