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NASB | Matthew 24:28 "Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 24:28 "Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will flock together. [Job 39:30] |
Bible Question: Hello. This has puzzled me for a long time. Does anyone have any idea what this is about. I noted two things: that Jesus was talking about the 2nd coming and that it sounds like a bad thing (corpse, vultures). |
Bible Answer: The RSV translation of Matt 24:28 has it: "Wherever the body is ther the eagles will be gathered together." The passage refers to the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD and the eagles are the eageles on the standards of the Romans who scavange the city laid waste. In the Old testament the translation is "vultures." In either case it refers to scavangers, symbolizing the pagan nations who brought suffering on Isreal. Dt 28:49, Hab 1:8, Hos 8:1. |