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Matthew 24:28

26 So if they tell you, ‘There He is in the wilderness,’ do not go out; or, ‘Here He is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it.

27 For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.

29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’

30 At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory.

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BSB
Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.
KJV
For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.
WEB
For wherever the carcass is, that is where the vultures gather together.
ASV
Wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.
DARBY
[For] wherever the carcase is, there will be gathered the eagles.
BLB
Wherever the carcass may be, there the vultures will be gathered.
ÅB
Der åtselet er, der skal ørnene samles.
OTB
Hvor åtslet er, der vil gribbene samles.
B1930
Hvor åtselet er, der skal ørnene samles.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Luke 17:37

    “Where, Lord?” they asked. Jesus answered, “Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.”

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  • Job 39:27–30

    Does the eagle soar at your command and make his nest on high?

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  • Amos 9:1–4

    I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and He said: “Strike the tops of the pillars so that the thresholds shake. Topple them on the heads of all the people, and I will kill the rest with the sword. None of those who flee will get away; none of the fugitives will escape.

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  • Deuteronomy 28:49

    The LORD will bring a nation from afar, from the ends of the earth, to swoop down upon you like an eagle—a nation whose language you will not understand,

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  • Jeremiah 16:16

    But for now I will send for many fishermen, declares the LORD, and they will catch them. After that I will send for many hunters, and they will hunt them down on every mountain and hill, even from the clefts of the rocks.

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