Thematic Bible: Unlamented


Thematic Bible



Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. No one regretted his death; he was buried in the City of David, but not in the royal tombs. Verse ConceptsRegretTombsAbsence Of Regret

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. Verse ConceptsDead bodiesdirtUnburied BodiesAnimals Eating PeopleDefecationNearness Of DeathEating CorpsesNo BurialsWild Animals DevouringFamine KillingDeath Looms NearNot MourningLack Of A Proper Burial

Those who have been killed by the Lord at that time will be scattered from one end of the earth to the other. They will not be mourned over, gathered up, or buried. Their dead bodies will lie scattered over the ground like manure. Verse ConceptsdirtUnburied BodiesDefecationGod KillingNo BurialsGod KillsNot MourningLack Of A Proper Burial

So the Lord has this to say about Josiah's son, King Jehoiakim of Judah: People will not mourn for him, saying, "This makes me sad, my brother! This makes me sad, my sister!" They will not mourn for him, saying, "Poor, poor lord! Poor, poor majesty!" Verse ConceptsNot Mourning

Violence has grown into a staff that supports wickedness. Not one of them will be left -- not from their crowd, not from their wealth, not from their prominence. Verse ConceptsThings Passing AwayGathering MuchPursuing ViolencePlants Growing UpBecoming Poor

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