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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.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/16.htm">New Living Translation</a> 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.” <a href="/esv/jeremiah/16.htm">English Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> “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.” <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/16.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/16.htm">New King James Version</a> “They shall die gruesome deaths; they shall not be lamented nor shall they be buried, but they shall be like refuse on the face of the earth. They shall be consumed by the sword and by famine, and their corpses shall be meat for the birds of heaven and for the beasts of the earth.” <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “They will die of deadly diseases, they will not be mourned or buried; they will be like dung on the surface of the ground. And they will perish by sword and famine, and their dead bodies will become food for the birds of the sky and for the animals of the earth.” <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/16.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220They will die of deadly diseases, they will not be lamented or buried; they will be as dung on the surface of the ground and come to an end by sword and famine, and their carcasses will become food for the birds of the sky and for the beasts of the earth.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “They will die of deadly diseases, they will not be lamented or buried; they will be as dung on the surface of the ground and come to an end by sword and famine, and their carcasses will become food for the birds of the sky and for the beasts of the earth.” <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “They will die of deadly diseases; they will not be lamented or buried; they will be as dung on the surface of the ground and come to an end by sword and famine, and their carcasses will become food for the birds of the sky and for the beasts of the earth.” <a href="/amp/jeremiah/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “They will die of deadly diseases. They will not be mourned or buried; they will be like dung on the surface of the ground and come to an end by sword and famine, and their dead bodies will be food for the birds of the air and for the beasts of the earth.” <a href="/csb/jeremiah/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> They will die from deadly diseases. They will not be mourned or buried but will be like manure on the soil’s surface. 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. <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> They will die from deadly diseases. They will not be mourned or buried but will be like manure on the face of the earth. 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. <a href="/asv/jeremiah/16.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/jeremiah/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> They will die of horrible diseases and of war and starvation. No one will give them a funeral or bury them, and their bodies will be food for the birds and wild animals. And what's left will lie on the ground like manure. <a href="/erv/jeremiah/16.htm">English Revised Version</a> They shall die of grievous deaths; they shalt 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 carcases shall be meat for the fowls of heaven, and for the beasts of the earth. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> They will die horrible deaths. No one will mourn for them or bury them. They will be like manure on the ground. Wars and famines will bring them to an end. Their bodies will be food for birds and animals. <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/16.htm">Good News Translation</a> They will die of terrible diseases, and no one will mourn for them or bury them. Their bodies will lie like piles of manure on the ground. They will be killed in war or die of starvation, and their bodies will be food for the birds and the wild animals. <a href="/isv/jeremiah/16.htm">International Standard Version</a> "They'll die of deadly diseases. People won't mourn for them, nor will they be buried. They'll be dung on the surface of the ground, and they'll come to an end with the sword and with famine. Their dead bodies will be food for the birds of the sky and the animals of the land." <a href="/msb/jeremiah/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> ?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.? <a href="/net/jeremiah/16.htm">NET Bible</a> They will die of deadly diseases. No one will mourn for them. They will not be buried. Their dead bodies will lie like manure spread on the ground. They will be killed in war or die of starvation. Their corpses will be food for the birds and wild animals. <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> They shall die grievous deaths: they shall not be lamented, neither shall they be buried; they shall be as dung on the surface 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 sky, and for the animals of the earth. <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> They shall die by 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 carcasses shall be food for the fowls of heaven, and for the beasts of the earth. <a href="/web/jeremiah/16.htm">World English Bible</a> “They will die grievous deaths. They will not be lamented, neither will they be buried. They will be as dung on the surface of the ground. They will be consumed by the sword and by famine. Their dead bodies will be food for the birds of the sky and for the animals of the earth.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> “They die painful deaths, "" They are not lamented, nor are they buried, "" For they are dung on the face of the ground, "" And are consumed by sword and by famine, "" And their carcass has been for food "" To the bird of the heavens, "" And to the beast of the earth.” <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Of painful deaths they die, They are not lamented, nor are they buried, For dung on the face of the ground they are, And by sword and by famine are consumed, And their carcase hath been for food To the fowl of the heavens, And to the beast of the earth. <a href="/slt/jeremiah/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Deaths of diseases shall they die; they shall not be lamented, and they shall not be buried; they shall be for dung upon the face of the earth, and by sword and by famine shall they be consumed, and their carcass was for food to the birds of the heavens and to the beasts of the earth.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> They shall die by the death of grievous illnesses: they shall not be lamented, and they shall not be buried, they shall be as dung upon the face of the earth: and they shall be consumed with the sword, and with famine: and their carcasses shall be meat for the fowls of the air, and for the beasts of the earth. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> They will die from grievous mortal illnesses. They will not be mourned, and they will not be buried. They will be like manure on the face of the earth. And they will be consumed by sword and by famine. And their dead bodies will be food for the birds of the air and the beasts of the land.” <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/16.htm">New American Bible</a> Of deadly disease they shall die. Unlamented and unburied they will lie like dung on the ground. Sword and famine will make an end of them, and their corpses will become food for the birds of the sky and the beasts of the earth. <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> They shall die of deadly diseases. They shall not be lamented, nor shall they be buried; they shall become like dung on the surface of the ground. They shall perish by the sword and by famine, and their dead bodies shall become food for the birds of the air and for the wild animals of the earth.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> They shall die the death of those who are ravaged by famine; they shall not be lamented, neither shall they be buried; but they shall be as refuse upon the face of the earth; and they shall be consumed by the sword and by famine, and their corpses shall be food for the fowls of the air and for the beasts of the earth. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> “They will die the death of those hit with starvation. They shall not mourn for them and they shall not be buried, but they shall be as a dung heap on the face of the land, and with sword and with starvation they shall be consumed, and their corpses shall be food for birds of the sky and for the beasts of the Earth<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> They shall die of 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 carcasses shall be meat for the fowls of heaven, And for the beasts of the earth. <a href="/sep/jeremiah/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> They shall die of grievous death; they shall not be lamented, nor buried; they shall be for an example on the face of the earth; and they shall be for the wild beasts of the land, and for the birds of the sky: they shall fall by the sword, and shall be consumed with famine. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/16-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=4742" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/16.htm">Disaster Predicted</a> …3For this is what the LORD says concerning the sons and daughters born in this place, and the mothers who bore them, and the fathers who fathered them in this land: 4<a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: yā·mu·ṯū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">“They will die</a> <a href="/hebrew/4463.htm" title="4463: mə·mō·w·ṯê (N-mpc) -- Death. From muwth; a mortal disease; concretely, a corpse.">from deadly</a> <a href="/hebrew/8463.htm" title="8463: ṯa·ḥă·lu·’îm (N-mp) -- Disease. Or tachalui; from chala'; a malady.">diseases.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">They will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5594.htm" title="5594: yis·sā·p̄ə·ḏū (V-Nifal-Imperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to tear the hair and beat the breasts; generally to lament; by implication, to wail.">be mourned</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6912.htm" title="6912: yiq·qā·ḇê·rū (V-Nifal-Imperf-3mp) -- To bury. A primitive root; to intern.">or buried,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">but will lie</a> <a href="/hebrew/1828.htm" title="1828: lə·ḏō·men (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Dung. Of uncertain derivation; manure.">like dung</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: pə·nê (N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition."></a> <a href="/hebrew/127.htm" title="127: hā·’ă·ḏā·māh (Art:: N-fs) -- Ground, land. From 'adam; soil.">the ground.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3615.htm" title="3615: yiḵ·lū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent. A primitive root; to end, whether intransitive or transitived.">They will be finished off</a> <a href="/hebrew/2719.htm" title="2719: ū·ḇa·ḥe·reḇ (Conj-w, Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- A sword. From charab; drought; also a cutting instrument, as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement.">by sword</a> <a href="/hebrew/7458.htm" title="7458: ū·ḇā·rā·‘āḇ (Conj-w, Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Famine, hunger. From ra'eb; hunger.">and famine,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5038.htm" title="5038: niḇ·lā·ṯām (N-fsc:: 3mp) -- A carcass, corpse. From nabel; a flabby thing, i.e. A carcase or carrion; figuratively, an idol.">and their corpses</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yə·ṯāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3fs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">will become</a> <a href="/hebrew/3978.htm" title="3978: lə·ma·’ă·ḵāl (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Food. From 'akal; an eatable.">food</a> <a href="/hebrew/5775.htm" title="5775: lə·‘ō·wp̄ (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- Flying creatures. From uwph; a bird, often collectively.">for the birds</a> <a href="/hebrew/8064.htm" title="8064: haš·šā·ma·yim (Art:: N-mp) -- Heaven, sky. Dual of an unused singular shameh; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky.">of the air</a> <a href="/hebrew/929.htm" title="929: ū·lə·ḇe·hĕ·maṯ (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-fsc) -- A beast, animal, cattle. From an unused root; properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal.">and beasts</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">of the earth.”</a> 5Indeed, this is what the LORD says: “Do not enter a house where there is a funeral meal. Do not go to mourn or show sympathy, for I have removed from this people My peace, My loving devotion, and My compassion,” declares the LORD.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-26.htm">Deuteronomy 28:26</a> Your corpses will be food for all the birds of the air and beasts of the earth, with no one to scare them away. <a href="/ezekiel/24-16.htm">Ezekiel 24:16-18</a> “Son of man, behold, I am about to take away the desire of your eyes with a fatal blow. But you must not mourn or weep or let your tears flow. / Groan quietly; do not mourn for the dead. Put on your turban and strap your sandals on your feet; do not cover your lips or eat the bread of mourners.” / So I spoke to the people in the morning, and in the evening my wife died. And the next morning I did as I had been commanded. <a href="/isaiah/5-25.htm">Isaiah 5:25</a> Therefore the anger of the LORD burns against His people; His hand is raised against them to strike them down. The mountains quake, and the corpses lie like refuse in the streets. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised. <a href="/lamentations/2-21.htm">Lamentations 2:21</a> Both young and old lie together in the dust of the streets. My young men and maidens have fallen by the sword. You have slain them in the day of Your anger; You have slaughtered them without compassion. <a href="/amos/6-9.htm">Amos 6:9-10</a> And if there are ten men left in one house, they too will die. / And when the relative who is to burn the bodies picks them up to remove them from the house, he will call to one inside, “Is anyone else with you?” “None,” that person will answer. “Silence,” the relative will retort, “for the name of the LORD must not be invoked.” <a href="/1_samuel/17-44.htm">1 Samuel 17:44</a> “Come here,” he called to David, “and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air and the beasts of the field!” <a href="/2_kings/9-37.htm">2 Kings 9:37</a> And Jezebel’s body will lie like dung in the field on the plot of ground at Jezreel, so that no one can say: This is Jezebel.’” <a href="/psalms/79-2.htm">Psalm 79:2-3</a> They have given the corpses of Your servants as food to the birds of the air, the flesh of Your saints to the beasts of the earth. / They have poured out their blood like water all around Jerusalem, and there is no one to bury the dead. <a href="/ezekiel/6-5.htm">Ezekiel 6:5</a> I will lay the corpses of the Israelites before their idols and scatter your bones around your altars. <a href="/revelation/19-17.htm">Revelation 19:17-18</a> Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out in a loud voice to all the birds flying overhead, “Come, gather together for the great supper of God, / so that you may eat the flesh of kings and commanders and mighty men, of horses and riders, of everyone slave and free, small and great.” <a href="/matthew/24-28.htm">Matthew 24:28</a> Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather. <a href="/luke/17-37.htm">Luke 17:37</a> “Where, Lord?” they asked. Jesus answered, “Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.” <a href="/revelation/11-9.htm">Revelation 11:9</a> For three and a half days all peoples and tribes and tongues and nations will view their bodies and will not permit them to be laid in a tomb. <a href="/isaiah/34-3.htm">Isaiah 34:3</a> Their slain will be left unburied, and the stench of their corpses will rise; the mountains will flow with their blood. <a href="/jeremiah/7-33.htm">Jeremiah 7:33</a> The corpses of this people will become food for the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth, and there will be no one to scare them away.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>They shall die of grievous deaths; they shall not be lamented; neither shall they be buried; but they shall be as dung on the face of the earth: and they shall be consumed by the sword, and by famine; and their carcasses shall be meat for the fowls of heaven, and for the beasts of the earth.die.<a href="/jeremiah/14-16.htm">Jeremiah 14:16</a> And the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword; and they shall have none to bury them, them, their wives, nor their sons, nor their daughters: for I will pour their wickedness upon them.<a href="/jeremiah/15-2.htm">Jeremiah 15:2,3</a> 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… <a href="/psalms/78-64.htm">Psalm 78:64</a> Their priests fell by the sword; and their widows made no lamentation.not.<a href="/jeremiah/16-5.htm">Jeremiah 16:5-7</a> For thus saith the LORD, Enter not into the house of mourning, neither go to lament nor bemoan them: for I have taken away my peace from this people, saith the LORD, even lovingkindness and mercies… <a href="/jeremiah/22-18.htm">Jeremiah 22:18</a> Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah; They shall not lament for him, saying, Ah my brother! or, Ah sister! they shall not lament for him, saying, Ah lord! or, Ah his glory!<a href="/jeremiah/25-33.htm">Jeremiah 25:33</a> 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.neither.<a href="/jeremiah/7-33.htm">Jeremiah 7:33</a> And the carcases of this people shall be meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of the earth; and none shall fray them away.<a href="/jeremiah/22-19.htm">Jeremiah 22:19</a> He shall be buried with the burial of an ass, drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem.<a href="/jeremiah/36-30.htm">Jeremiah 36:30</a> Therefore thus saith the LORD of Jehoiakim king of Judah; He shall have none to sit upon the throne of David: and his dead body shall be cast out in the day to the heat, and in the night to the frost.as dung.<a href="/jeremiah/8-1.htm">Jeremiah 8:1-3</a> At that time, saith the LORD, they shall bring out the bones of the kings of Judah, and the bones of his princes, and the bones of the priests, and the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, out of their graves: … <a href="/jeremiah/9-22.htm">Jeremiah 9:22</a> 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.<a href="/jeremiah/25-33.htm">Jeremiah 25:33</a> 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.consumed.<a href="/jeremiah/14-15.htm">Jeremiah 14:15</a> Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that prophesy in my name, and I sent them not, yet they say, Sword and famine shall not be in this land; By sword and famine shall those prophets be consumed.<a href="/jeremiah/34-17.htm">Jeremiah 34:17</a> Therefore thus saith the LORD; Ye have not hearkened unto me, in proclaiming liberty, every one to his brother, and every man to his neighbour: behold, I proclaim a liberty for you, saith the LORD, to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine; and I will make you to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth.<a href="/jeremiah/44-12.htm">Jeremiah 44:12,27</a> And I will take the remnant of Judah, that have set their faces to go into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, and they shall all be consumed, and fall in the land of Egypt; they shall even be consumed by the sword and by the famine: they shall die, from the least even unto the greatest, by the sword and by the famine: and they shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/15-3.htm">Air</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-3.htm">Animals</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-3.htm">Beasts</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-3.htm">Birds</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-3.htm">Bodies</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-2.htm">Buried</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-22.htm">Carcases</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-22.htm">Carcasses</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-15.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-3.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-8.htm">Deadly</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-3.htm">Death</a> <a href="/2_samuel/18-8.htm">Deaths</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-22.htm">Die</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-18.htm">Diseases</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-22.htm">Dung</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-10.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-3.htm">End</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-21.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-1.htm">Face</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-2.htm">Famine</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-3.htm">Food</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-3.htm">Fowls</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-18.htm">Grievous</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-4.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-3.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-3.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-25.htm">Lamented</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-15.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-2.htm">Mourned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-15.htm">Overtake</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-15.htm">Perish</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-10.htm">Refuse</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-3.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-2.htm">Surface</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-9.htm">Sword</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/34-20.htm">Air</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-7.htm">Animals</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-7.htm">Beasts</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-7.htm">Birds</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-6.htm">Bodies</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-6.htm">Buried</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-18.htm">Carcases</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-18.htm">Carcasses</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-18.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-7.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-16.htm">Deadly</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-6.htm">Death</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-8.htm">Deaths</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-6.htm">Die</a> <a href="/matthew/4-24.htm">Diseases</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-33.htm">Dung</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-19.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-9.htm">End</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-10.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-17.htm">Face</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-21.htm">Famine</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-7.htm">Food</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-7.htm">Fowls</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-19.htm">Grievous</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-8.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-7.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-24.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-33.htm">Lamented</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-26.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-6.htm">Mourned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-6.htm">Overtake</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-18.htm">Perish</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-28.htm">Refuse</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-7.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-26.htm">Surface</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-21.htm">Sword</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 16</div>1. <a href="/jeremiah/16-1.htm">The prophet, under the types of abstaining from marriage, </a> 8. <a href="/jeremiah/16-8.htm">from houses of mourning and feasting, foreshows the utter ruin of the Jews;</a> 10. <a href="/jeremiah/16-10.htm">because they were worse than their fathers.</a> 14. <a href="/jeremiah/16-14.htm">Their return from captivity shall be stranger than their deliverance out of Egypt.</a> 16. <a href="/jeremiah/16-16.htm">God will doubly recompense their idolatry.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This phrase reflects the severe judgment God pronounces on the people of Judah due to their persistent idolatry and disobedience. In the ancient Near East, diseases were often seen as divine punishment. The context of Jeremiah's prophecy is a time of impending disaster, as Babylonian forces threaten Judah. The diseases could be literal plagues or symbolic of the spiritual decay and corruption among the people. This judgment echoes the curses outlined in <a href="/deuteronomy/28-21.htm">Deuteronomy 28:21-22</a>, where God warns of pestilence as a consequence of covenant unfaithfulness.They will not be mourned or buried, In ancient Israelite culture, proper burial and mourning were essential for honoring the dead. The absence of mourning and burial signifies utter disgrace and divine judgment. This lack of burial rites is a profound dishonor, reflecting the severity of God's wrath. It also indicates the chaos and destruction that will befall the land, leaving no one to perform these essential cultural and religious duties. This imagery is reminiscent of the curses in <a href="/deuteronomy/28-26.htm">Deuteronomy 28:26</a>, where unburied bodies are a sign of God's judgment.but will lie like dung on the ground. This simile emphasizes the contempt and worthlessness attributed to the unburied bodies. Dung, being waste, is something to be discarded and avoided, highlighting the complete desolation and rejection of the people. This imagery serves to underscore the severity of the judgment and the extent of the people's fall from grace. It also reflects the prophetic tradition of using vivid imagery to convey the seriousness of sin and its consequences.They will be finished off by sword and famine, The sword and famine are common instruments of divine judgment in the prophetic literature. The sword represents warfare and violence, while famine signifies scarcity and suffering. Together, they depict a comprehensive destruction that leaves no escape for the people. This dual threat is a recurring theme in Jeremiah and other prophetic books, such as <a href="/ezekiel/5-12.htm">Ezekiel 5:12</a>, where God uses these elements to execute judgment on a rebellious nation.and their corpses will become food for the birds of the air and beasts of the earth. This phrase completes the picture of total devastation and disgrace. In the ancient world, being left unburied and consumed by animals was a fate reserved for the most cursed individuals. It signifies a complete reversal of the natural order and divine blessing, where humans, made in God's image, are reduced to mere carrion. This imagery is also found in <a href="/deuteronomy/28-26.htm">Deuteronomy 28:26</a> and is echoed in <a href="/revelation/19-17.htm">Revelation 19:17-18</a>, where the defeat of God's enemies results in their bodies being consumed by birds, symbolizing ultimate defeat and divine retribution.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> A prophet called by God to deliver messages of judgment and hope to the people of Judah. His ministry spanned the reigns of several kings and was marked by warnings of impending disaster due to the people's unfaithfulness. 2. <a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a> The southern kingdom of Israel, which was facing imminent judgment due to its persistent idolatry and disobedience to God. 3. <a href="/topical/d/diseases,_sword,_and_famine.htm">Diseases, Sword, and Famine</a> These are the instruments of judgment that God declares will come upon the people of Judah as a consequence of their sins. 4. <a href="/topical/b/birds_of_the_air_and_beasts_of_the_earth.htm">Birds of the Air and Beasts of the Earth</a> Symbolic of the disgrace and dishonor that will befall the people, as their unburied bodies will be left as carrion. 5. <a href="/topical/g/god's_judgment.htm">God's Judgment</a> The overarching event in this passage, highlighting the severity of God's response to the persistent sin and rebellion of His people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_sin.htm">The Seriousness of Sin</a> Sin has severe consequences, both spiritually and physically. The passage serves as a stark reminder of the seriousness with which God views sin and rebellion. <a href="/topical/g/god's_righteous_judgment.htm">God's Righteous Judgment</a> God's judgments are just and righteous. While they may seem harsh, they are a response to persistent disobedience and a call to repentance. <a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a> Even in the face of judgment, there is an implicit call to repentance. Understanding the consequences of sin should lead us to seek God's mercy and forgiveness. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a> Obedience to God's commands is crucial. The blessings and curses outlined in the Scriptures serve as a guide for living a life that honors God. <a href="/topical/h/hope_beyond_judgment.htm">Hope Beyond Judgment</a> While this passage focuses on judgment, the broader account of Scripture offers hope and restoration for those who turn back to God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_16.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 16</a> <a href="/q/evidence_for_mass_death_in_jeremiah_16_4.htm">In Jeremiah 16:4, the prophecy describes mass death without mourning—what historical or archaeological evidence supports such a widespread calamity in that era? </a> <a href="/q/do_jer_42's_promises_conflict_with_jer_43.htm">Do the promises in Jer 42 about the safety of the remnant conflict with the calamities in Jer 43?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_jer._16_2_align_with_'be_fruitful'.htm">Jeremiah 16:2 forbids Jeremiah from marrying or having children—how does this reconcile with earlier Biblical commands to “be fruitful and multiply”? </a> <a href="/q/does_ezekiel_5_2-4_contradict_purity_laws.htm">In Ezekiel 5:2-4, does the command to burn, scatter, and bind hair contradict other biblical teachings on ritual purity or symbolism?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/16.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) Of grievous deaths.--Literally, deaths from diseases, including, perhaps, famine (as in <a href="/jeremiah/14-18.htm" title="If I go forth into the field, then behold the slain with the sword! and if I enter into the city, then behold them that are sick with famine! yes, both the prophet and the priest go about into a land that they know not.">Jeremiah 14:18</a>), as contrasted with the more immediate work of the sword.They shall not be lamented.--Among a people who attached such importance to the due observance of funeral obsequies as the Jews did, the neglect of those obsequies was, of course, here, as in <a href="/jeremiah/22-18.htm" title="Therefore thus said the LORD concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah; They shall not lament for him, saying, Ah my brother! or, Ah sister! they shall not lament for him, saying, Ah lord! or, Ah his glory!">Jeremiah 22:18</a>, a symptom of extremest misery. Like features have presented themselves in the pestilences or sieges of other cities and other times, as in the description in Lucretius (vi. 1278) :--"Nec mos ille sepulturae remanebat in urbe,Quo pius hic populus semper consuerat humari.""No more the customed rites of sepultureWere practised in the city, such as wontOf old to tend the dead with reverent care."Compare the account of the plague at Athens in Thucydides (ii. 52). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 4. - Grievous deaths; literally, deaths of sicknesses; i.e. all kinds of painful deaths, including (as <a href="/jeremiah/14-18.htm">Jeremiah 14:18</a> shows) death by starvation. They shall not be lamented. The absence of sepulture has already been pointed to several times as a feature of the horror of the times (<a href="/jeremiah/8-2.htm">Jeremiah 8:2</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/14-16.htm">Jeremiah 14:16</a>; comp. <a href="/jeremiah/7-33.htm">Jeremiah 7:33</a>), but this is a new and affecting touch. Dr. Payne Smith aptly refers to the plagues of Athens and London, in which the gentler elements of human nature were for the time almost extinguished. <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/16-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>“They will die יָמֻ֗תוּ (yā·mu·ṯū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> To die, to kill from deadly מְמוֹתֵ֨י (mə·mō·w·ṯê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4463.htm">Strong's 4463: </a> A mortal disease, a corpse diseases. תַחֲלֻאִ֜ים (ṯa·ḥă·lu·’îm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8463.htm">Strong's 8463: </a> A malady They will not לֹ֤א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no be mourned יִסָּֽפְדוּ֙ (yis·sā·p̄ə·ḏū) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5594.htm">Strong's 5594: </a> To tear the hair and beat the breasts, to lament, to wail or buried, יִקָּבֵ֔רוּ (yiq·qā·ḇê·rū) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6912.htm">Strong's 6912: </a> To inter but will lie יִֽהְי֑וּ (yih·yū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be like dung לְדֹ֛מֶן (lə·ḏō·men) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1828.htm">Strong's 1828: </a> Manure on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the ground. הָאֲדָמָ֖ה (hā·’ă·ḏā·māh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_127.htm">Strong's 127: </a> Ground, land They will be finished off יִכְל֔וּ (yiḵ·lū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3615.htm">Strong's 3615: </a> To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent by sword וּבַחֶ֤רֶב (ū·ḇa·ḥe·reḇ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2719.htm">Strong's 2719: </a> Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword and famine, וּבָֽרָעָב֙ (ū·ḇā·rā·‘āḇ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7458.htm">Strong's 7458: </a> Famine, hunger and their corpses נִבְלָתָם֙ (niḇ·lā·ṯām) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5038.htm">Strong's 5038: </a> A flabby thing, a carcase, carrion, an idol will become וְהָיְתָ֤ה (wə·hā·yə·ṯāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be food לְמַאֲכָ֔ל (lə·ma·’ă·ḵāl) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3978.htm">Strong's 3978: </a> An eatable for the birds לְע֥וֹף (lə·‘ō·wp̄) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5775.htm">Strong's 5775: </a> Flying creatures of the sky הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם (haš·šā·ma·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8064.htm">Strong's 8064: </a> Heaven, sky and the beasts וּלְבֶהֱמַ֥ת (ū·lə·ḇe·hĕ·maṯ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_929.htm">Strong's 929: </a> A dumb beast, any large quadruped, animal of the earth.? הָאָֽרֶץ׃ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/16-4.htm">Jeremiah 16:4 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/16-4.htm">Jeremiah 16:4 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/16-4.htm">Jeremiah 16:4 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/16-4.htm">Jeremiah 16:4 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/16-4.htm">Jeremiah 16:4 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/16-4.htm">Jeremiah 16:4 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/16-4.htm">Jeremiah 16:4 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/16-4.htm">Jeremiah 16:4 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/16-4.htm">Jeremiah 16:4 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/16-4.htm">Jeremiah 16:4 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-4.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 16:4 They shall die grievous deaths: they shall (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/16-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 16:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 16:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/16-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 16:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 16:5" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>