Ezekiel 39:18 Meaning
Ye shall eat the flesh of the mighty, and drink the blood of the princes of the earth, of rams, of lambs, and of goats, of bullocks, all of them fatlings of Bashan.
Context Explained
16And also the name of the city shall be Hamonah. Thus shall they cleanse the land.
17And, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD; Speak unto every feathered fowl, and to every beast of the field, Assemble yourselves, and come; gather yourselves on every side to my sacrifice that I do sacrifice for you, even a great sacrifice upon the mountains of Israel, that ye may eat flesh, and drink blood.
18Ye shall eat the flesh of the mighty, and drink the blood of the princes of the earth, of rams, of lambs, and of goats, of bullocks, all of them fatlings of Bashan.
19And ye shall eat fat till ye be full, and drink blood till ye be drunken, of my sacrifice which I have sacrificed for you.
20Thus ye shall be filled at my table with horses and chariots, with mighty men, and with all men of war, saith the Lord GOD.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Isaiah 53:7
Isaiah speaks of the suffering servant, contrasting the violent imagery in Ezekiel.
Revelation 19:18
Both passages describe a feast involving the slain.
Leviticus 3:17
Leviticus outlines sacrificial laws, which connect to the themes of sacrifice in Ezekiel.
Source: Ezekiel 39:18