יחזקאל, פרק ל״ט, פסוק ד׳

The ultimate defeat of a massive invading coalition is painted with vivid reality, serving as a public display of divine justice. Gog and his vast military forces [מצודת ציון] will meet an absolute and highly visible end on the mountains of Israel. This devastating punishment targets not only the leader himself but every single nation that chose to join his military campaign [אברבנאל].

Unlike past judgments where the wicked were hidden from sight—such as Korah’s followers who were swallowed by the earth—this defeat will be completely exposed. The fallen armies will remain out in the open, left on the bare ground for everyone to witness [אברבנאל]. The sheer scale of the death will be so enormous that the bodies will simply be left as food for wild animals and birds [מצודת דוד, אברבנאל, ביאור שטיינזלץ].

To capture the magnitude of this event, the description specifically breaks down the types of scavengers that will feast on the remains [רד״ק]. It begins with fierce birds of prey that naturally swoop down to hunt for meat [מצודת דוד, מצודת ציון, ביאור שטיינזלץ]. However, the feast will be so vast that even ordinary, non-predatory birds will join in [רד״ק, מלבי״ם]. Ultimately, every type of winged creature will take part [מצודת ציון, רד״ק], with some explaining that this thorough consumption even includes flying insects like wasps and flies [מלבי״ם]. Through this absolute decree from God, the combined armies of Gog and Magog will meet their definitive end [צאינה וראינה].