Ezequiel 39:18

18 ¡Coman la carne de hombres valientes y beban la sangre de príncipes como si fueran carneros, corderos, cabras y toros; todos animales engordados de Basán!

Ezequiel 39:18 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 39:18

Ye shall eat the flesh of the mighty
Of the soldiers, men of strength and courage, and fit for war, with which the army of Gog will abound: and drink the blood of the princes of the earth:
both the princes of his own family and court, and those of his allies and auxiliaries that will come along with him: of rams, of lambs, and of goats, of bullocks;
which the Targum Jarchi, and Kimchi, interpret of kings, princes, dukes, rulers, and governors; and so does John, in the Revelation, of kings, captains, and mighty men, ( Revelation 19:18 ) : all of them fatlings of Baasha;
which was a country in Israel, very fruitful, and full of pastures, where much fat cattle were bred; and to which these great personages in Gog's army are compared, for their bulk, strength, and wealth. So the Targum,

``all of them rich in substance.''

It may be rendered, "all of them the merie of Bashan"; for "meri" is the name of an ox or buffle; and Jarchi says that a fat ox is called in the Arabic language <arabic> "almari" ^F8.

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FOOTNOTES:

F8 Vid. Bochart. de Script. Animal. par. 1. l. 2. c. 28. col. 284.

Ezequiel 39:18 In-Context

16 (Habrá allí una ciudad llamada Hamona, que significa ‘multitud’). Así por fin quedará limpia la tierra”.

17 »Ahora, hijo de hombre, esto dice el Señor
Soberano: llama a las aves y a los animales salvajes y diles: “Reúnanse para mi gran banquete sacrificial. ¡Vengan de lejos y de cerca a los montes de Israel y coman allí carne y beban sangre!

18 ¡Coman la carne de hombres valientes y beban la sangre de príncipes como si fueran carneros, corderos, cabras y toros; todos animales engordados de Basán!

19 Devoren la carne hasta quedar hastiados; beban la sangre hasta embriagarse. Es el banquete sacrificial que he preparado para ustedes.

20 Sáciense de la mesa de mi banquete; devoren caballos y conductores de carros, hombres poderosos y toda clase de guerreros valientes, dice el Señor
Soberano”.