Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
“They will
King James Version
They shall die of grievous deaths; they shall not be lamented; neither shall they be buried; but they shall be as dung upon the face of the earth: and they shall be consumed by the sword, and by famine; and their carcases shall be meat for the fowls of heaven, and for the beasts of the earth.
Holman Bible
They will die from deadly diseases. They will not be mourned or buried but will be like manure on the face of the earth.
International Standard Version
"They'll die of deadly diseases. People won't mourn for them, nor will they be buried. They'll be dung on the surface of the ground, and they'll come to an end with the sword and with famine. Their dead bodies will be food for the birds of the sky and the animals of the land."
A Conservative Version
They shall die grievous deaths. They shall not be lamented, nor shall they be buried; they shall be as dung upon the face of the ground. And they shall be consumed by the sword, and by famine. And their dead bodies shall be food fo
American Standard Version
They shall die grievous deaths: they shall not be lamented, neither shall they be buried; they shall be as dung upon the face of the ground; and they shall be consumed by the sword, and by famine; and their dead bodies shall be food for the birds of the heavens, and for the beasts of the earth.
Amplified
“They will die of deadly diseases. They will not be mourned or buried; they will be like dung on the surface of the ground and come to an end by sword and famine, and their dead bodies will be food for the birds of the air and for the beasts of the earth.”
Bible in Basic English
Death from evil diseases will overtake them; there will be no weeping for them and their bodies will not be put to rest; they will be like waste on the face of the earth: the sword and need of food will put an end to them; their dead bodies will be meat for the birds of heaven and for the beasts of the earth.
Darby Translation
They shall die of painful deaths; they shall not be lamented, neither shall they be buried; they shall be as dung upon the face of the ground, and they shall be consumed by the sword, and by famine, and their carcases shall be food for the fowl of the heavens and for the beasts of the earth.
Julia Smith Translation
Deaths of diseases shall they die; they shall not be lamented, and they shall not be buried; they shall be for dung upon the face of the earth, and by sword and by famine shall they be consumed, and their carcass was for food to the birds of the heavens and to the beasts of the earth.
King James 2000
They shall die grievous deaths; they shall not be lamented; neither shall they be buried; but they shall be as refuse upon the face of the earth: and they shall be consumed by the sword, and by famine; and their dead bodies shall be food for the fowls of heaven, and for the beasts of the earth.
Lexham Expanded Bible
"They will die by diseases, they will not be mourned, and they will not be buried. They will be as dung on the face of the earth. And they will perish by the sword and they will perish by the famine. And their dead bodies will become food for the birds of the air, and for the wild animals of the earth."
Modern King James verseion
They shall die from deaths of diseases; they shall not be mourned, nor shall they be buried. But they shall be as dung on the face of the earth. And they shall be destroyed by the sword and by famine; and their bodies shall be food for the birds of the heavens and for the beasts of the earth.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
They shall die a horrible death: and no man shall mourn for them, nor bury them, but they shall lie as dung upon the earth. They shall perish through the sword, and hunger, and their bodies shall be meat for the fowls of the air, and beasts of the earth.
NET Bible
They will die of deadly diseases. No one will mourn for them. They will not be buried. Their dead bodies will lie like manure spread on the ground. They will be killed in war or die of starvation. Their corpses will be food for the birds and wild animals.
New Heart English Bible
They shall die grievous deaths: they shall not be lamented, neither shall they be buried; they shall be as dung on the surface of the ground; and they shall be consumed by the sword, and by famine; and their dead bodies shall be food for the birds of the sky, and for the animals of the earth.
The Emphasized Bible
Of deaths from diseases, shall they die, They shall not be lamented, Neither shall they be buried, As heaps of dung on the face of the ground, shall riley serve, - Yea by sword and by famine, shall they be consumed, And, their dead bodies shall become, food - To the bird of the heavens, and To the beast of the earth.
Webster
They shall die by grievous deaths; they shall not be lamented; neither shall they be buried; but they shall be as dung upon the face of the earth: and they shall be consumed by the sword, and by famine; and their carcasses shall be food for the fowls of heaven, and for the beasts of the earth.
World English Bible
They shall die grievous deaths: they shall not be lamented, neither shall they be buried; they shall be as dung on the surface of the ground; and they shall be consumed by the sword, and by famine; and their dead bodies shall be food for the birds of the sky, and for the animals of the earth.
Youngs Literal Translation
Of painful deaths they die, They are not lamented, nor are they buried, For dung on the face of the ground they are, And by sword and by famine are consumed, And their carcase hath been for food To the fowl of the heavens, And to the beast of the earth.
Themes
Burial » Privation of, threatened as a punishment
dead Bodies » Unburied, a mark of disgrace
death » Spiritual » Of the wicked
Dying » Sought as a relief from trouble death spiritual » Of the wicked
Idolatry » Punishment of » Dreadful judgments which end in death
Man » Sought as a relief from trouble death spiritual » Of the wicked
Topics
Interlinear
Muwth
Paniym
Kalah
N@belah
Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 16:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jeremiah Is Commanded Not To Marry
3
For thus says the Lord concerning the sons and daughters born in this place, and concerning their
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Jeremiah 25:33
“Those
Psalm 83:10
Who
Jeremiah 9:22
‘The corpses of men will fall
And like the sheaf after the reaper,
But no one will gather them.’”
Jeremiah 15:2-3
And it shall be that when they say to you, ‘Where should we go?’ then you are to tell them, ‘Thus says the Lord:
“Those destined
And those destined for the sword, to the sword;
And those destined for famine, to famine;
And those destined for captivity, to captivity.”’
Jeremiah 34:20
I will give them into the hand of their enemies and into the hand of those who
Psalm 79:2-3
The flesh of Your godly ones to the beasts of the earth.
Isaiah 18:6
And for the beasts of the earth;
And the birds of prey will spend the summer feeding on them,
And all the beasts of the earth will spend harvest time on them.
Jeremiah 7:33
The
Jeremiah 22:18-19
Therefore thus says the Lord in regard to
“They will not
‘
They will not lament for him:
‘Alas for the master!’ or, ‘Alas for his splendor!’
1 Kings 14:10-11
therefore behold, I am bringing calamity on the house of Jeroboam, and
1 Kings 21:23-24
Of Jezebel also has the Lord spoken, saying, ‘
2 Kings 9:10
2 Kings 9:36-37
Therefore they returned and told him. And he said, “This is the word of the Lord, which He spoke by His servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, ‘
Psalm 78:64
And
Isaiah 5:25
And He has stretched out His hand against them and struck them down.
And the
But His
Jeremiah 8:1-3
“At that time,” declares the Lord, “they will
Jeremiah 14:15-16
Therefore thus says the Lord concerning the prophets who are prophesying in My name, although it was not I who sent them—yet they keep saying, ‘There will be no sword or famine in this land’—
Jeremiah 16:5-7
For thus says the Lord, “Do not enter a house of
Jeremiah 34:17
“Therefore thus says the Lord, ‘You have not obeyed Me in proclaiming
Jeremiah 36:30
Therefore thus says the Lord concerning Jehoiakim king of Judah, “He shall have
Jeremiah 44:12
And I will
Jeremiah 44:27
Behold, I am watching over them
Ezekiel 5:12
One third of you will die by
Ezekiel 39:17-20
“As for you, son of man, thus says the Lord God, ‘Speak to every
Amos 6:9-10
And it will be, if
Zephaniah 1:17
So that they will walk
Because they have sinned against the Lord;
And their
And their
Revelation 19:17-18
Then I saw