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Ezekiel 39:18 Cross-References
Explore 13 cross-references for Ezekiel 39:18 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ezekiel chapter 39 verse 18 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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. goats: Heb. great goats”
Ezekiel 39:18 (KJV)
Commentary on Ezekiel 39:18
Ye shall eat the flesh of the mighty, and drink the blood of the princes of the earth—The Hebrew gibborim (גִּבֹּרִים, "mighty men") typically designates elite warriors, while nesiey ha-aretz (נְשִׂיאֵי הָאָרֶץ, "princes of the earth") indicates rulers and nobility. This comprehensive list—from military elite to political leadership—shows no human power escapes divine judgment.The livestock metaphors—rams, lambs, goats, bullocks, all of them fatlings of Bashan—compare Gog's warriors to prime sacrificial animals. Bashan (בָּשָׁן), the fertile region east of Galilee, was renowned for superior li...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Ezekiel 39:18
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“Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.”
“like rams with male goats.”
“saying to all the birds that fly in the sky”
“you cows of Bashan”
“you and all the fish of your rivers. You'll fall on the open field. You won't be brought together”
“the time of their visitation.”
“the sword which came forth out of his mouth. All the birds were filled with their flesh.”
“and milk of the flock”
“and the young bulls with the mighty bulls; and their land will be drunken with blood”
“because you rejoice”