Ezekiel 39:18 - Exposition

specifies the victims whose flesh and blood should form their banquet, viz. the mighty , as in Ezekiel 32:12 , Ezekiel 32:27 , a nd the princes of the earth , meaning the nobles and other dignitaries in Gog's army, who, in accordance with the symbol of a feast, are spoken of as "rams," "lambs," "goats," "bullocks," and "fatlings of Bashan" (comp. Psalms 22:12 ). " Per haec animantium, quae in saarificiis usurpari solebant, nomina varii hominum ordines intelliguntur, principum, ducum, militum, quod et Chaldaeus observat " (Grotius. Comp. Revelation 19:17 , Revelation 19:18 ). In Zephaniah 1:7 the heathen are the guests, and his people the victims, at Jehovah's banquet.