Christian Standard Bible
Ezekiel 39:4
4You, 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.
Ezekiel 39:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)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 all kinds of carrion birds and to the wild animals.
- English Standard Version (ESV)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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)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.
Context of Ezekiel 39:4
2I will turn you around, drive you on, and lead you up from the remotest parts of the north. I will bring you against the mountains of Israel. 3Then I will knock your bow from your left hand and make your arrows drop from your right hand. 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. 5You will fall on the open field, for I have spoken. This is the declaration of the Lord God. 6“‘I will send fire against Magog and those who live securely on the coasts and islands. Then they will know that I am the Lord.
Read all of Ezekiel 39Ezekiel 39:4 word by word
עַל־הָרֵ֨י יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל תִּפּ֗וֹל אַתָּה֙ וְכָל־אֲגַפֶּ֔יךָ וְעַמִּ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר אִתָּ֑ךְ לְעֵ֨יט צִפּ֧וֹר כָּל־כָּנָ֛ף וְחַיַּ֥ת הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה נְתַתִּ֥יךָ לְאָכְלָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Thou shalt fallנָפַלnâphal · to fall: killH5307
- upon the mountainsהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- thou, and all thy bandsאֲגַף'aggâph · bandH102
- and the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- with thee: I will giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- thee unto the ravenousעַ֫יִט‛ayiţ · bird of preyH5861
- birdsצִפּוֹרtsippôr tsippôr · birdH6833
- of every sortכָּנָףkânâph · wingH3671
- the beastsחַיָּהchay · living thingH2416
- of the fieldשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704
- to be devouredאׇכְלָה'ôklâh · foodH402
Cross-references for Ezekiel 39:4
- Ezekiel 39:17“Son of man, this is what the Lord God says: Tell every kind of bird and all the wild animals, ‘Assemble and come! Gather from all around to my sacrificial feast that I am slaughtering for you, a great feast on the mountains of Israel; you will eat flesh and drink blood.
- Ezekiel 38:21I will call for a sword against him on all my mountains — this is the declaration of the Lord God — and every man’s sword will be against his brother.
- Ezekiel 32:4I will abandon you on the land and throw you onto the open field. I will cause all the birds of the sky to settle on you and let the wild creatures of the entire earth eat their fill of you.
- Ezekiel 33:27“Tell them this: ‘This is what the Lord God says: As surely as I live, those who are in the ruins will fall by the sword, those in the open field I have given to wild animals to be devoured, and those in the strongholds and caves will die by plague.
- Isaiah 34:2The Lord is angry with all the nations, furious with all their armies. He will set them apart for destruction, giving them over to slaughter.
- Jeremiah 15:3“I will ordain four kinds of judgment for them” — this is the Lord’s declaration — “the sword to kill, the dogs to drag away, and the birds of the sky and the wild animals of the land to devour and destroy.
- Revelation 19:17Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he called out in a loud voice, saying to all the birds flying high overhead, “Come, gather together for the great supper of God,
Commentaries on Ezekiel 39:4
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-4This terrible enemy, Gog, would be left helpless after his defeat. His dead body would become food for vultures and wild animals. This was similar to what happened to Goliath (compare 1 Samuel 17:44–46).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-54-5. (Compare Eze 39:17-20). upon the mountains of Israel--The scene of Israel's preservation shall be that of the ungodly foe's destruction.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Ezekiel 39
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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