² They will be exposed to the sun and the moon and all the stars of the heavens, which they have loved and served^(A) and which they have followed and consulted and worshiped.^(B) They will not be gathered up or buried,^(C) but will be like dung lying on the ground.^(D)

¹⁶ And the people they are prophesying to will be thrown out into the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and sword. There will be no one to bury^(A) them, their wives, their sons and their daughters.^(B) I will pour out on them the calamity they deserve.^(C)

⁴ “They will die of deadly diseases. They will not be mourned or buried^(A) but will be like dung lying on the ground.^(B) They will perish by sword and famine,^(C) and their dead bodies will become food for the birds and the wild animals.”^(D)

⁶ “Both high and low will die in this land.^(A) They will not be buried or mourned,^(B) and no one will cut^(C) themselves or shave^(D) their head for the dead.

⁶ And you, Pashhur, and all who live in your house will go into exile to Babylon. There you will die and be buried, you and all your friends to whom you have prophesied^(A) lies.’”

³³ At that time those slain^(A) by the Lord will be everywhere—from one end of the earth to the other. They will not be mourned or gathered^(B) up or buried,^(C) but will be like dung lying on the ground.

² So Jeremiah the prophet said to all the people of Judah^(A) and to all those living in Jerusalem: