Ezekiel 39:4

You and all the soldiers that are with you will die on the mountains in Israel. I will give your corpses to be food for the birds that eat dead flesh, and to the wild animals.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

3When you are there, I will snatch your bows from your left hands and cause your arrows to fall from your right hands.

5You will die in the open fields. That will surely happen because I, Yahweh the Lord, have said that it will happen.

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Cross References

Isaiah 34:2Yahweh is angry with the people of all nations; he is ◄furious/very angry► with all their armies. He has decided that they must be destroyed, and he will slaughter them.

Ezekiel 29:5I will leave you and all those fish to die in the desert; you will fall onto the ground, and your corpse will not be picked up and buried, because I have declared that your flesh will be food for the wild animals and birds.

Ezekiel 33:27Send this message to them: ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says: As surely as I am alive, those who are left in the ruins in Jerusalem will also be killed by their enemies’ swords, and those who are living in the countryside will be killed by wild animals, and those who are living in forts and caves will die from a plague.

Ezekiel 39:17Yahweh said to me, “You human, this is what I, Yahweh the Lord, say: Summon every kind of bird and wild animal. Say to them, ‘Gather together from everywhere and come to the feast that Yahweh is preparing for you. It will be a great feast on the mountains in Israel. There you will eat men’s flesh and drink their blood.

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 39:2-8

The Judgment of Gog and Magog. ( b. c. 585.) 1 Therefore, thou son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say, Thus saith the Lord God ; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal: 2 And I will turn thee back, and leave but the sixth part of thee, and will cause thee to come up from the north parts, and will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel: 3 And I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand. 4 Thou shalt fall upon the mountains… Read the whole commentary →

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