Jeremiah 16:4

English Standard Version

⁴^(A)They shall die of deadly diseases. ^(B)They shall not be lamented, nor shall they be buried. ^(C)They shall be as dung on the surface of the ground. ^(D)They shall perish by the sword and by famine, ^(E)and their dead bodies shall be food for the birds of the air and for the beasts of the earth.

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Jeremiah 16:4

New International Version

⁴“They will die of deadly diseases. They will not be mourned or buried^(A) but will be like dung lying on the ground.^(B) They will perish by sword and famine,^(C) and their dead bodies will become food for the birds and the wild animals.”^(D)

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Jeremiah 25:33

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³³^(A)“And those pierced by the Lord on that day shall extend from one end of the earth to the other. ^(B)They shall not be lamented, ^(C)or gathered, or buried; ^(D)they shall be dung on the surface of the ground.

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Jeremiah 25:33

New International Version

³³At that time those slain^(A) by the Lord will be everywhere—from one end of the earth to the other. They will not be mourned or gathered^(B) up or buried,^(C) but will be like dung lying on the ground.

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Psalm 83:10

English Standard Version

¹⁰who were destroyed at ^(A)En-dor,
who became ^(B)dung for the ground.

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Psalm 83:10

New International Version

¹⁰who perished at Endor^(A)
and became like dung^(B) on the ground.

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Jeremiah 9:22

English Standard Version

²²Speak: “Thus declares the Lord,
^(A)‘The dead bodies of men shall fall
like dung upon the open field,
^(B)like sheaves after the reaper,
and none shall gather them.’”

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Jeremiah 9:22

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²²Say, “This is what the Lord declares:

“‘Dead bodies will lie
like dung^(A) on the open field,
like cut grain behind the reaper,
with no one to gather them.’”

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Zephaniah 1:17

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¹⁷^(A)I will bring distress on mankind,
    so that they shall walk ^(B)like the blind,
    because they have sinned against the Lord;
^(C)their blood shall be poured out like dust,
    and their flesh ^(D)like dung.

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Zephaniah 1:17

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¹⁷“I will bring such distress^(A) on all people
    that they will grope about like those who are blind,^(B)
    because they have sinned against the Lord.
Their blood will be poured out^(C) like dust
    and their entrails like dung.^(D)

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Jeremiah 34:20

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²⁰And I will give them into the hand of their enemies ^(A)and into the hand of those who seek their lives. ^(B)Their dead bodies shall be food for the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth.

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Jeremiah 34:20

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²⁰I will deliver^(A) into the hands of their enemies who want to kill them.^(B) Their dead bodies will become food for the birds and the wild animals.^(C)

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Jeremiah 22:18-19

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¹⁸Therefore thus says the Lord concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah:

^(A)“They shall not lament for him, saying,
    ^(B)‘Ah, my brother!’ or ‘Ah, sister!’
They shall not lament for him, saying,
    ^(C)‘Ah, lord!’ or ‘Ah, his majesty!’
¹⁹With the burial of a donkey ^(D)he shall be buried,
    dragged and dumped beyond the gates of Jerusalem.”

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Jeremiah 22:18-19

New International Version

¹⁸Therefore this is what the Lord says about Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah:

“They will not mourn^(A) for him:
    ‘Alas, my brother! Alas, my sister!’
They will not mourn for him:
    ‘Alas, my master! Alas, his splendor!’
¹⁹He will have the burial^(B) of a donkey—
    dragged away and thrown^(C)
    outside the gates of Jerusalem.”

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Jeremiah 15:2-3

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²And when they ask you, ‘Where shall we go?’ you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord:

^(A)“‘Those who are for pestilence, to pestilence,
and those who are for the sword, to the sword;
those who are for famine, to famine,
and those who are for captivity, to captivity.’

³^(B)I will appoint over them four kinds of destroyers, declares the Lord: the sword to kill, the dogs to tear, and ^(C)the birds of the air ^(D)and the beasts of the earth to devour and destroy.

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Jeremiah 15:2-3

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²And if they ask you, ‘Where shall we go?’ tell them, ‘This is what the Lord says:

“‘Those destined for death, to death;
those for the sword, to the sword;^(A)
those for starvation, to starvation;^(B)
those for captivity, to captivity.’^(C)

³“I will send four kinds of destroyers^(D) against them,” declares the Lord, “the sword^(E) to kill and the dogs^(F) to drag away and the birds^(G) and the wild animals to devour and destroy.^(H)

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Revelation 19:17-18

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¹⁷Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and with a loud voice he called to ^(A)all the birds that fly directly overhead, ^(B)“Come, gather for ^(C)the great supper of God, ¹⁸^(D)to eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of captains, the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and their riders, and the flesh of all men, both free and slave,^[a] both small and great.”

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Footnotes

Revelation 19:18 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface

Revelation 19:17-18

New International Version

¹⁷And I saw an angel standing in the sun, who cried in a loud voice to all the birds^(A) flying in midair,^(B) “Come,^(C) gather together for the great supper of God,^(D) ¹⁸so that you may eat the flesh of kings, generals, and the mighty, of horses and their riders, and the flesh of all people,^(E) free and slave,^(F) great and small.”^(G)

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Jeremiah 7:33

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³³^(A)And the dead bodies of this people will be food for the birds of the air, and for the beasts of the earth, ^(B)and none will frighten them away.

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Jeremiah 7:33

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³³Then the carcasses^(A) of this people will become food^(B) for the birds and the wild animals, and there will be no one to frighten them away.^(C)

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Isaiah 18:6

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⁶^(A)They shall all of them be left
    to the birds of prey of the mountains
    and to the beasts of the earth.
And the birds of prey will summer on them,
    and all the beasts of the earth will winter on them.

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Isaiah 18:6

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⁶They will all be left to the mountain birds of prey^(A)
and to the wild animals;^(B)
the birds will feed on them all summer,
the wild animals all winter.

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Psalm 79:2-3

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²They have given ^(A)the bodies of your servants
    to the birds of the heavens for food,
    the flesh of your ^(B)faithful to ^(C)the beasts of the earth.
³They have poured out their blood like water
    all around Jerusalem,
    and there was ^(D)no one to bury them.

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Psalm 79:2-3

New International Version

²They have left the dead bodies of your servants
    as food for the birds of the sky,^(A)
    the flesh of your own people for the animals of the wild.^(B)
³They have poured out blood like water
    all around Jerusalem,
    and there is no one to bury^(C) the dead.^(D)

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Amos 6:9-10

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⁹And ^(A)if ten men remain in one house, they shall die. ¹⁰And when one's relative, ^(B)the one who anoints him for burial, shall take him up to bring the bones out of the house, and shall say to him who is in the innermost parts of the house, “Is there still anyone with you?” he shall say, “No”; and he shall say, ^(C)“Silence! We must not mention the name of the Lord.”

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Amos 6:9-10

New International Version

⁹If ten^(A) people are left in one house, they too will die. ¹⁰And if the relative who comes to carry the bodies out of the house to burn them^[a]^(B) asks anyone who might be hiding there, “Is anyone else with you?” and he says, “No,” then he will go on to say, “Hush!^(C) We must not mention the name of the Lord.”

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Footnotes

Amos 6:10 Or to make a funeral fire in honor of the dead

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