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I will give you as food to all kinds of carrion birds and to the wild animals. <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/39.htm">New Living Translation</a> You and your army and your allies will all die on the mountains. I will feed you to the vultures and wild animals. <a href="/esv/ezekiel/39.htm">English Standard Version</a> You shall fall on the mountains of Israel, you and all your hordes and the peoples who are with you. I will give you to birds of prey of every sort and to the beasts of the field to be devoured. <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/39.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> On the mountains of Israel you will fall—you and all your troops and the nations with you. I will give you as food to every kind of ravenous bird and wild beast. <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/39.htm">King James Bible</a> Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou, and all thy bands, and the people that is with thee: I will give thee unto the ravenous birds of every sort, and to the beasts of the field to be devoured. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/39.htm">New King James Version</a> You shall fall upon the mountains of Israel, you and all your troops and the peoples who are with you; I will give you to birds of prey of every sort and to the beasts of the field to be devoured. <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/39.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> You will fall on the mountains of Israel, you and all your troops, and the peoples who are with you; I will give you as food to every kind of predatory bird and animal of the field. <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/39.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220You will fall on the mountains of Israel, you and all your troops and the peoples who are with you; I will give you as food to every kind of predatory bird and beast of the field. <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/39.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “You shall fall on the mountains of Israel, you and all your troops, and the peoples who are with you; I shall give you as food to every kind of predatory bird and beast of the field. <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/39.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> You will fall on the mountains of Israel, you and all your troops and the peoples who are with you; I will give you as food to every kind of predatory bird and beast of the field. <a href="/amp/ezekiel/39.htm">Amplified Bible</a> You will fall [dead] on the mountains of Israel, you and all your troops and the nations who are with you. I will give you to every kind of predatory bird and animal of the field as food. <a href="/csb/ezekiel/39.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> You, all your troops, and the peoples who are with you will fall on the mountains of Israel. I will give you as food to every kind of predatory bird and to the wild animals. <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/39.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> You, all your troops, and the peoples who are with you will fall on the mountains of Israel. I will give you as food to every kind of predatory bird and to the wild animals. <a href="/asv/ezekiel/39.htm">American Standard Version</a> Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou, and all thy hordes, and the peoples that are with thee: I will give thee unto the ravenous birds of every sort, and to the beasts of the field to be devoured. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/39.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> and you and your army will die on those mountains. Then birds and wild animals will eat the flesh <a href="/erv/ezekiel/39.htm">English Revised Version</a> Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou, and all thy hordes, and the peoples that are with thee: I will give thee unto the ravenous birds of every sort, and to the beasts of the field to be devoured. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/39.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> You will die on the mountains of Israel with your troops and the armies that are with you. I will let you become food for every bird of prey and for every wild animal. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/39.htm">Good News Translation</a> Gog and his army and his allies will fall dead on the mountains of Israel, and I will let their bodies be food for all the birds and wild animals. <a href="/isv/ezekiel/39.htm">International Standard Version</a> You will collapse on the mountains of Israel, along with all of your soldiers and the nations that have accompanied you. There the raptors, vultures, and wild animals will feed on you. <a href="/msb/ezekiel/39.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> On the mountains of Israel you will fall?you and all your troops and the nations with you. I will give you as food to every kind of ravenous bird and wild beast. <a href="/net/ezekiel/39.htm">NET Bible</a> You will fall dead on the mountains of Israel, you and all your troops and the people who are with you. I give you as food to every kind of bird and every wild beast. <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/39.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> You shall fall on the mountains of Israel, you, and all your hordes, and the peoples who are with you: I will give you to the ravenous birds of every sort, and to the animals of the field to be devoured. <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/39.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou, and all thy bands, and the people that are with thee: I will give thee to the ravenous birds of every sort, and to the beasts of the field to be devoured. <a href="/web/ezekiel/39.htm">World English Bible</a> You will fall on the mountains of Israel, you, and all your hordes, and the peoples who are with you. I will give you to the ravenous birds of every sort and to the animals of the field to be devoured. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/39.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> You fall on mountains of Israel, "" You, and all your bands, and the peoples who [are] with you, "" To ravenous bird—a bird of every wing, "" And [to] a beast of the field, I have given you for food. <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/39.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> On mountains of Israel thou fallest, Thou, and all thy bands, and the peoples who are with thee, To ravenous fowl -- a bird of every wing, And to a beast of the field, I have given thee for food. <a href="/slt/ezekiel/39.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Upon the mountains of Israel shalt thou fall, thou and all thy hosts, and the peoples which are with thee: to the ravenous bird, the bird of every wing, and to the beasts of the field I gave to consume.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/39.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou and all thy bands, and thy nations that are with thee: I have given thee to the wild beasts, to the birds, and to every fowl, and to the beasts of the earth to be devoured. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/39.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> You will fall upon the mountains of Israel, you and all your companies, and your peoples who are with you. I have given you over to the wild animals, to the birds, and to every flying thing, and to the beasts of the earth, in order to be devoured. <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/39.htm">New American Bible</a> Upon the mountains of Israel you shall fall, you and all your troops and the peoples with you. I will give you as food to birds of prey of every kind and to wild beasts to be eaten. <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/39.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> You shall fall on the mountains of Israel, you and all your troops and the peoples that are with you; I will give you to birds of prey of every kind and to the wild animals to be devoured.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/39.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> You shall fall upon the mountains of Israel, you and all your army and the many peoples that are with you: I have given you to the ravenous birds of the air and to the wild beasts of the field to be devoured. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/39.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And in the mountains of Israel you shall fall, you and all your army, and the many nations with you, for to the birds of the wing and to the beasts of the land I have given you for food<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/39.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou, and all thy bands, and the peoples that are with thee; I will give thee unto the ravenous birds of every sort and to the beasts of the field, to be devoured. <a href="/sep/ezekiel/39.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> and thou and all that belong to thee shall fall, and the nations that are with thee shall be given to multitudes of birds, even to every fowl, and I have given thee to all the wild beasts of the field to be devoured. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/39-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=11593" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/39.htm">The Slaughter of Gog's Armies</a> …3Then I will strike the bow from your left hand and dash down the arrows from your right hand. 4<a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">On</a> <a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: hā·rê (N-mpc) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills.">the mountains</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="5307: tip·pō·wl (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To fall, lie. A primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications.">you will fall—</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tāh (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵāl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and all</a> <a href="/hebrew/102.htm" title="102: ’ă·ḡap·pe·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- A band, army. Probably from nagaph; a cover or heap; i.e. wings of an army, or crowds of troops.">your troops</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: wə·‘am·mîm (Conj-w:: N-mp) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">and the nations</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ’it·tāḵ (Prep:: 2ms) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.">with you.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nə·ṯat·tî·ḵā (V-Qal-Perf-1cs:: 2ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">I will give you</a> <a href="/hebrew/402.htm" title="402: lə·’āḵ·lāh (Prep-l:: N-fs) -- Food, eating. Feminine of 'Ukal; food.">as food</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">to every</a> <a href="/hebrew/3671.htm" title="3671: kā·nāp̄ (N-fs) -- Wing, extremity. From kanaph; an edge or extremity; specifically a wing, a flap, a quarter, a pinnacle.">kind</a> <a href="/hebrew/5861.htm" title="5861: lə·‘êṭ (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- A bird of prey. From iyt; a hawk or other bird of prey.">of ravenous</a> <a href="/hebrew/6833.htm" title="6833: ṣip·pō·wr (N-cs) -- A bird. Or tsippor; from tsaphar; a little bird.">bird</a> <a href="/hebrew/7704.htm" title="7704: haś·śā·ḏeh (Art:: N-ms) -- Field, land. Or saday; from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field.">and wild</a> <a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="2416: wə·ḥay·yaṯ (Conj-w:: N-fsc) -- Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life. From chayah; alive; hence, raw; fresh, strong; also life, whether literally or figuratively.">beast.</a> 5You will fall in the open field, for I have spoken, declares the Lord GOD.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/revelation/19-17.htm">Revelation 19:17-18</a> Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out in a loud voice to all the birds flying overhead, “Come, gather together for the great supper of God, / so that you may eat the flesh of kings and commanders and mighty men, of horses and riders, of everyone slave and free, small and great.” <a href="/jeremiah/7-33.htm">Jeremiah 7:33</a> The corpses of this people will become food for the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth, and there will be no one to scare them away. <a href="/jeremiah/19-7.htm">Jeremiah 19:7</a> And in this place I will ruin the plans of Judah and Jerusalem. I will make them fall by the sword before their enemies, by the hands of those who seek their lives, and I will give their carcasses as food to the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth. <a href="/isaiah/34-2.htm">Isaiah 34:2-3</a> The LORD is angry with all the nations and furious with all their armies. He will devote them to destruction; He will give them over to slaughter. / Their slain will be left unburied, and the stench of their corpses will rise; the mountains will flow with their blood. <a href="/zephaniah/1-7.htm">Zephaniah 1:7</a> Be silent in the presence of the Lord GOD, for the Day of the LORD is near. Indeed, the LORD has prepared a sacrifice; He has consecrated His guests. <a href="/revelation/19-21.htm">Revelation 19:21</a> And the rest were killed with the sword that proceeded from the mouth of the One seated on the horse. And all the birds gorged themselves on their flesh. <a href="/isaiah/18-6.htm">Isaiah 18:6</a> They will all be left to the mountain birds of prey, and to the beasts of the land. The birds will feed on them in summer, and all the wild animals in winter. <a href="/jeremiah/16-4.htm">Jeremiah 16:4</a> “They will die from deadly diseases. They will not be mourned or buried, but will lie like dung on the ground. They will be finished off by sword and famine, and their corpses will become food for the birds of the air and beasts of the earth.” <a href="/jeremiah/25-33.htm">Jeremiah 25:33</a> Those slain by the LORD on that day will be spread from one end of the earth to the other. They will not be mourned, gathered, or buried. They will be like dung lying on the ground. <a href="/isaiah/56-9.htm">Isaiah 56:9</a> Come, all you beasts of the field; eat greedily, all you beasts of the forest. <a href="/revelation/6-15.htm">Revelation 6:15-17</a> Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the commanders, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and free man hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains. / And they said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the One seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb. / For the great day of Their wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?” <a href="/isaiah/66-24.htm">Isaiah 66:24</a> “As they go forth, they will see the corpses of the men who have rebelled against Me; for their worm will never die, their fire will never be quenched, and they will be a horror to all mankind.” <a href="/matthew/24-28.htm">Matthew 24:28</a> Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather. <a href="/deuteronomy/28-26.htm">Deuteronomy 28:26</a> Your corpses will be food for all the birds of the air and beasts of the earth, with no one to scare them away. <a href="/1_samuel/17-46.htm">1 Samuel 17:46</a> This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand. This day I will strike you down, cut off your head, and give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds of the air and the creatures of the earth. Then the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>You shall fall on the mountains of Israel, you, and all your bands, and the people that is with you: I will give you to the ravenous birds of every sort, and to the beasts of the field to be devoured.fall<a href="/ezekiel/39-17.htm">Ezekiel 39:17-20</a> 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… <a href="/ezekiel/38-21.htm">Ezekiel 38:21</a> And I will call for a sword against him throughout all my mountains, saith the Lord GOD: every man's sword shall be against his brother.i will<a href="/ezekiel/32-4.htm">Ezekiel 32:4,5</a> Then will I leave thee upon the land, I will cast thee forth upon the open field, and will cause all the fowls of the heaven to remain upon thee, and I will fill the beasts of the whole earth with thee… <a href="/ezekiel/33-27.htm">Ezekiel 33:27</a> Say thou thus unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; As I live, surely they that are in the wastes shall fall by the sword, and him that is in the open field will I give to the beasts to be devoured, and they that be in the forts and in the caves shall die of the pestilence.<a href="/isaiah/34-2.htm">Isaiah 34:2-8</a> For the indignation of the LORD is upon all nations, and his fury upon all their armies: he hath utterly destroyed them, he hath delivered them to the slaughter… sort [heb] wing.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/38-20.htm">Animals</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-22.htm">Bands</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-11.htm">Beast</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-28.htm">Beasts</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-52.htm">Bird</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-20.htm">Birds</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-4.htm">Cruel</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-27.htm">Devoured</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-3.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-20.htm">Field</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-30.htm">Food</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-22.htm">Forces</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-22.htm">Hordes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-2.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-21.htm">Kind</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-22.htm">Kinds</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-10.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-2.htm">Mountains</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-23.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-22.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-13.htm">Prey</a> <a href="/isaiah/46-11.htm">Ravenous</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-42.htm">Sort</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-22.htm">Troops</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-25.htm">Wild</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/39-18.htm">Animals</a> <a href="/hosea/6-9.htm">Bands</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-31.htm">Beast</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-41.htm">Beasts</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-31.htm">Bird</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-17.htm">Birds</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-8.htm">Cruel</a> <a href="/daniel/7-7.htm">Devoured</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-5.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-5.htm">Field</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-18.htm">Food</a> <a href="/daniel/1-1.htm">Forces</a> <a href="/nahum/3-17.htm">Hordes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-7.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-20.htm">Kind</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-20.htm">Kinds</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-13.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-17.htm">Mountains</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-7.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-27.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/daniel/11-24.htm">Prey</a> <a href="/matthew/7-15.htm">Ravenous</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-17.htm">Sort</a> <a href="/daniel/11-15.htm">Troops</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-31.htm">Wild</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 39</div>1. <a href="/ezekiel/39-1.htm">God's judgment upon Gog</a> 8. <a href="/ezekiel/39-8.htm">Israel's victory</a> 11. <a href="/ezekiel/39-11.htm">Gog's burial in Hamon-gog</a> 17. <a href="/ezekiel/39-17.htm">The feast of the fowls</a> 21. <a href="/ezekiel/39-21.htm">Israel having been plagued for their sins</a> 25. <a href="/ezekiel/39-25.htm">shall be gathered again with eternal favor</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The mountains symbolize strength and stability, yet here they become the site of defeat for Gog and his forces. This prophecy aligns with other biblical passages where God defends Israel against its enemies (e.g., <a href="/psalms/125-2.htm">Psalm 125:2</a>). The mountains of Israel are significant in biblical history, often associated with God's covenant people and His promises to them.you and all your troops and the nations with you. This part of the verse highlights the comprehensive nature of the judgment. It is not just Gog, a leader of a coalition of nations, who will fall, but all his troops and the allied nations. This reflects the biblical theme of divine justice against those who oppose God's people. The mention of "nations" suggests a large-scale conflict, possibly eschatological, involving multiple peoples. This can be connected to the broader prophetic narrative of the end times, where nations gather against Israel (<a href="/revelation/20-8.htm">Revelation 20:8</a>).I will give you as food to every kind of ravenous bird and wild beast. This imagery of being given as food to birds and beasts is a common biblical motif for total defeat and disgrace (e.g., <a href="/jeremiah/7-33.htm">Jeremiah 7:33</a>, <a href="/revelation/19-17.htm">Revelation 19:17-18</a>). It signifies the complete destruction of the enemy, leaving their bodies unburied and exposed, which was considered a great dishonor in ancient cultures. This also serves as a stark reminder of God's sovereignty and power over the forces of evil. The prophetic language here echoes the covenant curses found in <a href="/deuteronomy/28-26.htm">Deuteronomy 28:26</a>, where disobedience leads to such a fate. This imagery also prefigures the ultimate victory of Christ over His enemies, as seen in the apocalyptic visions of the New Testament.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/g/gog.htm">Gog</a> A leader of a coalition of nations prophesied to invade Israel. The identity of Gog is debated, but he represents forces opposed to God's people. 2. <a href="/topical/m/mountains_of_israel.htm">Mountains of Israel</a> The geographical location where the prophesied defeat of Gog and his allies will occur. Symbolically, it represents God's protection over His chosen land and people. 3. <a href="/topical/t/troops_and_nations.htm">Troops and Nations</a> The military forces and nations allied with Gog in the invasion against Israel. They symbolize the collective opposition to God's sovereignty. 4. <a href="/topical/p/predatory_birds_and_wild_animals.htm">Predatory Birds and Wild Animals</a> These creatures are used metaphorically to describe the aftermath of the battle, where the defeated enemies become food for scavengers, signifying total defeat and divine judgment. 5. <a href="/topical/d/divine_judgment.htm">Divine Judgment</a> The event where God intervenes to protect Israel and execute judgment on Gog and his allies, demonstrating His power and sovereignty.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a> This passage underscores God's ultimate control over nations and history. Believers can trust in God's power to protect and deliver His people from any adversary. <a href="/topical/d/divine_justice.htm">Divine Justice</a> The imagery of birds and animals consuming the fallen enemies serves as a reminder of God's justice. It assures believers that evil will not prevail and that God will hold the wicked accountable. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_warfare.htm">Spiritual Warfare</a> The battle against Gog symbolizes the spiritual battles believers face. Christians are called to stand firm in faith, knowing that God fights for them. <a href="/topical/h/hope_and_assurance.htm">Hope and Assurance</a> The prophecy provides hope that no matter how formidable the opposition, God's purposes will prevail. Believers can find assurance in God's promises and His ultimate victory.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_39.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 39</a> <a href="/q/evidence_for_ezekiel_19_4,_19_9_captivity.htm">Is there any archaeological evidence that confirms the captivity described in Ezekiel 19:4 and 19:9?</a> <a href="/q/how_do_interpreters_align_ezekiel_39_with_other_ot_outcomes_for_israel.htm">How do interpreters harmonize the restoration promises in Ezekiel 39:21-29 with other Old Testament passages that describe different outcomes for Israel?</a> <a href="/q/why_isn't_ezekiel_39_17-20_in_history.htm">If Ezekiel 39:17-20 literally depicts birds and beasts feasting on armies, why is there no clear corroboration of such a catastrophic event in historical records?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_ezekiel_38_5-6_align_with_other_prophecies.htm">How does the prophecy of a coalition of nations in Ezekiel 38:5-6 align or conflict with other biblical prophecies of end-time alliances?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/39.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) Unto the ravenous birds.--Compare the account of the destruction of Pharaoh in <a href="/context/ezekiel/29-4.htm" title="But I will put hooks in your jaws, and I will cause the fish of your rivers to stick to your scales, and I will bring you up out of the middle of your rivers, and all the fish of your rivers shall stick to your scales.">Ezekiel 29:4-5</a>.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/39.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 4-6. - I will give thee unto ravenous birds of every sort; or, wing. The language depicts an army on the march, followed by jackals, vultures, and other birds of prey, ready to feast upon the corpses of slaughtered men (comp. <a href="/ezekiel/33-27.htm">Ezekiel 33:27</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/17-46.htm">1 Samuel 17:46</a>; and Homer's 'Iliad,' 1:4, 5). In addition to destroying Cog, causing him to fall upon the mountains of Israel and upon the open field; literally, upon the face of the field, Jehovah engages to carry the fire of war and generally of devastation (cf. <a href="/ezekiel/33-22.htm">Ezekiel 33:22</a>; <a href="/amos/2-2.htm">Amos 2:2, 5</a>; <a href="/revelation/20.htm">Revelation 20</a>:29) into Cog's own land, Magog (see on Ezekiel 38:2), and among them that dwell carelessly (better, securely) in the isles; or, coast-lands (<a href="/ezekiel/27-7.htm">Ezekiel 27:7</a>); i.e. not merely the merchants of Tarshish or the "isles" of the trading nations mentioned in <a href="/ezekiel/38-13.htm">Ezekiel 38:13</a>, as Hengstenberg and Plumptre prefer, but, as Smend, Schroder, and Keil explain, all the distant peoples of the coast-lands from whom Gog's armies were drawn (<a href="/ezekiel/38-5.htm">Ezekiel 38:5, 6</a>), and in whom were many of Gog's sympathizers. <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/39-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>On עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the mountains הָרֵ֨י (hā·rê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2022.htm">Strong's 2022: </a> Mountain, hill, hill country of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc you will fall— תִּפּ֗וֹל (tip·pō·wl) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm">Strong's 5307: </a> To fall, lie you אַתָּה֙ (’at·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> Thou and thee, ye and you and all וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every your troops אֲגַפֶּ֔יךָ (’ă·ḡap·pe·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_102.htm">Strong's 102: </a> Wings of an army, crowds of troops and the nations וְעַמִּ֖ים (wə·‘am·mîm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock with you. אִתָּ֑ךְ (’it·tāḵ) Preposition | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_854.htm">Strong's 854: </a> Nearness, near, with, by, at, among I will give נְתַתִּ֥יךָ (nə·ṯat·tî·ḵā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set you as food לְאָכְלָֽה׃ (lə·’āḵ·lāh) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_402.htm">Strong's 402: </a> Food, eating to every kind כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every of ravenous bird לְעֵ֨יט (lə·‘êṭ) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5861.htm">Strong's 5861: </a> A hawk, other bird of prey and wild הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה (haś·śā·ḏeh) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7704.htm">Strong's 7704: </a> Field, land beast. וְחַיַּ֥ת (wə·ḥay·yaṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2416.htm">Strong's 2416: </a> Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/39-4.htm">Ezekiel 39:4 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/39-4.htm">Ezekiel 39:4 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/39-4.htm">Ezekiel 39:4 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/39-4.htm">Ezekiel 39:4 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/39-4.htm">Ezekiel 39:4 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/39-4.htm">Ezekiel 39:4 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/39-4.htm">Ezekiel 39:4 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/39-4.htm">Ezekiel 39:4 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/39-4.htm">Ezekiel 39:4 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/39-4.htm">Ezekiel 39:4 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-4.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 39:4 You shall fall on the mountains (Ezek. 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