Thus ye shall be filled at my table with horses and chariots, with mighty men, and with all men of war, saith the Lord GOD.
Parallel translations
- WEB You shall be filled at my table with horses and chariots, with mighty men, and with all men of war, says the Lord Yahweh.
- BSB And at My table you will eat your fill of horses and riders, of mighty men and warriors of every kind,’ declares the Lord GOD.
- NKJV You shall be filled at My table With horses and riders, With mighty men And with all the men of war,” says the Lord God.
- NASB You will eat your fill at My table with horses and charioteers, with warriors and all the men of war,” declares the Lord God.
- NLT Feast at my banquet table—feast on horses and charioteers, on mighty men and all kinds of valiant warriors, says the Sovereign Lord.
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Quick answer
At God's table the beasts are filled with horses, charioteers, and warriors. Even cavalry and armies become the spoil of judgment.
Overview
The Lord describes His 'table' filled with horses, chariots, mighty men, and all the men of war for the scavengers to consume. The image of a sacrificial banquet reaches its climax, emphasizing that the entire military apparatus of the enemy is swept away. This decisive end of organized hostility points to the certain day when every power arrayed against the Lord and His Anointed is brought to nothing.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- Rev 19:18That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great.
- Hag 2:22And I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms, and I will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the heathen; and I will overthrow the chariots, and those that ride in them; and the horses and their riders shall come down, every one by the sword of his brother.
- Ps 76:5–6The stouthearted are spoiled, they have slept their sleep: and none of the men of might have found their hands.
- Ezek 38:4And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords:
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