Jeremiah 16:4 — Bible Verse (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 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 16:4 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 16:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““They will die grievous deaths. They will not be lamented, neither will they be buried. They will be as dung on the surface of the ground. They will be consumed by the sword and by famine. Their dead bodies will be food for the birds of the sky and for the animals of the earth.””
Jeremiah 16:4 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 16:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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.”
Jeremiah 16:4 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 16:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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.”
Jeremiah 16:4 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 16:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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.”
Jeremiah 16:4 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 16:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“They shall die of deathes and diseases: they shall not be lamented, neither shall they be buried, but they shalbe as dung vpon the earth, and they shalbe consumed by the sword, and by famine, and their carkeises shall be meate for the foules of the heauen, and for the beasts of the earth.”
Jeremiah 16:4 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 16:4 in Context — Jeremiah 16
2 Não tomes para ti mulher, nem tenhas filhos nem filhas neste lugar.
3 Porque assim diz o SENHOR quanto aos filhos e às filhas que nascerem neste lugar, e às suas mães que os tiverem e aos pais que os gerarem nesta terra:
4 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.
5 Porque assim diz o SENHOR: Não entres em casa de luto, nem vás para lamentar, nem mostre compaixão deles; pois deste povo eu tirei minha paz, bondade e misericórdia, diz o SENHOR.
6 E nesta terra morrerão grandes e pequenos; não serão sepultados, nem pranteados, nem por eles se cortarão, ou rasparão seus cabelos;
What Does Jeremiah 16:4 Mean?
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