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<a href="/esv/ezekiel/39.htm">English Standard Version</a> You shall eat the flesh of the mighty, and drink the blood of the princes of the earth—of rams, of lambs, and of he-goats, of bulls, all of them fat beasts of Bashan. <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/39.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> You will eat the flesh of the mighty and drink the blood of the princes of the earth as though they were rams, lambs, goats, and bulls—all the fattened animals of Bashan. <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/39.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/39.htm">New King James Version</a> You shall eat the flesh of the mighty, Drink the blood of the princes of the earth, Of rams and lambs, Of goats and bulls, All of them fatlings of Bashan. <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/39.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> You will eat the flesh of warriors and drink the blood of the leaders of the earth, as though they were rams, lambs, goats, and bulls, all of them fattened livestock of Bashan. <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/39.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220You will eat the flesh of mighty men and drink the blood of the princes of the earth, as though they were rams, lambs, goats and bulls, all of them fatlings of Bashan. <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/39.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “You shall eat the flesh of mighty men, and drink the blood of the princes of the earth, as though they were rams, lambs, goats, and bulls, all of them fatlings of Bashan. <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/39.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> You will eat the flesh of mighty men and drink the blood of the princes of the earth, as though they were rams, lambs, goats, and bulls, all of them fatlings of Bashan. <a href="/amp/ezekiel/39.htm">Amplified Bible</a> You will eat the flesh of mighty men and drink the blood of the princes of the earth, as though they were rams, lambs, goats, and bulls, all of them fatlings of Bashan [east of the Jordan]. <a href="/csb/ezekiel/39.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> You will eat the flesh of mighty men and drink the blood of the earth’s princes: rams, lambs, male goats, and all the fattened bulls of Bashan. <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/39.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> You will eat the flesh of mighty men and drink the blood of the earth&#8217s princes: rams, lambs, male goats, and all the fattened bulls of Bashan. <a href="/asv/ezekiel/39.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/39.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> will feast on the bodies of warriors and foreign rulers that I will sacrifice like sheep, goats, and bulls. <a href="/erv/ezekiel/39.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/39.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> You can eat the meat of warriors and drink the blood of the princes of the earth. All of them will be killed like rams, lambs, goats, bulls and all the best animals of Bashan. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/39.htm">Good News Translation</a> They are to eat the bodies of soldiers and drink the blood of the rulers of the earth, all of whom will be killed like rams or lambs or goats or fat bulls. <a href="/isv/ezekiel/39.htm">International Standard Version</a> You'll eat the flesh of mighty men and drink the blood of the world's princes, drinking the blood of these rams, lambs, goats, bulls, all of them fattened as if they're from Bashan, fit for slaughter! <a href="/msb/ezekiel/39.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> You will eat the flesh of the mighty and drink the blood of the princes of the earth as though they were rams, lambs, goats, and bulls?all the fattened animals of Bashan. <a href="/net/ezekiel/39.htm">NET Bible</a> You will eat the flesh of warriors and drink the blood of the princes of the earth--the rams, lambs, goats, and bulls, all of them fattened animals of Bashan. <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/39.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> You 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 bulls, all of them fatlings of Bashan. <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/39.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/web/ezekiel/39.htm">World English Bible</a> You 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 bulls, all of them fatlings of Bashan. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/39.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> You eat [the] flesh of [the] mighty, "" And you drink [the] blood of [the] princes of the earth, "" Of rams, of lambs, and of male goats, "" Of calves, fatlings of Bashan—all of them. <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/39.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Flesh of the mighty ye do eat, And blood of princes of the earth ye drink, Of rams, of lambs, and of he-goats, Of calves, fatlings of Bashan -- all of them. <a href="/slt/ezekiel/39.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> The flesh of the strong shall ye eat, and the blood of the princes of the earth shall ye drink, rams, lambs and he goats, bullocks being fattened, of Bashan all of them.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/39.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> You shall eat the flesh of the mighty, and you shall drink the blood of the princes of the earth, of rams, and of lambs, and of he goats, and bullocks, and of all that are well fed and fat. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/39.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> You shall eat the flesh of the powerful, and you shall drink the blood of the princes of the earth, of rams and lambs and he-goats and bulls, and of fattened birds and all that is fat. <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/39.htm">New American Bible</a> You shall eat the flesh of warriors and drink the blood of the princes of the earth: rams, lambs, and goats, bulls and fatlings from Bashan, all of them. <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/39.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> You 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 bulls, all of them fatlings of Bashan.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/39.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> You shall eat the flesh of the mighty men and drink the blood of the princes of the earth, of rams, of fatlings, of he-goats, of bullocks, and of all the young bullocks of Bashan. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/39.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> The flesh of mighty men you shall eat and the blood of Princes of the Earth you shall drink, of rams and of calves, and of hegoats and of bulls and the young bullocks of Bayshan, all of them<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/39.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> The flesh of the mighty shall ye eat, and the blood of the princes of the earth shall ye drink; rams, lambs, and goats, bullocks, fatlings of Bashan are they all of them. <a href="/sep/ezekiel/39.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Ye shall eat the flesh of mighty men, and ye shall drink the blood of princes of the earth, rams, and calves and goats, and they are all fatted calves. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/39-18.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=11773" 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> …17And as for you, son of man, this is what the Lord GOD says: Call out to every kind of bird and to every beast of the field: ‘Assemble and come together from all around to the sacrificial feast that I am preparing for you, a great feast on the mountains of Israel. There you will eat flesh and drink blood. 18<a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: tō·ḵê·lū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">You will eat</a> <a href="/hebrew/1320.htm" title="1320: bə·śar (N-msc) -- Flesh. From basar; flesh; by extension, body, person; also The pudenda of a man.">the flesh</a> <a href="/hebrew/1368.htm" title="1368: gib·bō·w·rîm (Adj-mp) -- Strong, mighty. Or gibbor; intensive from the same as geber; powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant.">of the mighty</a> <a href="/hebrew/8354.htm" title="8354: tiš·tū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- To drink. A primitive root; to imbibe.">and drink</a> <a href="/hebrew/1818.htm" title="1818: wə·ḏam- (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- Blood. From damam; blood of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively bloodshed.">the blood</a> <a href="/hebrew/5387.htm" title="5387: nə·śî·’ê (N-mpc) -- Or nasi'; from nasa'; properly, an exalted one, i.e. A king or sheik; also a rising mist.">of the princes</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">of the earth</a> <a href="/hebrew/352.htm" title="352: ’ê·lîm (N-mp) -- From the same as 'uwl; properly, strength; hence, anything strong; specifically a chief; also a ram; a pilaster; an oak or other strong tree.">as though they were rams,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3733.htm" title="3733: kā·rîm (N-mp) -- From karar in the sense of plumpness; a ram, including a battering-ram; hence, a meadow; also a pad or camel's saddle.">lambs,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6260.htm" title="6260: wə·‘at·tū·ḏîm (Conj-w:: N-mp) -- Male goat. Or sattud; from athad; prepared, i.e. Full grown; spoken only of he-goats, or leaders of the people.">goats,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6499.htm" title="6499: pā·rîm (N-mp) -- Young bull, steer. Or par; from parar; a bullock.">and bulls—</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kul·lām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/4806.htm" title="4806: mə·rî·’ê (N-mpc) -- A fatling, fatlings. From mara' in the sense of grossness, through the idea of domineering; stall-fed; often a beeve.">the fattened animals</a> <a href="/hebrew/1316.htm" title="1316: ḇā·šān (N-proper-fs) -- Smooth, a region E. of the Jordan. Of uncertain derivation; Bashan, a region East of the Jordan.">of Bashan.</a> 19At the sacrifice I am preparing, you will eat fat until you are gorged and drink blood until you are drunk.…<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="/isaiah/34-6.htm">Isaiah 34:6</a> The sword of the LORD is bathed in blood. It drips with fat—with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, a great slaughter in the land of Edom. <a href="/jeremiah/46-10.htm">Jeremiah 46:10</a> For that day belongs to the Lord GOD of Hosts, a day of vengeance against His foes. The sword will devour until it is satisfied, until it is quenched with their blood. For the Lord GOD of Hosts will hold a sacrifice in the land of the north by the River Euphrates. <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="/isaiah/63-1.htm">Isaiah 63:1-6</a> Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah with crimson-stained garments? Who is this robed in splendor, marching in the greatness of His strength? “It is I, proclaiming vindication, mighty to save.” / Why are Your clothes red, and Your garments like one who treads the winepress? / “I have trodden the winepress alone, and no one from the nations was with Me. I trampled them in My anger and trod them down in My fury; their blood spattered My garments, and all My clothes were stained. ... <a href="/jeremiah/12-3.htm">Jeremiah 12:3</a> But You know me, O LORD; You see me and test my heart toward You. Drag away the wicked like sheep to the slaughter and set them apart for the day of carnage. <a href="/psalms/22-12.htm">Psalm 22:12-13</a> Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me. / They open their jaws against me like lions that roar and maul. <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="/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="/zechariah/14-12.htm">Zechariah 14:12-13</a> And this will be the plague with which the LORD strikes all the peoples who have warred against Jerusalem: Their flesh will rot while they stand on their feet, their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths. / On that day a great panic from the LORD will come upon them, so that each will seize the hand of another, and the hand of one will rise against the other. <a href="/matthew/24-28.htm">Matthew 24:28</a> Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather. <a href="/luke/17-37.htm">Luke 17:37</a> “Where, Lord?” they asked. Jesus answered, “Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.” <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/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.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>You 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 fatted calves of Bashan.eat<a href="/ezekiel/29-5.htm">Ezekiel 29:5</a> And I will leave thee thrown into the wilderness, thee and all the fish of thy rivers: thou shalt fall upon the open fields; thou shalt not be brought together, nor gathered: I have given thee for meat to the beasts of the field and to the fowls of the heaven.<a href="/ezekiel/34-8.htm">Ezekiel 34:8</a> As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely because my flock became a prey, and my flock became meat to every beast of the field, because there was no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search for my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my flock;<a href="/revelation/19-17.htm">Revelation 19:17,18,21</a> And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God; … goats [heb] great goats<a href="/ezekiel/34-17.htm">Ezekiel 34:17</a> And as for you, O my flock, thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I judge between cattle and cattle, between the rams and the he goats.of bullocks<a href="/psalms/68-30.htm">Psalm 68:30</a> Rebuke the company of spearmen, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the people, till every one submit himself with pieces of silver: scatter thou the people that delight in war.<a href="/isaiah/34-7.htm">Isaiah 34:7</a> And the unicorns shall come down with them, and the bullocks with the bulls; and their land shall be soaked with blood, and their dust made fat with fatness.<a href="/jeremiah/50-11.htm">Jeremiah 50:11,27</a> Because ye were glad, because ye rejoiced, O ye destroyers of mine heritage, because ye are grown fat as the heifer at grass, and bellow as bulls; … fatlings<a href="/deuteronomy/23-14.htm">Deuteronomy 23:14</a> For the LORD thy God walketh in the midst of thy camp, to deliver thee, and to give up thine enemies before thee; therefore shall thy camp be holy: that he see no unclean thing in thee, and turn away from thee.<a href="/psalms/22-12.htm">Psalm 22:12</a> Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.<a href="/amos/4-1.htm">Amos 4:1</a> Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy, which say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/39-4.htm">Animals</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-6.htm">Bashan</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-17.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-27.htm">Bullocks</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-20.htm">Bulls</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-17.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-16.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-17.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-20.htm">Fat</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-3.htm">Fatlings</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-21.htm">Fatted</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-3.htm">Fattened</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-17.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-4.htm">Food</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-17.htm">Goats</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-17.htm">He-Goats</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-21.htm">Lambs</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-15.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-7.htm">Oxen</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-30.htm">Princes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-17.htm">Rams</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-38.htm">Sheep</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-9.htm">War</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/44-31.htm">Animals</a> <a href="/amos/4-1.htm">Bashan</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-19.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-23.htm">Bullocks</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-23.htm">Bulls</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-19.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-16.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-19.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-19.htm">Fat</a> <a href="/amos/5-22.htm">Fatlings</a> <a href="/amos/5-22.htm">Fatted</a> <a href="/amos/6-4.htm">Fattened</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-43.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-20.htm">Food</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-22.htm">Goats</a> <a href="/zechariah/10-3.htm">He-Goats</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-4.htm">Lambs</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-20.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/daniel/4-25.htm">Oxen</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-8.htm">Princes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-23.htm">Rams</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-25.htm">Sheep</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-20.htm">War</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 "mighty" refers to powerful warriors and leaders who oppose God's people. This imagery is reminiscent of ancient Near Eastern practices where victors would often leave the bodies of the defeated unburied, a sign of utter defeat and disgrace. It also echoes the language of divine judgment found in other prophetic books, such as <a href="/isaiah/34-6.htm">Isaiah 34:6</a>, where the Lord's sword is filled with blood and fat from a great slaughter.and drink the blood of the princes of the earth The "princes of the earth" signifies the high-ranking officials and rulers who are part of the opposition against God. Drinking blood, in this context, is a metaphor for complete victory and the total consumption of the enemy's power and influence. This imagery is stark and serves to emphasize the totality of God's judgment. It also connects to the covenantal language found in <a href="/genesis/9-4.htm">Genesis 9:4</a>, where blood is associated with life, highlighting the severity of the judgment.as though they were rams, lambs, goats, and bulls These animals were commonly used in sacrificial offerings in the Old Testament, particularly in the Levitical system (Leviticus 1-7). The comparison suggests that the enemies of God will be offered up as sacrifices, indicating their complete destruction and the vindication of God's holiness. This sacrificial language underscores the idea that the judgment is not just a military victory but a divine act of worship and justice.all the fattened animals of Bashan Bashan was a region known for its fertile land and well-fed livestock (<a href="/deuteronomy/32-14.htm">Deuteronomy 32:14</a>). The reference to "fattened animals" implies abundance and richness, suggesting that the judgment will be thorough and complete. Bashan's reputation for strong and healthy animals serves as a metaphor for the strength and prosperity of the enemies, which will be utterly consumed. This imagery also connects to <a href="/psalms/22-12.htm">Psalm 22:12</a>, where the "strong bulls of Bashan" surround the psalmist, symbolizing powerful adversaries.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a> A prophet of God who ministered to the Israelites during their Babylonian exile. He conveyed God's messages of judgment and restoration. 2. <a href="/topical/m/mighty_men_and_princes.htm">Mighty Men and Princes</a> Symbolic of powerful leaders and warriors who oppose God. Their defeat signifies God's ultimate victory over earthly powers. 3. <a href="/topical/r/rams,_lambs,_goats,_bulls.htm">Rams, Lambs, Goats, Bulls</a> These animals represent sacrificial offerings, indicating the totality of the judgment and the completeness of God's victory. 4. <a href="/topical/b/bashan.htm">Bashan</a> A region known for its fertile land and well-fed livestock, symbolizing abundance and strength. The reference underscores the magnitude of the judgment. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_great_supper_of_god.htm">The Great Supper of God</a> An eschatological event where God demonstrates His sovereignty by defeating His enemies, as depicted in the prophetic vision.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a> The passage emphasizes God's ultimate control over all earthly powers, reminding believers of His supreme authority. <a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_divine_judgment.htm">The Certainty of Divine Judgment</a> Just as the animals from Bashan are fattened for sacrifice, so too are the wicked prepared for judgment. This serves as a warning to live righteously. <a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_sacrifice.htm">Symbolism of Sacrifice</a> The imagery of sacrificial animals points to the completeness of God's judgment and the fulfillment of His justice. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_victory.htm">Hope in God's Victory</a> Believers can find hope in the assurance that God will triumph over evil, bringing about His righteous kingdom. <a href="/topical/c/call_to_repentance.htm">Call to Repentance</a> The impending judgment serves as a call for repentance and turning back to God, aligning one's life with His will.<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/what_is_living_authentically.htm">What are the Strong Bulls of Bashan?</a> <a href="/q/what_are_the_strong_bulls_of_bashan.htm">What are the Strong Bulls of Bashan?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_ezekiel_39_1-8_contradict_other_prophecies.htm">Why does Ezekiel 39:1-8 portray a divine intervention against Gog that seemingly contradicts other biblical prophecies about end-times conflicts?</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 name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/39.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(18) Drink the blood of the princes.--In these verses there is a curious mingling of the figurative and the literal; thus the "princes" are immediately explained by the mention of the various sacrificial animals; and in <a href="/ezekiel/39-20.htm" title="Thus you shall be filled at my table with horses and chariots, with mighty men, and with all men of war, said the Lord GOD.">Ezekiel 39:20</a> these are again interpreted of "horses and chariots, with mighty men, and with all men of war." And when the figure is so far explained it only leads to a literal sense which must yet be considered as itself but the symbol of something further. (Comp. <a href="/context/revelation/19-17.htm" title="And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the middle of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together to the supper of the great God;">Revelation 19:17-18</a>.)<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/39.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 18 specifies the victims whose flesh and blood should form their banquet, viz. the mighty, as in <a href="/ezekiel/32-12.htm">Ezekiel 32:12, 27</a>, and the princes of the earth, meaning the nobles and other dignitaries in Gog's army, who, in accordance with the symbol of a feast, are spoken of as "rams," "lambs," "goats," "bullocks," and "fatlings of Bashan" (comp. <a href="/psalms/22-12.htm">Psalm 22:12</a>). "Per haec animantium, quae in saarificiis usurpari solebant, nomina varii hominum ordines intelliguntur, principum, ducum, militum, quod et Chaldaeus observat " (Grotius. Comp. <a href="/revelation/19-17.htm">Revelation 19:17, 18</a>). In <a href="/zephaniah/1-7.htm">Zephaniah 1:7</a> the heathen are the guests, and his people the victims, at Jehovah's banquet. <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/39-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>You will eat תֹּאכֵ֔לוּ (tō·ḵê·lū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> To eat the flesh בְּשַׂ֤ר (bə·śar) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1320.htm">Strong's 1320: </a> Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man of the mighty גִּבּוֹרִים֙ (gib·bō·w·rîm) Adjective - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1368.htm">Strong's 1368: </a> Powerful, warrior, tyrant and drink תִּשְׁתּ֑וּ (tiš·tū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8354.htm">Strong's 8354: </a> To imbibe the blood וְדַם־ (wə·ḏam-) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1818.htm">Strong's 1818: </a> Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed of the princes נְשִׂיאֵ֥י (nə·śî·’ê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5387.htm">Strong's 5387: </a> An exalted one, a king, sheik, a rising mist of the earth הָאָ֖רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land [as though they were rams, אֵילִ֨ים (’ê·lîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_352.htm">Strong's 352: </a> Strength, strong, a chief, a ram, a pilaster, an oak, strong tree lambs, כָּרִ֤ים (kā·rîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3733.htm">Strong's 3733: </a> A ram, a, battering-ram, a meadow, a pad, camel's saddle goats, וְעַתּוּדִים֙ (wə·‘at·tū·ḏîm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6260.htm">Strong's 6260: </a> Prepared, full grown, of he-goats, leaders of the people and bulls— פָּרִ֔ים (pā·rîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6499.htm">Strong's 6499: </a> Young bull, steer all כֻּלָּֽם׃ (kul·lām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the fattened animals מְרִיאֵ֥י (mə·rî·’ê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4806.htm">Strong's 4806: </a> A fatling, fatlings of Bashan. בָשָׁ֖ן (ḇā·šān) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1316.htm">Strong's 1316: </a> Bashan -- 'smooth', a region East of the Jordan <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/39-18.htm">Ezekiel 39:18 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/39-18.htm">Ezekiel 39:18 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/39-18.htm">Ezekiel 39:18 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/39-18.htm">Ezekiel 39:18 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/39-18.htm">Ezekiel 39:18 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/39-18.htm">Ezekiel 39:18 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/39-18.htm">Ezekiel 39:18 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/39-18.htm">Ezekiel 39:18 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/39-18.htm">Ezekiel 39:18 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/39-18.htm">Ezekiel 39:18 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-18.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 39:18 You shall eat the flesh (Ezek. 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