Discovery BoxEzekiel 39:9-10 
Context39:9 “‘Then those who live in the cities of Israel will go out and use the weapons for kindling 1 – the shields, 2 bows and arrows, war clubs and spears – they will burn them for seven years. 39:10 They will not need to take 3 wood from the field or cut down trees from the forests, because they will make fires with the weapons. They will take the loot from those who looted them and seize the plunder of those who plundered them, 4 declares the sovereign Lord.
Ezekiel 39:17-20
Context39:17 “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 5 which I am going to make for you, a great slaughter on the mountains of Israel! You will eat flesh and drink blood. 39:18 You will eat the flesh of warriors 6 and drink the blood of the princes of the earth – the rams, lambs, goats, and bulls, all of them fattened animals of Bashan. 39:19 You will eat fat until you are full, and drink blood until you are drunk, 7 at my slaughter 8 which I have made for you. 39:20 You will fill up at my table with horses and charioteers, 9 with warriors and all the soldiers,’ declares the sovereign Lord.
1 tn Heb “burn and kindle the weapons.”
2 tn Two different types of shields are specified in the Hebrew text.
3 tn Heb “they will not carry.”
4 tn Heb “loot their looters and plunder their plunderers.”
5 tn Or “sacrifice” (so also in the rest of this verse).
6 sn See Rev 19:17-18.
7 sn Eating the fat and drinking blood were God’s exclusive rights in Israelite sacrifices (Lev 3:17).
8 tn Or “sacrifice” (so also in the rest of this verse).
9 tn Heb “chariots.”
