"The deadbodiesof thispeoplewill be foodfor the birdsof the skyand for the beastsof the earth;and noonewill frighten[them away].
They will be lefttogetherfor mountainbirdsof prey,And for the beastsof the earth;And the birdsof preywill spendthe summer[feeding] on them, And allthe beastsof the earthwill spendharvesttimeon them.
"Is My inheritancelike a speckledbirdof preyto Me? Are the birdsof preyagainsther on everyside?Go,gatherallthe beastsof the field,Bringthem to devour!
"The peoplealso to whomthey are prophesyingwill be thrownout into the streetsof Jerusalembecauseof the famineand the sword;and therewill be nooneto burythem-- [neither] them, [nor] their wives,northeir sons,northeir daughters--for I will pourout their [own] wickednesson them.
"I will appointoverthem fourkinds[of doom]," declaresthe LORD:"the swordto slay,the dogsto dragoff, and the birdsof the skyand the beastsof the earthto devourand destroy.
"They will dieof deadlydiseases,they will not be lamentedor buried;they will be as dungon the surfaceof the groundand cometo an endby swordand famine,and their carcasseswill becomefoodfor the birdsof the skyand for the beastsof the earth."
"I will makevoidthe counselof Judahand Jerusalemin thisplace,and I will cause them to fallby the swordbeforetheir enemiesand by the handof those who seektheir life;and I will giveover their carcassesas foodfor the birdsof the skyand the beastsof the earth.
"He will be buriedwith a donkey'sburial,Draggedoff and thrownout beyondthe gatesof Jerusalem.
"Those slainby the LORDon that daywill be from one endof the earthto the other.They will not be lamented,gatheredor buried;they will be like dungon the faceof the ground.
I will givethem into the handof their enemiesand into the handof those who seektheir life.And their deadbodieswill be foodfor the birdsof the skyand the beastsof the earth.
For deathhas comeup through our windows;It has enteredour palacesTo cutoffthe childrenfrom the streets,The youngmenfrom the townsquares.
Speak,"Thussaysthe LORD,'The corpsesof menwill falllike dungon the openfield,And like the sheafafterthe reaper,But noonewill gather[them].'"
"I will abandonyou to the wilderness,you and allthe fishof your rivers;You will fallon the openfield;you will not be broughttogetheror gathered.I have givenyou for foodto the beastsof the earthand to the birdsof the sky.
"You will fallon the mountainsof Israel,you and allyour troopsand the peopleswhoare with you; I will giveyou as foodto everykindof predatorybirdand beastof the field.
"Your carcasseswill be foodto allbirdsof the skyand to the beastsof the earth,and therewill be nooneto frighten[them] away.
"Like the nationsthat the LORDmakesto perishbeforeyou, soyou shall perish;becauseyou would not listento the voiceof the LORDyour God.
