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Jeremiah 16:4

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They shall die of grievous deaths; they shall not be lamented; neither shall they be buried; [but] they shall be as dung upon the face of the earth: and they shall be consumed by the sword, and by famine; and their carcases shall be meat for the fowls of heaven, and for the beasts of the earth.

They shall die {H4191} of grievous {H8463} deaths {H4463}; they shall not be lamented {H5594}; neither shall they be buried {H6912}; but they shall be as dung {H1828} upon the face {H6440} of the earth {H127}: and they shall be consumed {H3615} by the sword {H2719}, and by famine {H7458}; and their carcases {H5038} shall be meat {H3978} for the fowls {H5775} of heaven {H8064}, and for the beasts {H929} of the earth {H776}.

'They will die terrible deaths without being mourned or buried; they will be left on the ground like dung. They will die by the sword and by famine, and their corpses will be food for the birds in the air and the wild animals.'

“They will die from deadly diseases. They will not be mourned or buried, but will lie like dung on the ground. They will be finished off by sword and famine, and their corpses will become food for the birds of the air and beasts of the earth.”

They shall die grievous deaths: they shall not be lamented, neither shall they be buried; they shall be as dung upon the face of the ground; and they shall be consumed by the sword, and by famine; and their dead bodies shall be food for the birds of the heavens, and for the beasts of the earth.

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Cross-References

  • Jeremiah 25:33 (8 votes)

    And the slain of the LORD shall be at that day from [one] end of the earth even unto the [other] end of the earth: they shall not be lamented, neither gathered, nor buried; they shall be dung upon the ground.

  • Psalms 83:10 (6 votes)

    [Which] perished at Endor: they became [as] dung for the earth.

  • Jeremiah 9:22 (5 votes)

    Speak, Thus saith the LORD, Even the carcases of men shall fall as dung upon the open field, and as the handful after the harvestman, and none shall gather [them].

  • Jeremiah 15:2 (4 votes)

    And it shall come to pass, if they say unto thee, Whither shall we go forth? then thou shalt tell them, Thus saith the LORD; Such as [are] for death, to death; and such as [are] for the sword, to the sword; and such as [are] for the famine, to the famine; and such as [are] for the captivity, to the captivity.

  • Jeremiah 15:3 (4 votes)

    And I will appoint over them four kinds, saith the LORD: the sword to slay, and the dogs to tear, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the earth, to devour and destroy.

  • Zephaniah 1:17 (4 votes)

    And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind men, because they have sinned against the LORD: and their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh as the dung.

  • Jeremiah 34:20 (4 votes)

    I will even give them into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life: and their dead bodies shall be for meat unto the fowls of the heaven, and to the beasts of the earth.