Ezekiel 39:4

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 and drive you toward the mountains of Israel, bringing you from the distant north. 3I will knock the bow from your left hand and the arrows from your right hand, and I will leave you helpless. You and your army and your allies will all die on the mountains. I will feed you to the vultures and wild animals. 5You will fall in the open fields, for I have spoken, says the Sovereign Lord. 6And I will rain down fire on Magog and on all your allies who live safely on the coasts. Then they will know that I am the Lord.

Ezekiel 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“And now, son of man, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: Call all the birds and wild animals. Say to them: Gather together for my great sacrificial feast. Come from far and near to the mountains of Israel, and there eat flesh and drink blood!
• Ezekiel 38:21I will summon the sword against you on all the hills of Israel, says the Sovereign Lord. Your men will turn their swords against each other.
• Ezekiel 32:4I will leave you stranded on the land to die. All the birds of the heavens will land on you, and the wild animals of the whole earth will gorge themselves on you.
• Ezekiel 33:27“Say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: As surely as I live, those living in the ruins will die by the sword. And I will send wild animals to eat those living in the open fields. Those hiding in the forts and caves will die of disease.
• Isaiah 34:2For the Lord is enraged against the nations. His fury is against all their armies. He will completely destroy them, dooming them to slaughter.
• Jeremiah 15:3“I will send four kinds of destroyers against them,” says the Lord. “I will send the sword to kill, the dogs to drag away, the vultures to devour, and the wild animals to finish up what is left.
• Revelation 19:17Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, shouting to the vultures flying high in the sky: “Come! Gather together for the great banquet God has prepared.

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

Topics related to Ezekiel 39:4

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In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Eagle
• Ezekiel, Book of
• Gog
• Birds
• Ezekiel
• Fowl
• Raven; Ravin

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