Ezekiel 39:17

“And you, son of man, thus says Adonai YHWH: Say to the birds of every wing and to all the animals of the field, ‘Assemble and come; gather from all around to my sacrifice that I am sacrificing for you, a great sacrifice on the mountains of Israel, and you will eat flesh and drink blood.”

Ezekiel 39:17 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Allusion · Revelation 19:17-18

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Both texts describe the invitation to the birds to God's great banquet, on the corpses.

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

  • גָּדוֹלgadolH1419μεγάλῃmegalēiG3173“great”
  • אָמַרamarH559λέγωνlegōnG3004“say”
  • צִפּוֹרtsiporH6833ὀρνέοιςorneoisG3732“bird”
  • הֵאָסְפוּheasfuH622συνάχθητεsynachthēteG4863“gather, collect”
  • יְהֹוִהyehoviH3069θεοῦtheouG2316“YHWH (God, the Lord)”

Ezekiel 39:17, word by word

sonבֶןven

human being

Literally "son of Adam": any person, a mortal.

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of manאָדָםadam

human being

All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.

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saysאָמַרamar

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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Adonaiאֲדֹנָadona

Adonai, Lord

"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.

Where else “adona” appears
YHWHיְהֹוִהyehovi

YHWH (with Adonai)

The four letters of God's name, YHWH (see "YHWH"). They almost always go with "Adonai"; then Jews, when reading, said "Elohim" so as not to repeat "Adonai".

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to the birdsצִפּוֹרtsipor

bird

Bird, small bird.

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wingכָּנָףkanaf

wing

A bird's wing; shelter under God's wings.

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the animalsחַיַּתchayat

beast

Literally "living thing": a creature, especially a wild one.

Where else “chayat” appears
of the fieldשָּׂדֶהsade

field

The open country: "the beasts of the field".

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‘Assembleהִקָּבְצוּhikavtsu

gather

To bring people to one place, or to come together there.

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and comeבֹאוּvou

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

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gatherהֵאָסְפוּheasfu

assemble

To bring people together in one place.

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from all aroundסָּבִיבsaviv

around

In a circle or on every side of something: the camp, the city, the altar.

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to my sacrificeזִבְחִzivchi

sacrifice

An animal offered to God and eaten together.

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am sacrificingזֹבֵחַzoveach

sacrifice

To kill an animal as a gift to God or other gods.

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a greatגָּדוֹלgadol

great

Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.

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on the mountainsהָרֵיhare

mountain

A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.

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of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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and you will eatאֲכַלְתֶּםachaltem

eat

To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.

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fleshבָּשָׂרbasar

flesh

The body of a person or animal, the soft part covering the bones.

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and drinkשְׁתִיתֶםshetitem

drink

Drink.

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bloodדָּםdam

blood

The red fluid that runs through the body and carries the life of people and animals.

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The context

16And also the name of a city will be Hamonah. And they will cleanse the land.’

17 · This verse (above)

18The flesh of mighty men you will eat, and the blood of the chiefs of the earth you will drink — rams, lambs, and male goats, bulls, fatlings of Bashan all of them.

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