God will plague Gog with pestilence and bloodshed, and rain torrential rains, hailstones, fire, and sulfur on Gog and his hordes and on the many peoples with him—a comprehensive divine attack that employs multiple weapons combining epidemic disease, military violence, and meteorological and volcanic phenomena. The plagues recall the plagues of Egypt and suggest that Gog's invasion will be met with supernatural judgment similar to that executed against Egypt. The image of torrential rains, hail, fire, and sulfur evokes the destruction of Sodom and suggests that the invasion is so defiled that only comprehensive destruction can expunge it. The repetition of God's name ('I will rain... I will bring') emphasizes direct divine action; each plague is clearly attributed to God. This verse establishes that the divine response is multifaceted and overwhelming; no aspect of the invading force escapes judgment. The combination of natural (rain, hail) and supernatural (fire, sulfur) elements suggests the integration of historical causation and divine intervention.

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