Jeremiah 16:4
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Jeremiah 16:4 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Sie sollen an schmerzlichen Krankheiten sterben, sie sollen nicht beklagt noch begraben werden, zu Dünger auf der Fläche des Erdbodens sollen sie werden; und durch Schwert und durch Hunger sollen sie vernichtet werden, und ihre Leichname sollen dem Gevögel des Himmels und den Tieren der Erde zur Speise dienen.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
De dolorosas enfermedades morirán; no serán plañidos ni enterrados: serán por muladar sobre la haz de la tierra: y con cuchillo y con hambre serán consumidos, y sus cuerpos serán para comida de las aves del cielo y de las bestias de la tierra.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
De dolorosas enfermidades morrerão; não serão pranteados nem sepultados; servirão de esterco sobre a face da terra; e com espada e com fome serão consumidos, e seus cadáveres servirão de alimento para as aves do céu e para os animais da terra.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
'Eles morrerão de enfermidades terríveis, não serão lamentados ou enterrados, serão como esterco no chão. Eles morrerão por espada e fome, e seus corpos serão alimento para os pássaros dos céus e para as feras da terra".
📖 Jeremiah 16:4 in Context
2Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons or daughters in this place.
3For thus saith the Lord concerning the sons and concerning the daughters that are born in this place, and concerning their mothers that bare them, and concerning their fathers that begat them in this land;
4They 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.
5For thus saith the Lord, Enter not into the house of mourning, neither go to lament nor bemoan them: for I have taken away my peace from this people, saith the Lord, even lovingkindness and mercies.
6Both the great and the small shall die in this land: they shall not be buried, neither shall men lament for them, nor cut themselves, nor make themselves bald for them:
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