11 The dogs shall eat (A)whoever belongs to Jeroboam and dies in the city, and the birds of the air shall eat whoever dies in the field; for the Lord has spoken!” ’

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11 Dogs(A) will eat those belonging to Jeroboam who die in the city, and the birds(B) will feed on those who die in the country. The Lord has spoken!’

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The dogs shall eat (A)whoever belongs to Baasha and dies in the city, and the birds of the air shall eat whoever dies in the fields.”

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Dogs(A) will eat those belonging to Baasha who die in the city, and birds(B) will feed on those who die in the country.”

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The Beast and His Armies Defeated

17 Then I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that fly in the midst of heaven, (A)“Come and gather together for the [a]supper of the great God, 18 (B)that you may eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of captains, the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and of those who sit on them, and the flesh of all people, [b]free and slave, both small and great.”

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 19:17 NU, M great supper of God
  2. Revelation 19:18 NU, M both free

17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun, who cried in a loud voice to all the birds(A) flying in midair,(B) “Come,(C) gather together for the great supper of God,(D) 18 so that you may eat the flesh of kings, generals, and the mighty, of horses and their riders, and the flesh of all people,(E) free and slave,(F) great and small.”(G)

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“And I will (A)appoint over them four forms of destruction,” says the Lord: “the sword to slay, the dogs to drag, (B)the birds of the heavens and the beasts of the earth to devour and destroy.

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“I will send four kinds of destroyers(A) against them,” declares the Lord, “the sword(B) to kill and the dogs(C) to drag away and the birds(D) and the wild animals to devour and destroy.(E)

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23 And (A)concerning Jezebel the Lord also spoke, saying, ‘The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the [a]wall of Jezreel.’ 24 The dogs shall eat (B)whoever belongs to Ahab and dies in the city, and the birds of the air shall eat whoever dies in the field.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 21:23 So with MT, LXX; some Heb. mss., Syr., Tg., Vg. plot of ground instead of wall (cf. 2 Kin. 9:36)

23 “And also concerning Jezebel the Lord says: ‘Dogs(A) will devour Jezebel by the wall of[a] Jezreel.’

24 “Dogs(B) will eat those belonging to Ahab who die in the city, and the birds(C) will feed on those who die in the country.”

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  1. 1 Kings 21:23 Most Hebrew manuscripts; a few Hebrew manuscripts, Vulgate and Syriac (see also 2 Kings 9:26) the plot of ground at

A Triumphant Festival

17 “And as for you, son of man, thus says the Lord God, (A)‘Speak to every sort of bird and to every beast of the field:

(B)“Assemble yourselves and come;
Gather together from all sides to My (C)sacrificial meal
Which I am sacrificing for you,
A great sacrificial meal (D)on the mountains of Israel,
That you may eat flesh and drink blood.
18 (E)You shall eat the flesh of the mighty,
Drink the blood of the princes of the earth,
Of rams and lambs,
Of goats and bulls,
All of them (F)fatlings of Bashan.
19 You shall eat fat till you are full,
And drink blood till you are drunk,
At My sacrificial meal
Which I am sacrificing for you.

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17 “Son of man, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: Call out to every kind of bird(A) and all the wild animals: ‘Assemble and come together from all around to the sacrifice I am preparing for you, the great sacrifice on the mountains of Israel. There you will eat flesh and drink blood.(B) 18 You will eat the flesh of mighty men and drink the blood of the princes of the earth as if they were rams and lambs, goats and bulls—all of them fattened animals from Bashan.(C) 19 At the sacrifice(D) I am preparing for you, you will eat fat till you are glutted and drink blood till you are drunk.

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24 “And they shall go forth and look
Upon the corpses of the men
Who have transgressed against Me.
For their (A)worm does not die,
And their fire is not quenched.
They shall be an abhorrence to all flesh.”

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24 “And they will go out and look on the dead bodies(A) of those who rebelled(B) against me; the worms(C) that eat them will not die, the fire that burns them will not be quenched,(D) and they will be loathsome to all mankind.”

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19 You shall speak to him, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord: “Have you murdered and also taken possession?” ’ And you shall speak to him, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord: (A)“In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth, dogs shall lick your blood, even yours.” ’ ”

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19 Say to him, ‘This is what the Lord says: Have you not murdered a man and seized his property?’(A) Then say to him, ‘This is what the Lord says: In the place where dogs licked up Naboth’s blood,(B) dogs(C) will lick up your blood—yes, yours!’”

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