Allyou beastsof the field,Allyou beastsin the forest,Cometo eat.
You appointdarknessand it becomesnight,In which allthe beastsof the forestprowlabout.
They will be lefttogetherfor mountainbirdsof prey,And for the beastsof the earth;And the birdsof preywill spendthe summer[feeding] on them, And allthe beastsof the earthwill spendharvesttimeon them.
Callinga birdof preyfrom the east,The manof My purposefrom a farcountry.TrulyI have spoken;trulyI will bringit to pass.I have planned[it, surely] I will doit.
"Is My inheritancelike a speckledbirdof preyto Me? Are the birdsof preyagainsther on everyside?Go,gatherallthe beastsof the field,Bringthem to devour!
"Woeto the shepherdswho are destroyingand scatteringthe sheepof My pasture!"declaresthe LORD.
"I will abandonyou to the wilderness,you and allthe fishof your rivers;You will fallon the openfield;you will not be broughttogetheror gathered.I have givenyou for foodto the beastsof the earthand to the birdsof the sky.
"As for you, sonof man,thussaysthe LordGOD,'Speakto everykindof birdand to everybeastof the field,"Assembleand come,gatherfrom everysideto My sacrificewhichI am going to sacrificefor you, as a greatsacrificeon the mountainsof Israel,that you may eatfleshand drinkblood.
"Your carcasseswill be foodto allbirdsof the skyand to the beastsof the earth,and therewill be nooneto frighten[them] away.
