Jeremiah 34:20

New Century Version

So I will hand them over to their enemies and to everyone who wants to kill them. Their bodies will become food for the birds of the air and for the wild animals of the earth.

Cross References

1 Kings 14:11

Anyone from your family who dies in the city will be eaten by dogs, and those who die in the fields will be eaten by the birds. The Lord has spoken.’ ”

1 Kings 16:4

Anyone from your family who dies in the city will be eaten by dogs, and anyone from your family who dies in the fields will be eaten by birds.”

Psalm 79:2

They have given the bodies of your servants as food to the wild birds. They have given the bodies of those who worship you to the wild animals.

Jeremiah 11:21

So the Lord speaks about the people from Anathoth who plan to kill Jeremiah and say, “Don’t prophesy in the name of the Lord, or we will kill you!”

Jeremiah 12:9

My people have become to me like a speckled bird attacked on all sides by hawks. Go, gather the wild animals. Bring them to get something to eat.

Jeremiah 16:4

“They will die of terrible diseases, and no one will cry for them or bury them. Their bodies will lie on the ground like dung. They will die in war, or they will starve to death. Their bodies will be food for the birds of the sky and for the wild animals.”

Jeremiah 19:7

“ ‘At this place I will ruin the plans of the people of Judah and Jerusalem. The enemy will chase them, and I will have them killed with swords. I will make their dead bodies food for the birds and wild animals.

Jeremiah 21:7

Then, says the Lord, I’ll hand over Zedekiah king of Judah, his officers, and the people in Jerusalem who do not die from the terrible diseases or battle or hunger, to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. I will let those win who want to kill the people of Judah, so the people of Judah and Jerusalem will be killed in war. Nebuchadnezzar will not show any mercy or pity or feel sorry for them!’

Jeremiah 22:25

I will hand you over to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and to the Babylonians—those people you fear because they want to kill you.

Jeremiah 38:16

But King Zedekiah made a secret promise to Jeremiah, “As surely as the Lord lives who has given us breath and life, I will not kill you. And I promise not to hand you over to the officers who want to kill you.”

Jeremiah 39:6

At Riblah the king of Babylon killed Zedekiah’s sons and all the important officers of Judah as Zedekiah watched.

Jeremiah 4:30

Judah, you destroyed nation, what are you doing? Why do you put on your finest dress and decorate yourself with gold jewelry? Why do you put color around your eyes? You make yourself beautiful, but it is all useless. Your lovers hate you; they want to kill you.

Jeremiah 44:30

This is what the Lord says: ‘Hophra king of Egypt has enemies who want to kill him. Soon I will hand him over to his enemies just as I handed Zedekiah king of Judah over to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, who wanted to kill him.’ ”

Jeremiah 49:37

I will terrify Elam in front of their enemies, who want to destroy them. I will bring disaster to Elam and show them how angry I am!” says the Lord. “I will send a sword to chase Elam until I have killed them all.

Jeremiah 7:33

Then the bodies of the dead will become food for the birds of the sky and for the wild animals. There will be no one left alive to chase them away.

Ezekiel 23:28

“This is what the Lord God says: You became tired of your lovers, but I am going to hand you over to those men you now hate.

Ezekiel 29:5

I will leave you in the desert, you and all the fish from your rivers. You will fall onto the ground; you will not be picked up or buried. I have given you to the wild animals and to the birds of the sky for food.

Ezekiel 32:4

Then I will throw you on the land dropping you onto the ground. I will let the birds of the sky rest on you and all the animals of the earth eat you until they are full.

Deuteronomy 28:26

Your dead bodies will be food for all the birds and wild animals, and there will be no one to scare them away.

1 Samuel 17:44

He said to David, “Come here. I’ll feed your body to the birds of the air and the wild animals!”

1 Samuel 17:46

Today the Lord will hand you over to me, and I’ll kill you and cut off your head. Today I’ll feed the bodies of the Philistine soldiers to the birds of the air and the wild animals. Then all the world will know there is a God in Israel!