Eze 39:18 | JFB | STEP | 18. rams ... lambs ... goats-- By these various animal victims used in sacrifices are meant various ranks of men, princes, generals, and soldiers (compare ). fatlings of Bashan-- ungodly men of might ( ). Bashan, beyond Jordan, was famed for its fat cattle. Fat implies prosperity which often makes men refractory towards God ( , ).

‏ Ezekiel 39:18

18. rams ... lambs ... goats--By these various animal victims used in sacrifices are meant various ranks of men, princes, generals, and soldiers (compare Is 34:6).

fatlings of Bashan--ungodly men of might (Psa 22:12). Bashan, beyond Jordan, was famed for its fat cattle. Fat implies prosperity which often makes men refractory towards God (De 32:14, 15).