Jeremiah 16:4 meaning and explanation
“They will die from deadly diseases. They will not be mourned or buried, but will lie like dung on the ground. They will be finished off by sword and famine, and their corpses will become food for the birds of the air and beasts of the earth.”
Jeremiah 16:4, Berean Standard Bible
Explanation preview
Jeremiah 16 opens with God forbidding the prophet to marry and raise a family in Jerusalem, because the coming judgment will fall on every household. Verse 4 spells out that judgment: deadly disease, sword and famine will kill young and old, and their bodies will lie unburied, exposed to birds and animals.
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