Jeremiah

Jeremiah 16:4

⁴“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.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They will die	יָמֻ֗תוּ	yā·mu·ṯū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H4191 die
from deadly	מְמוֹתֵ֨י	mə·mō·w·ṯê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4463 death
diseases	תַחֲלֻאִ֜ים	ṯa·ḥă·lu·’îm	Noun - masculine plural	H8463 malady
They will not	לֹ֤א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
be mourned	יִסָּֽפְדוּ֙	yis·sā·p̄ə·ḏū	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5594 wail, lament
or buried	יִקָּבֵ֔רוּ	yiq·qā·ḇê·rū	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6912 bury
but will lie	יִֽהְי֑וּ	yih·yū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
like dung	לְדֹ֛מֶן	lə·ḏō·men	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H1828 dung
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the ground	הָאֲדָמָ֖ה	hā·’ă·ḏā·māh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H127 ground, land
They will be finished off	יִכְל֔וּ	yiḵ·lū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent
by sword	וּבַחֶ֤רֶב	ū·ḇa·ḥe·reḇ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H2719 sword
and famine	וּבָֽרָעָב֙	ū·ḇā·rā·‘āḇ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7458 famine, hunger
and their corpses	נִבְלָתָם֙	niḇ·lā·ṯām	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H5038 carcass, corpse
will become	וְהָיְתָ֤ה	wə·hā·yə·ṯāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
food	לְמַאֲכָ֔ל	lə·ma·’ă·ḵāl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H3978 food
for the birds	לְע֥וֹף	lə·‘ō·wp̄	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H5775 flying creatures, fowl, insects
of the air	הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם	haš·šā·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
and beasts	וּלְבֶהֱמַ֥ת	ū·lə·ḇe·hĕ·maṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct	H929 beast, animal, cattle
of the earth	הָאָֽרֶץ׃ס	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Jeremiah 25:33 · Psalm 83:10 · Jeremiah 9:22 · Jeremiah 34:20 · Zephaniah 1:17 · Jeremiah 22:18–19 · Jeremiah 15:2–3 · 2 Kings 9:10 · Isaiah 18:6 · Psalm 79:2–3 · Jeremiah 7:33 · Revelation 19:17–18

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.