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.Jeremiah 16:4 in the real world
In what words
- מָמוֹתmâmôwtha mortal disease; concretely, a corpse
- תַּחֲלוּאtachălûwʼa malady
- דֹּמֶןdômenmanure
- מַאֲכָלmaʼăkâlan eatable (includ. provender, flesh and fruit)
- סָפַדçâphadproperly, to tear the hair and beat the breasts (as Orientals do in grief); generally to l
- נְבֵלָהnᵉbêlâha flabby thing, i.e. a carcase or carrion (human or bestial, often collectively); figurati
- עוֹףʻôwpha bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively
- רָעָבrâʻâbhunger (more or less extensive)
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Jer 25:33, Psa 83:10, Jer 9:22, Jer 15:2–3, Zep 1:17, Jer 22:18–19, Jer 34:20, Isa 18:6