"And the Philistineª saidª° to¹ David,ª Come²°¹ to¹ me, and I will giveª°¹ thy fleshª unto the fowlsª of the air,ª and to the beastsª of the field.ª ... This¹ dayª will the LORDª deliverª° thee into mine hand;ª and I will smiteª° thee, and takeª°¹ thine headª from¹¹ thee; and I will giveª° the carcasesª of the hostª of the Philistinesª this¹ dayª unto the fowlsª of the air,ª and to the wild beastsª of the earth;ª that all¹ the earthª may knowª° that¹ there isª a Godª in Israel.ª" {1Sm 17:44-46} + "[[A Psalmª of Asaph.]]ª O God,ª the heathenª are comeª° into thine inheritance;ª¹ thy holyª templeª have they defiled;ª° they have laidª°¹ Jerusalemª on heaps.ª ... Their bloodª have they shedª° like waterª round aboutª Jerusalem;ª and [there was] none¹ to buryª° [them]." {Psa 79:1-3} + "Their slainª also shall be cast out,ª° and their stinkª shall come upª° out of their carcases,ª and the mountainsª shall be meltedª° with their blood.ª¹" {Isa 34:3} + "And the carcasesª of this¹ peopleª shall be¹ meatª for the fowlsª of the heaven,ª and for the beastsª of the earth;ª and none¹ shall fray [them] away.ª°" {Jer 7:33} + "At that¹ time,ª saithª° the LORD,ª they shall bring outª°¹ the bonesª of the kingsª of Judah,ª and the bonesª of his princes,ª and the bonesª of the priests,ª and the bonesª of the prophets,ª and the bonesª of the inhabitantsª° of Jerusalem,ª out of their graves:ª¹" {Jer 8:1} + "They shall dieª° of grievousª deaths;ª they shall not¹ be lamented;ª° neither¹ shall they be buried;ª° [but] they shall be as dungª upon¹ the faceª of the earth:ª and they shall be¹ consumedª° by the sword,ª and by famine;ª and their carcasesª shall be meatª for the fowlsª of heaven,ª and for the beastsª of the earth.ª" {Jer 16:4} + "And I will make voidª°¹ the counselª of Judahª and Jerusalemª in this¹ place;ª and I will cause them to fallª° by the swordª beforeª their enemies,ª° and by the handsª of them that seekª° their lives:ª and¹ their carcasesª will I giveª° to be meatª for the fowlsª of the heaven,ª and for the beastsª of the earth.ª" {Jer 19:7} + "I will even giveª° them into the handª of their enemies,ª° and into the handª of them that seekª° their life:ª and their dead bodiesª shall be¹ for meatª unto the fowlsª of the heaven,ª and to the beastsª of the earth.ª" {Jer 34:20} + "And, thou¹ sonª of man,ª thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GOD;ª Speakª° unto every¹ featheredª fowl,ª and to every¹ beastª of the field,ª Assemble²° yourselves,¹ and come;ª° gather²° yourselves¹ on every sideª¹ to¹ my sacrificeª that¹ I¹ do sacrificeª° for you, [even] a greatª sacrificeª upon¹ the mountainsª of Israel,ª that ye may eatª° flesh,ª and drinkª° blood.ª ... Thus ye shall be filledª° at¹ my tableª with horsesª and chariots,ª with mighty men,ª and with all¹ menª of war,ª saithª° the Lordª GOD.ª" {Ezk 39:17-20} |