He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill the places with the dead bodies; he shall wound the heads over many countries.
Parallel translations
- WEB He will judge among the nations. He will heap up dead bodies. He will crush the ruler of the whole earth.
- BSB He will judge the nations, heaping up the dead; He will crush the leaders far and wide.
- NKJV He shall judge among the nations, He shall fill the places with dead bodies, He shall execute the heads of many countries.
- NASB He will judge among the nations, He will fill them with corpses, He will shatter the chief men over a broad country.
- NLT He will punish the nations and fill their lands with corpses; he will shatter heads over the whole earth.
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Quick answer
The Messiah will judge the nations, fill the field with the slain, and crush rulers across the earth. His victory over evil is universal and complete.
Overview
The vivid battlefield imagery depicts the comprehensive defeat of all who oppose God's King. This is judgment language, affirming that the Messiah's reign ends in total triumph over the world's rebellious powers. It points to the final reckoning when Christ overthrows all evil and establishes righteousness (2 Thessalonians 1:7-9).
Cross-references & the web
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- Ps 68:21But God shall wound the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of such an one as goeth on still in his trespasses.
- Rev 19:11And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
- John 5:22For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:
- Mic 4:3And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
- Isa 2:4And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
- Rev 14:20And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs.
- Isa 42:4He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.
- Ezek 39:11–20And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will give unto Gog a place there of graves in Israel, the valley of the passengers on the east of the sea: and it shall stop the noses of the passengers: and there shall they bury Gog and all his multitude: and they shall call it The valley of Hamongog.
- Gen 3:15And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
- Isa 11:3And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:
- Hab 3:13Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, even for salvation with thine anointed; thou woundedst the head out of the house of the wicked, by discovering the foundation unto the neck. Selah.
- Isa 66:16–17For by fire and by his sword will the LORD plead with all flesh: and the slain of the LORD shall be many.
- Isa 34:2–8For the indignation of the LORD is upon all nations, and his fury upon all their armies: he hath utterly destroyed them, he hath delivered them to the slaughter.
- 1 Sam 2:10The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the LORD shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.
- Ezek 39:4Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou, and all thy bands, and the people that is with thee: I will give thee unto the ravenous birds of every sort, and to the beasts of the field to be devoured.
- Ezek 38:21–22And I will call for a sword against him throughout all my mountains, saith the Lord GOD: every man’s sword shall be against his brother.
- Isa 66:24And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh.
- Joel 3:12–16Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there will I sit to judge all the heathen round about.
- Isa 43:2–4When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
- Isa 51:5My righteousness is near; my salvation is gone forth, and mine arms shall judge the people; the isles shall wait upon me, and on mine arm shall they trust.
- Isa 42:1Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.
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