Jeremiah 16:4

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

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.

Cross References

Jeremiah 25:33

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.

Jeremiah 9:22

‘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.

Zephaniah 1:17

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.

Jeremiah 34:20

all these I will hand over to their enemies, to those who intend to take their life. Their corpses will become food for the birds of the sky and for the wild animals of the land.

Jeremiah 7:33

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.

Isaiah 18:6

They will all be left for the birds of prey on the hills and for the wild animals of the land. The birds of prey will spend the summer feeding on them, and all the wild animals the winter.

Ezekiel 5:12

A third of your people will die by plague and be consumed by famine within you;  a third will fall by the sword all around you; and I will scatter a third to every direction of the wind, and I will draw a sword to chase after them.

Jeremiah 44:27

I am watching over them for disaster and not for good,  and everyone from Judah who is in the land of Egypt will meet his end by sword or famine until they are finished off.

Jeremiah 36:30

Therefore, this is what the Lord says concerning King Jehoiakim of Judah: He will have no one to sit on David’s throne,  and his corpse will be thrown out to be exposed to the heat of day and the frost of night.

Jeremiah 34:17

‘Therefore, this is what the Lord says: You have not obeyed me by proclaiming freedom, each for his fellow Hebrew and for his neighbour.  I hereby proclaim freedom for you   #– #this is the Lord’s declaration #– #to the sword, to plague, and to famine! I will make you a horror to all the earth’s kingdoms.

Isaiah 5:25

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.

2 Kings 9:10

The dogs will eat Jezebel in the plot of land at Jezreel #– #no one will bury her.” ’  Then the young prophet opened the door and escaped.

Jeremiah 44:12

And I will take away the remnant of Judah,  those who have set their face to go to the land of Egypt to stay there. All of them will meet their end in the land of Egypt. They will fall by the sword; they will meet their end by famine. From the least to the greatest,  they will die by the sword and by famine. Then they will become an example for cursing, scorn,  execration, and disgrace.

Deuteronomy 28:26

Your corpses will be food for all the birds of the sky and the wild animals of the earth, with no one to scare them away.

Jeremiah 19:7

I will spoil the plans of Judah and Jerusalem in this place. I will make them fall by the sword before their enemies, by the hand of those who intend to take their life. I will provide their corpses as food for the birds of the sky and for the wild animals of the land.

Lamentations 4:9

Those slain by the sword are better off than those slain by hunger, who waste away, pierced with pain because the fields lack produce.

Ezekiel 24:21

Say to the house of Israel, “This is what the Lord God says: I am about to desecrate my sanctuary, the pride of your power, the delight of your eyes, and the desire of your heart. Also, the sons and daughters you left behind will fall by the sword.

Deuteronomy 28:22

The Lord will afflict you with wasting disease, fever, inflammation, burning heat, drought,  blight, and mildew;  these will pursue you until you perish.

Jeremiah 21:6

I will strike the residents of this city, both people and animals. They will die in a severe plague.