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Ezekiel 39:5

3 Then I will strike the bow from your left hand and dash down the arrows from your right hand.

4 On the mountains of Israel you will fall—you and all your troops and the nations with you. I will give you as food to every kind of ravenous bird and wild beast.

You will fall in the open field, for I have spoken, declares the Lord GOD.

6 I will send fire on Magog and on those who dwell securely in the coastlands, and they will know that I am the LORD.

7 So I will make My holy name known among My people Israel and will no longer allow it to be profaned. Then the nations will know that I am the LORD, the Holy One in Israel.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
You will fall in the open field, for I have spoken, declares the Lord GOD.
KJV
Thou shalt fall upon the open field: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD.
WEB
You will fall on the open field, for I have spoken it,” says the Lord GOD.
ASV
Thou shalt fall upon the open field; for I have spoken it, saith the Lord Jehovah.
DARBY
Thou shalt fall on the open field; for I have spoken [it], saith the Lord Jehovah.
BLB
You will fall upon the face of the field, for I have spoken, a declaration of the Lord YHWH.
ÅB
På marken skal du falle; for jeg har talt, sier Herren, Israels Gud.
OTB
Du skal falle på åpen mark, for jeg har talt det, sier Herren Gud.
B1930
På marken skal du falle; for jeg har talt, sier Herren, Israels Gud.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Jeremiah 8:2

    They will be exposed to the sun and moon, and to all the host of heaven which they have loved, served, followed, consulted, and worshiped. Their bones will not be gathered up or buried, but will become like dung lying on the ground.

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  • Ezekiel 29:5

    I will leave you in the desert, you and all the fish of your streams. You will fall on the open field and will not be taken away or gathered for burial. I have given you as food to the beasts of the earth and the birds of the air.

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  • Ezekiel 32:4

    I will abandon you on the land and hurl you into the open field. I will cause all the birds of the air to settle upon you, and all the beasts of the earth to eat their fill of you.

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  • Jeremiah 22:19

    He will be buried like a donkey, dragged away and thrown outside the gates of Jerusalem.

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