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Revelation 19:18

That 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.

KJV

ἵνα φάγητε σάρκας βασιλέων καὶ σάρκας χιλιάρχων καὶ σάρκας ἰσχυρῶν καὶ σάρκας ἵππων καὶ τῶν καθημένων ἐπ’ αὐτῶν καὶ σάρκας πάντων ἐλευθέρων τε καὶ δούλων καὶ μικρῶν καὶ μεγάλων.

Greek NT

ut manducetis carnes regum, et carnes tribunorum, et carnes fortium, et carnes equorum, et sedentium in ipsis, et carnes omnium liberorum, et servorum, et pusillorum et magnorum.

Vulgate

that 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 thereon, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, and small and great.

ASV

That you may eat the flesh of kings and the flesh of tribunes and the flesh of mighty men and the flesh of horses and of them that sit on them: and the flesh of all freemen and bondmen and of little and of great.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

18 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
βασιλεύς
basileus
noun · 115×
δοῦλος
doulos
noun · 124×
κάθημαι
kathemai
verb · 89×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
μέγας
megas
adjective · 244×
μικρός
mikros
adjective · 42×
πᾶς
pas
adjective · 1226×
σάρξ
sarx
noun · 147×
τέ
te
particle · 214×
φάγω
phago
verb · 93×
χιλίαρχος
chiliarchos
noun · 21×
ἐλεύθερος
eleutheros
adjective · 23×
ἐπί
epi
preposition · 888×
ἰσχυρός
ischuros
adjective · 28×
ἵνα
ina
conjunction · 665×
ἵππος
ippos
noun · 17×
o
article · 19778×

Textual variants

2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: αὐτῶν | NIV/RP: αὐτῶν | WH/Treg: αὐτούς
  • αὐτῶνSBLGNT
  • αὐτῶνReader's GNT (NA27), Robinson-Pierpont
  • αὐτούςWestcott-Hort, Tregelles
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: καὶ | WH/Treg/NIV: καὶ | RP: τε καὶ
  • καὶSBLGNT
  • καὶWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • τε καὶRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Sam 17:44 — And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field.
  • 1Sam 17:46 — This day will the LORD deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air
  • Dan 7:9 — I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wh
  • Deut 28:26 — And thy carcase shall be meat unto all fowls of the air, and unto the beasts of the earth, and no man shall fray them away.
  • Ezek 29:5 — And I will leave thee thrown into the wilderness, thee and all the fish of thy rivers: thou shalt fall upon the open fields; thou shalt not be brought together, nor gathered: I have given thee for mea
  • Ezek 39:18 — Ye shall eat the flesh of the mighty, and drink the blood of the princes of the earth, of rams, of lambs, and of goats, of bullocks, all of them fatlings of Bashan.
  • Ezek 39:20 — 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.
  • Isa 24:21 — And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall punish the host of the high ones that are on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth.
  • Isa 30:33 — For Tophet is ordained of old; yea, for the king it is prepared; he hath made it deep and large: the pile thereof is fire and much wood; the breath of the LORD, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle
  • Jer 7:33 — And the carcases of this people shall be meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of the earth; and none shall fray them away.
  • Jer 16:4 — They shall die of grievous deaths; they shall not be lamented; neither shall they be buried; but they shall be as dung upon the face of the earth: and they shall be consumed by the sword, and by famin
  • Jer 19:7 — And I will make void the counsel of Judah and Jerusalem in this place; and I will cause them to fall by the sword before their enemies, and by the hands of them that seek their lives: and their carcas
  • Jer 34:20 — I will even give them into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life: and their dead bodies shall be for meat unto the fowls of the heaven, and to the beasts of the ear
  • Jer 51:21 — And with thee will I break in pieces the horse and his rider; and with thee will I break in pieces the chariot and his rider;
  • Luke 17:37 — And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered together.
  • Matt 24:28 — For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.
  • Ps 107:40 — He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no way.
  • Ps 110:5 — The Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath.
  • Rev 2:22 — Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds.
  • Rev 6:15 — And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the m
  • Rev 13:16 — And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
  • Rev 13:16 — And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: