Jeremiah 9:22 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised ‘Speak as follows: “This is what the Lord declares: Human corpses will fall like manure on the surface of the field, like newly cut corn after the reaper with no one to gather it. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Speak, Thus says the Lord: The dead bodies of men shall fall like dung on the open field and like sheaves [of grain] behind the reaper, and none shall gather them. [Jer. 8:2.] American Standard Version (1901) Speak, Thus saith Jehovah, The dead bodies of men shall fall as dung upon the open field, and as the handful after the harvestman; and none shall gather them. Common English Bible Declare what the LORD says: Dead bodies will lie like dung on the fields, like bundles of grain after the harvest, with no one to pick them up. Catholic Public Domain Version "Speak: Thus says the Lord: And the corpses of men will fall like manure over the face of the countryside, and like hay behind the back of the reaper, and there will be no one to gather it." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Speak: Thus saith the Lord: Even the carcass of man shall fall as dung upon the face of the country, and as grass behind the back of the mower, and there is none to gather it. |
Hezekiah listened to the letters and showed the envoys his whole treasure-house #– #the silver, the gold, the spices, and the precious oil #– #and his armoury, and everything that was found in his treasuries. There was nothing in his palace and in all his realm that Hezekiah did not show them.
Isaiah asked, ‘What have they seen in your palace? ’ Hezekiah answered, ‘They have seen everything in my palace. There isn’t anything in my treasuries that I didn’t show them.’
Jezebel’s corpse will be like manure on the surface of the ground in the plot of land at Jezreel so that no one will be able to say: This is Jezebel.” ’
He traps the wise in their craftiness so that the plans of the deceptive are quickly brought to an end.
The wealth of the rich is his fortified city; in his imagination it is like a high wall.
Don’t wear yourself out to get rich; because you know better, stop!
Therefore the Lord’s anger burned against his people. He raised his hand against them and struck them; the mountains quaked, and their corpses were like rubbish in the streets. In all this, his anger has not turned away, and his hand is still raised to strike.
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.
Those slain by the Lord on that day will be scattered from one end of the earth to the other. They will not be mourned, gathered, or buried. They will be like manure on the soil’s surface.
Therefore, this is what the Lord says: I am going to place stumbling blocks before these people; fathers and sons together will stumble over them; friends and neighbours will also perish.
The corpses of these people will become food for the birds of the sky and for the wild animals of the land, with no one to scare them away.
They will be exposed to the sun, the moon, and all the stars in the sky, which they have loved, served, followed, consulted, and worshipped. Their bones will not be collected and buried but will become like manure on the soil’s surface.
Then they sweep by like the wind and pass through. They are guilty; their strength is their god.
I will bring distress on mankind, and they will walk like the blind because they have sinned against the Lord. Their blood will be poured out like dust and their flesh like dung.
You may say to yourself, “My power and my own ability have gained this wealth for me,”