Ezekiel 32:4

32:4 I will leave you on the ground,

I will fling you on the open field,

I will allow ¹  all the birds of the sky to settle ²  on you,

and I will permit ³  all the wild animals ⁴  to gorge themselves on you.

Ezekiel 33:27

33:27 “This is what you must say to them, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: As surely as I live, those living in the ruins will die ⁵  by the sword, those in the open field I will give to the wild beasts for food, and those who are in the strongholds and caves will die of disease.

Ezekiel 34:8

34:8 As surely as I live, declares the sovereign Lord, my sheep have become prey and have become food for all the wild beasts. There was no shepherd, and my shepherds did not search for my flock, but fed themselves and did not feed my sheep,

Ezekiel 38:20

38:20 The fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, the wild beasts, all the things that creep on the ground, and all people who live on the face of the earth will shake ⁶  at my presence. The mountains will topple, the cliffs ⁷  will fall, and every wall will fall to the ground.

Ezekiel 39:17

39:17 “As for you, son of man, this is what the sovereign Lord says: Tell every kind of bird and every wild beast: ‘Assemble and come! Gather from all around to my slaughter ⁸  which I am going to make for you, a great slaughter on the mountains of Israel! You will eat flesh and drink blood.

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¹ tn Or “cause.”

² tn Heb “live.”

³ tn Or “cause.”

⁴ tn Heb “the beasts of the field,” referring to wild as opposed to domesticated animals.

⁵ tn Heb “fall.”

⁶ tn Or “tremble.”

⁷ tn The term occurs only here and in Song of Songs 2:14.

⁸ tn Or “sacrifice” (so also in the rest of this verse).