Revelation 19:17

“And I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that fly in midheaven, “Come, gather for the great supper of God,”
Revelation 19:17 · direct translation from the Greek

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AndΚαὶI sawεἶδονanἕναangelἄγγελονstandingἑστῶταinἐνthe sun,τῷ ἡλίῳandκαὶhe cried outἔκραξενwith a loudμεγάλῃvoice,φωνῇsayingλέγωνto allπᾶσιthe birdsτοῖς ὀρνέοιςthat flyτοῖς πετομένοιςinἐνmidheaven,μεσουρανήματι“Come,Δεῦτεgatherσυνάχθητεforεἰςthe greatτὸ μέγαsupperτὸ δεῖπνονof God,τοῦ θεοῦ

Allusion · Ezekiel 39:17-20

Go to Ezekiel 39:17-20

Both texts describe the invitation to the birds to the great feast of God, upon the corpses.

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

μεγάλῃmegalēiG3173גָּדוֹלgadolH1419“great”
λέγωνlegōnG3004אָמַרamarH559“say”
ὀρνέοιςorneoisG3732צִפּוֹרtsiporH6833“bird”
συνάχθητεsynachthēteG4863הֵאָסְפוּheasfuH622“gather”
θεοῦtheouG2316יְהֹוִהyehoviH3069“God”

Revelation 19:17, word by word

I sawεἶδονeidon

see

To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.

Where else “eidon” appears

anἕναhena

a certain

A certain one, someone; or the first: “the first day of the week.”

Where else “hena” appears

angelἄγγελονangelon

angel

A messenger from heaven who serves God.

Where else “angelon” appears

standingἑστῶταhestōta

stand

To stay upright on one's feet, or hold out without falling.

Where else “hestōta” appears

the sunἡλίῳhēliōi

sun

Sun.

Where else “hēliōi” appears

he cried outἔκραξενekraxen

cry out

Shout, cry out.

Where else “ekraxen” appears

with a loudμεγάλῃmegalēi

intense

Of great force or intensity, like an enormous joy or fear.

Where else “megalēi” appears

voiceφωνῇphōnēi

voice

Someone's voice, or a shout.

Where else “phōnēi” appears

sayingλέγωνlegōn

say

To express something in words to others.

Where else “legōn” appears

the birdsὀρνέοιςorneois

bird

Bird.

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that flyπετομένοιςpetomenois

fly

Fly, move through the air.

Where else “petomenois” appears

midheavenμεσουρανήματιmesouranēmati

midheaven

Midheaven: the highest point of the sky, overhead, where all can see.

Where else “mesouranēmati” appears

“ComeΔεῦτεDeute

come

Come! let's go!

Where else “Deute” appears

gatherσυνάχθητεsynachthēte

gather

To bring people or things together into one place.

Where else “synachthēte” appears

supperδεῖπνονdeipnon

supper, dinner

Supper, banquet.

Where else “deipnon” appears

of Godθεοῦtheou

God

The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.

Where else “theou” appears

Translation note

It recalls Ezekiel 39:17-20.

The context

16And on his garment and on his thigh he has a name written: King of kings and Lord of lords.

17 · This verse (above)

18so that you may eat the flesh of kings and the flesh of commanders and the flesh of the mighty and the flesh of horses and of those who sit on them, and the flesh of all, both free and slave, and small and great.”

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