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2 Kings 9:37

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

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.” ’

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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.


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.


Then, after depositing the scroll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe, the officials came to the king at the courtyard and reported everything in the hearing of the king.


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.


He will be buried like a donkey, dragged off and thrown outside Jerusalem’s gates.


‘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.


A man may father a hundred children and live for many years. No matter how long he lives,  if he is not satisfied by good things and does not even have a proper burial,  I say that a stillborn child is better off than he.


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.


‘At that time’ #– #this is the Lord’s declaration #– #‘the bones of the kings of Judah, the bones of her officials, the bones of the priests, the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the residents of Jerusalem will be brought out of their graves.





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