Revelation 19:18

19:18 to eat ¹  your fill ²  of the flesh of kings,

the flesh of generals, ³ 

the flesh of powerful people,

the flesh of horses and those who ride them,

and the flesh of all people, both free and slave, ⁴ 

and small and great!”

Revelation 17:16

17:16 The ⁵  ten horns that you saw, and the beast – these will hate the prostitute and make her desolate and naked. They ⁶  will consume her flesh and burn her up with fire. ⁷ 

[19:18]  ¹ tn The ἵνα (Jina) clause, insofar as it is related to the first imperative, has the force of an imperative.

[19:18]  ² tn The idea of eating “your fill” is evident in the context with the use of χορτάζω (cortazw) in v. 21.

[19:18]  ³ tn Grk “chiliarchs”; normally a chiliarch was a military officer commanding a thousand soldiers, but here probably used of higher-ranking commanders like generals (see L&N 55.15; cf. Rev 6:15).

[19:18]  ⁴ tn See the note on the word “servants” in 1:1.

[17:16]  ⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[17:16]  ⁶ tn A new sentence was started here in the translation. Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[17:16]  ⁷ tn The final clause could also be turned into an adverbial clause of means: “They will consume her flesh by burning her with fire.”