New Living Translation
Revelation 19:18
18Come and eat the flesh of kings, generals, and strong warriors; of horses and their riders; and of all humanity, both free and slave, small and great.”
Revelation 19:18 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great.
- New International Version (NIV)so that you may eat the flesh of kings, generals, and the mighty, of horses and their riders, and the flesh of all people, free and slave, great and small.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)to eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of captains, the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and their riders, and the flesh of all men, both free and slave, both small and great."
- New King James Version (NKJV)that you may eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of captains, the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and of those who sit on them, and the flesh of all people, free and slave, both small and great.”
Context of Revelation 19:18
16On his robe at his thigh was written this title: King of all kings and Lord of all lords. 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. Come and eat the flesh of kings, generals, and strong warriors; of horses and their riders; and of all humanity, both free and slave, small and great.” 19Then I saw the beast and the kings of the world and their armies gathered together to fight against the one sitting on the horse and his army. 20And the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who did mighty miracles on behalf of the beast—miracles that deceived all who had accepted the mark of the beast and who worshiped his statue. Both the beast and his false prophet were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur.
Read all of Revelation 19Revelation 19:18 word by word
ἵνα φάγητε σάρκας βασιλέων καὶ σάρκας χιλιάρχων καὶ σάρκας ἰσχυρῶν καὶ σάρκας ἵππων καὶ τῶν καθημένων ἐπ᾽ αὐτῶν καὶ σάρκας πάντων, ἐλευθέρων τε καὶ δούλων καὶ μικρῶν καὶ μεγάλων.¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
- ye may eatφαγεῖνphagō · to eatG5315
- the fleshσάρξsarx · fleshG4561
- of kingsβασιλεύςbasileus · kingG935
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- of captainsχιλίαρχοςchiliarchos · military officerG5506
- of mighty menἰσχυρόςischuros · strongG2478
- of horsesἵπποςhippos · horseG2462
- of them that sitὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- of them that sitκάθημαιkathēmai · to sitG2521
- onἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
- themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- of allπᾶςpas · allG3956
- freeἐλεύθεροςeleutheros · free/freedomG1658
- bondδοῦλοςdoulos · slaveG1401
- smallμικρόςmikros mikroteros · smallG3398
- greatμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
Cross-references for Revelation 19:18
- Deuteronomy 28:26Your corpses will be food for all the scavenging birds and wild animals, and no one will be there to chase them away.
- 1 Samuel 17:44“Come over here, and I’ll give your flesh to the birds and wild animals!” Goliath yelled.
- Psalms 110:5The Lord stands at your right hand to protect you. He will strike down many kings when his anger erupts.
- Jeremiah 7:33The bodies of my people will be food for the vultures and wild animals, and no one will be left to scare them away.
- Jeremiah 16:4They will die from terrible diseases. No one will mourn for them or bury them, and they will lie scattered on the ground like manure. They will die from war and famine, and their bodies will be food for the vultures and wild animals.”
- Jeremiah 19:7“‘For I will upset the careful plans of Judah and Jerusalem. I will allow the people to be slaughtered by invading armies, and I will leave their dead bodies as food for the vultures and wild animals.
- Jeremiah 34:20I will give you to your enemies, and they will kill you. Your bodies will be food for the vultures and wild animals.
- Ezekiel 29:5I will leave you and all your fish stranded in the wilderness to die. You will lie unburied on the open ground, for I have given you as food to the wild animals and birds.
- Ezekiel 39:18Eat the flesh of mighty men and drink the blood of princes as though they were rams, lambs, goats, and bulls—all fattened animals from Bashan!
- Matthew 24:28Just as the gathering of vultures shows there is a carcass nearby, so these signs indicate that the end is near.
- Luke 17:37“Where will this happen, Lord?” the disciples asked. Jesus replied, “Just as the gathering of vultures shows there is a carcass nearby, so these signs indicate that the end is near.”
- Revelation 6:15Then everyone—the kings of the earth, the rulers, the generals, the wealthy, the powerful, and every slave and free person—all hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains.
- Revelation 13:16He required everyone—small and great, rich and poor, free and slave—to be given a mark on the right hand or on the forehead.
Commentaries on Revelation 19:18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18That ye may eat the flesh of kings - There shall be a universal destruction; the kings, generals, captains, and all their host, shall be slain.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18That ye may eat the flesh of kings - Of the kings under the control of the beast and the false prophet, Revelation 16:14; Revelation 17:12-14. And the flesh of captains - Of those subordinate to kings in command. The Greek word is ́ chiliarchōn- “chiliarchs” - denoting captains of a thousand, or, as we should say, commanders of a regiment. The word “colonel” would better convey the idea with us; as he is the commander of a regiment, and a regiment is…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-21Verses 11-21 Christ, the glorious Head of the church, is described as on a white horse, the emblem of justice and holiness. He has many crowns, for he is King of kings, and Lord of lords. He is arrayed in a vesture dipped in his own blood, by which he purchased his power as Mediator; and in the blood of his enemies, over whom he always prevails. His name is "The Word of God;" a name none fully knows but himself; only this we know, that this Word was God…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17-19gather together for the great supper: This feast on the flesh of the armies fighting against Christ contrasts with the marriage of the Lamb (Revelation 19:7). The enemies ready for battle are quickly destroyed (Revelation 19:20–21; see also 14:17–20; 16:16–21). Two feasts (the marriage supper of the Lamb in Revelation 19:7–8 and the "great supper" of God's judgment in Revelation 19:17–18, 21) offer two views on the end of time. They show the two sides of…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. Contrast with this "supper," Re 19:17, 18, the marriage supper of the Lamb, Re 19:9. captains--Greek, "captains of thousands," that is, chief captains. The "kings" are "the ten" who "give their power unto the beast." free and bond--specified in Re 13:16, as "receiving the mark of the beast." The repetition of flesh (in the Greek it is plural: masses of flesh) five times in this verse, marks the gross carnality of the followers of the beast. Again, the…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Revelation 19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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