Jeremiah 16:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 16:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 16:4 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "They shall die of grievous deaths; they shall not be lamented; neither shall they be buried; but they shall be as dung u..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 16:4 — KJV
“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 (KJV)
Jeremiah 16:4 in Context — About the Book of Jeremiah
Jeremiah preached for forty years to a nation that would not listen, weeping as Jerusalem fell. Yet from the rubble come some of Scripture's most hopeful promises: plans to prosper and not harm, a new covenant written on hearts, and a God who invites us to call and see great things.
Cross-References for Jeremiah 16:4
“And I will make void the counsel of Judah and Jerusalem in this place; and I will cause them to fall by the sword before their enemies, and by the hands of them that seek their lives: and their carcases will I give to be meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of the earth.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 16:4: earth, sword, carcases
“The dead bodies of thy servants have they given to be meat unto the fowls of the heaven, the flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of the earth.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 16:4: die, earth, meat
“And the carcases of this people shall be meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of the earth; and none shall fray them away.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 16:4: earth, carcases, meat
“I will even give them into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life: and their dead bodies shall be for meat unto the fowls of the heaven, and to the beasts of the earth.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 16:4: die, earth, meat
“And I will leave thee thrown into the wilderness, thee and all the fish of thy rivers: thou shalt fall upon the open fields; thou shalt not be brought together, nor gathered: I have given thee for meat to the beasts of the field and to the fowls of the heaven. open...: Heb. face of the field”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 16:4: face, meat, fowls
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