Jeremiah 9:22

New International Reader's Version

Say, “The Lord announces, “ ‘Dead bodies will be like human waste lying in the open fields. They will lie there like grain that is cut down at harvest time. No one will gather them up.’ ”

Cross References

2 Kings 20:13

Hezekiah received the messengers. He showed them everything in his storerooms. He showed them the silver and gold. He showed them the spices and the fine olive oil. He showed them where he kept his weapons. And he showed them all his treasures. In fact, he showed them everything in his palace and in his whole kingdom.

2 Kings 20:15

The prophet asked, “What did they see in your palace?” “They saw everything in my palace,” Hezekiah said. “I showed them all my treasures.”

2 Kings 9:37

Her body will end up as garbage on that piece of land. So no one will be able to say, “Here’s where Jezebel is buried.” ’ ”

Job 5:13

Some people think they are so wise. But God catches them in their own tricks. He sweeps away the evil plans of sinful people.

Psalm 49:7

No one can pay for the life of anyone else. No one can give God what that would cost.

Psalm 83:10

Sisera and Jabin died near the town of Endor. Their bodies were left on the ground like human waste.

Proverbs 18:11

The wealth of rich people is like a city that makes them feel safe. They think of it as a city with walls that can’t be climbed.

Proverbs 23:4

Don’t wear yourself out to get rich. Don’t trust how wise you think you are.

Isaiah 5:25

So the Lord is angry with his people. He raises his hand against them and strikes them down. The mountains shake. The bodies of dead people lie in the streets like trash. Even then, the Lord is still angry. His hand is still raised against them.

Jeremiah 16:4

“Some of them will die of deadly sicknesses. No one will mourn for them. Their bodies will not be buried. Instead, they will be like human waste lying there on the ground. Others will die because of war and hunger. Their bodies will not be buried. Instead, they will become food for the birds and the wild animals.”

Jeremiah 25:33

At that time those the Lord kills will be lying around everywhere. They will be found from one end of the earth to the other. No one will mourn for them. Their dead bodies will not be gathered up or buried. Instead, they will be like human waste lying there on the ground.

Jeremiah 6:21

So the Lord says, “I will bring an army against the people of Judah. Parents and children alike will trip and fall. Neighbors and friends will die.”

Jeremiah 7:33

Then they will not be able to bury the bodies of other people there. So the bodies will become food for birds and wild animals. And no one will scare them away.

Jeremiah 8:2

They will lie outside under the sun, moon and all the stars. All these people had loved and served these things. They had followed them and worshiped them. They had asked them for advice. So the bones of these people will not be gathered up or buried again. Instead, they will be like human waste lying there on the ground.

Habakkuk 1:11

They sweep past like the wind. Then they go on their way. They are guilty. They worship their own strength.”

Zephaniah 1:17

I will bring great trouble on all people. So they will feel their way around like blind people. They have sinned against the Lord. Their blood will be poured out like dust. Their bodies will lie rotting on the ground.

Deuteronomy 8:17

You might say to yourself, “My power and my strong hands have made me rich.”