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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Ezekiel 39:18

Drink the blood of the princes. — In these verses there is a curious mingling of the figurative and the literal; thus the “princes” are immediately explained by the mention of the various sacrificial animals; and in Ezekiel 39:20 these are again interpreted of “horses and chariots, with mighty men, and with all men of war.” And when the figure is so far explained it only leads to a literal sense which must yet be considered as itself but the symbol of something further. (Comp. Revelation 19:17.)

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See also Ezekiel 39:18 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Ezekiel 39:18. _YE SHALL - DRINK THE BLOOD OF THE PRINCES OF THE EARTH_] I need not mention the custom of the Scandinavians: they were accustomed to drink the blood of their enemies out of the...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    The purposes of the past dispensation shall be made clear to God’s people themselves and to the pagan. His judgments were the consequence of their sins; and these sins once abandoned, the favor of the...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    Ezekiel 38:1; Ezekiel 39:1. There will be at that time of restoration a great and final invasion of the land of Israel. Gog and Magog will invade the land “that is brought back from the sword, and is...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    Ezekiel's imagination, never weary of contemplating the destruction of those alien hordes, now pictures them as a sacrifice, to devour which Yahweh invites the birds and beasts, who gorge themselves w...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    PRINCES. leaders....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The actual victims sacrificed were princes and mighty men; here they are described as rams and goats the usual animals sacrificed. Jeremiah 51:40. _fatlings of Bashan_ Bashan was a pastoral country, p...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    DRINK THE BLOOD OF THE PRINCES OF THE EARTH— That is, the fowls and beasts mentioned before, _shall drink,_ &c. There cannot be a greater instance of disingenuousness, and of inveterate malice to the...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    B. The Completeness of the Destruction 39:9-20 TRANSLATION (9) And the inhabitants of the cities of Israel shall go out, and they shall burn the weapons and make fuel of them, even the shields, buckl...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole 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. YE SHALL EAT THE FLESH OF THE MI...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    2. LEAVE BUT THE SIXTH PART OF THEE] RV 'lead thee on.'...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    BASHAN] a district E. of the Jordan, famous for its cattle: see Deuteronomy 32:14; Psalms 22:12....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    EZEKIEL: “THEY SHALL KNOW THAT I AM GOD” GOD’S PLANS FOR *ISRAEL AND THE NATIONS EZEKIEL CHAPTER S 25 TO 39 _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 39 HOW THE *LORD WILL PUNISH GOG – EZEKIEL 39:1-10 v1

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    בְּשַׂ֤ר גִּבֹּורִים֙ תֹּאכֵ֔לוּ וְ דַם ־נְשִׂיאֵ֥י...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    JEHOVAH'S FINAL VICTORY Ezekiel 38:1; Ezekiel 39:1 THESE Chapter s give the impression of having been intended to stand at the close of the book of Ezekiel. Their present position is best explained o...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    Having thus described the order of events in the far distant future, the prophet proceeded to utter in greater detail his prophecy of the antagonism of God to those who thus would gather themselves ag...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _That are. Hebrew, "and of meries, (a species of oxen, in Syria.; Bellon. ii. 50.) all of them from Basan," beyond the Jordan, a most fertile country. Septuagint, "all calves fattened."_...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    What is particularly meant by this sacrifice, and the feast that is promised to be made for the fowl and the beast, is not so very clear as to speak with any certainty! But by comparing scripture with...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 38 AND 39. Gog, not fearing Jehovah, seeks to take possession of the land. He has no thought that Jehovah is there. His pride blinds him. It is very importan...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    YE SHALL EAT THE FLESH OF THE MIGHTY,.... Of the soldiers, men of strength and courage, and fit for war, with which the army of Gog will abound: AND DRINK THE BLOOD OF THE PRINCES OF THE EARTH: both...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    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. Ver. 18. _Ye shall eat the flesh o...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Thou son of man, speak unto every feathered fowl_, &c. It was the custom of persons that offered sacrifice, to invite their friends to the feast that was made of the remainder: see Genesis 31:54; 1 S...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE DESTRUCTION OF GOG AND HIS HOSTS...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Ye shall eat the flesh of the mighty and drink the blood of the princes of the earth, for it is in this class of people that the Lord's enemies are most numerous, OF RAMS, OF LAMBS, AND OF GOATS, lite...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    GOATS: _ Heb._ great goats...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    11-22 How numerous the enemies which God destroyed for the defence of his people Israel! Times of great deliverances should be times of reformation. Every one should help the utmost he can, toward cl...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    In these two and the two following verses, God takes on him the person of one that makes a feast, invites his guests, and promiseth to satisfy them. Of the two former, the first is an enigmatical invi...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Ezekiel 39:18 eat H398 (H8799) flesh H1320 mighty H1368 Drink H8354 (H8799) blood H1818 princes H5387 earth...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THE SCAVENGERS ARE CALLED TO A GREAT SACRIFICIAL FEAST (EZEKIEL 39:17). A huge emphasis in this chapter is on the purification of Israel and the awful fate of the wicked. Both are again involved here,...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    “And you will eat fat until you are full, and drink blood until you are drunk, of my sacrifice which I have sacrificed for you.” Nothing could have been designed to make Ezekiel shudder more. The eat...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Prophecy against Gog, continued. Vision of restored and converted Israel. CHARACTERS: God, Holy Spirit, Ezekiel, Gog. CONCLUSION: The powers in the last days that rise up to oppress Israel...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Ezekiel 39:1. _Behold, I am against thee, oh Gog._ This second apostrophe to Gog denotes the superintending providence of God over the enemies of his church, and the certainty of their final overthrow...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    THE DESTRUCTION OF GOG AND HIS VAST ARMIES. (Chap. 39) EXEGETICAL NOTES.— Ezekiel 39:2. “I WILL LEAVE BUT THE SIXTH PART OF THEE”—I will six thee; _i.e.,_ afflict thee with six plagues—pestilence, blo...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION Of the two main divisions of this chapter, the first (Ezekiel 39:1) depicts the greatness of the overthrow of Gog; the second (Ezekiel 39:21) records the impression made by it upon Both Is...

  • The Typology of Scripture by Patrick Fairbairn

    CHAPTER S 38, 39. THE ASSAULT OF GOG, AND HIS DESTRUCTION. THE last portion of the prophecy, which began at Ezekiel 37, stretches through these two next Chapter s, which properly form but one piece....

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Therefore, thou son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the [Rosh prince or the Russian] prince of Meshech and Tubal: And I will turn thee...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Amos 4:1; Deuteronomy 32:14; Ezekiel 29:5; Ezekiel 34:17; Ezekiel 34:8

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Ye shall eat — In these two and the following verses, God takes on him the person of one that makes a feast, invites his guests, and promises to satisfy them. Of the two former, the first is an Enigma...

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