Ye shall eat the flesh of the mighty and drink the blood of the princes of the earth, for it is in this class of people that the Lord's enemies are most numerous, of rams, of lambs, and of goats, literally, "great goats," or "he-goats," of bullocks, all of them fatlings of Bashan, this name being applied to the ungodly men of might because the province of Bashan, beyond Jordan, was famed for its fat and strong cattle. Cf Psalms 22:12. It is evident that the various animals named represent the various ranks among the hosts of the Lord's enemies, rulers, leaders of men, as well as common soldiers, those of a lower station in life.

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