Ezekiel 39:17-18

Ezekiel 39:17-18

[17] And, 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.  [18] 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. 

What does Ezekiel 39:17-18 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

The Lord also instructed Ezekiel to prophesy to the birds and beasts to come and feast on the flesh of the invaders who had died (cf. Ezekiel 39:4; Isaiah 34:6; Jeremiah 46:10; Zephaniah 1:7-8; Revelation 19:17-21). It would be like eating a great sacrifice for them, but those offered as sacrifices to the Lord would be great people of the earth rather than fat rams, lambs, goats, and bulls. Bashan, to the east of the Jordan River, consistently produced fat cattle because there was so much good pasture there.