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Ezekiel 39:17-20

King James Version (KJV)

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17. And, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD; Speak unto every feathered fowl, and to every beast of the field, Assemble yourselves, and come; gather yourselves on every side to my sacrifice that I do sacrifice for you, [even] a great sacrifice upon the mountains of Israel, that ye may eat flesh, and drink blood. 18. Ye shall eat the flesh of the mighty, and drink the blood of the princes of the earth, of rams, of lambs, and of goats, of bullocks, all of them fatlings of Bashan. 19. And ye shall eat fat till ye be full, and drink blood till ye be drunken, of my sacrifice which I have sacrificed for you. 20. Thus ye shall be filled at my table with horses and chariots, with mighty men, and with all men of war, saith the Lord GOD.

Ezekiel 39:17-20 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Ezekiel 39:17

Theological / Devotional

Every feathered fowl. The representations of vs. 17-20 are not to be considered as picturing events subsequent to those mentioned in the earlier part of the chapter. They simply depict the same events under another figure. The new figure serves to heighten the description of the immense slaughter. Other representations of the destructive judgments of God as a sacrifice are found in Isa. 34:6; Jer. 46:10. This whole section is strikingly parallel to Rev. 19:17, 18, a passage that indicates when and how this scripture will meet a measure of fulfillment with reference to the Christian Era. By the use of the same imagery John represents the immense slaughter of the wicked at the second coming of Christ, a destruction so complete, however, as to leave none to bury the dead.

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