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Jeremiah 16:4

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4They will die from deadly diseases. They will not be mourned or buried but will be like manure on the soil’s surface.m They will be finished off by sword and famine. Their corpses will become food for the birds of the sky and for the wild animals of the land.n

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Cross references

  1. mJr 8:2; 9:22; 25:33
  2. nDt 28:26; Is 18:6; Jr 7:33

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

They shall die of deadly diseases. They shall not be lamented, nor shall they be buried. They shall be as dung on the surface of the ground. They shall perish by the sword and by famine, and their dead bodies shall be food for the birds of the air and for the beasts of the earth.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“They will die of deadly diseases. They will not be mourned or buried but will be like dung lying on the ground. They will perish by sword and famine, and their dead bodies will become food for the birds and the wild animals.”

NLTNew Living Translation

They will die from terrible diseases. No one will mourn for them or bury them, and they will lie scattered on the ground like manure. They will die from war and famine, and their bodies will be food for the vultures and wild animals.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“They will die by diseases, they will not be mourned, and they will not be buried. They will be as dung on the face of the earth. And they will perish by the sword and they will perish by the famine. And their dead bodies will become food for the birds of the air, and for the wild animals of the earth.”

KJV 1900King James Version

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.