Jeremiah 9:22

New Century Version

Say, “This is what the Lord says: ‘The dead bodies of people will lie in the open field like dung. They will lie like grain a farmer has cut, but there will be no one to gather them.’ ”

Cross References

2 Kings 20:13

Hezekiah listened to the messengers, so he showed them what was in his storehouses: the silver, gold, spices, expensive perfumes, his swords and shields, and all his wealth. He showed them everything in his palace and his kingdom.

2 Kings 20:15

So Isaiah asked him, “What did they see in your palace?” Hezekiah said, “They saw everything in my palace. I showed them all my wealth.”

2 Kings 9:37

Her body will be like manure on the field in the land at Jezreel. No one will be able to say that this is Jezebel.’ ”

Job 5:13

He catches the wise in their own clever traps and sweeps away the plans of those who try to trick others.

Psalm 49:7

No one can buy back the life of another. No one can pay God for his own life,

Psalm 83:10

They died at Endor, and their bodies rotted on the ground.

Proverbs 18:11

Rich people trust their wealth to protect them. They think it is like the high walls of a city.

Proverbs 23:4

Don’t wear yourself out trying to get rich; be wise enough to control yourself.

Isaiah 5:25

So the Lord has become very angry with his people, and he has raised his hand to punish them. Even the mountains are frightened. Dead bodies lie in the streets like garbage. But the Lord is still angry; his hand is still raised to strike down the people.

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 25:33

At that time those killed by the Lord will reach from one end of the earth to the other. No one will cry for them or gather up their bodies and bury them. They will be left lying on the ground like dung.

Jeremiah 6:21

So this is what the Lord says: “I will put problems in front of Judah. Fathers and sons will stumble over them together. Neighbors and friends will die.”

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.

Jeremiah 8:2

The bones will be spread on the ground under the sun, moon, and stars that the people loved and served and went after and searched for and worshiped. No one will gather up the bones and bury them. So they will be like dung thrown on the ground.

Habakkuk 1:11

Then they leave like the wind and move on. They are guilty of worshiping their own strength.”

Zephaniah 1:17

I will make life hard on the people; they will walk around like the blind, because they have sinned against the Lord. Their blood will be poured out like dust, and their insides will be dumped like trash.

Deuteronomy 8:17

You might say to yourself, “I am rich because of my own power and strength,”