Jeremiah 7:33 meaning and explanation

The corpses of this people will become food for the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth, and there will be no one to scare them away.

Jeremiah 7:33, Berean Standard Bible

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Jeremiah 7:33 falls within the prophet's temple sermon, spoken to the people of Judah at the gate of the LORD's house in Jerusalem. After condemning child sacrifice at Topheth in the Valley of Hinnom, Jeremiah describes the coming judgment: so many will die that burial becomes impossible, and the bodies will lie exposed to scavenging birds and wild animals.

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