Jeremiah 14:16
And the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword; and they shall have none to bury them, them, their wives, nor their sons, nor their daughters: for I will pour their wickedness upon them.
Context
This verse from Jeremiah Chapter 14 connects to 10 cross-references. Drought serves as background for a liturgical lament. The people appeal to God with confession but God refuses: he will not listen when they fast, offer sacrifices, or cry out. The false prophets who promise peace are condemned. Jeremiah confesses …
Other Translations
And the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword; and they shall have none to bury them—them, their wives, nor their sons, nor their daughters: for I will pour their wickedness upon them.
And the people to whom they are prophesying, Are cast into out-places of Jerusalem, Because of the famine, and of the sword, And they have none burying them, Them, their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, And I have poured out upon them this evil.
And the people to whom they are prophets will be pushed out dead into the streets of Jerusalem, because there is no food, and because of the sword; and they will have no one to put their bodies into the earth, them or their wives or their sons or their daughters: for I will let loose their evil-doing on them.
Cross References
The dead bodies of thy servants have they given to be meat unto the fowls of the heaven, the flesh …
Their blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem; and there was none to bury them.
Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed.
Hast thou not procured this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God, when he led thee …
Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an …
Thy way and thy doings have procured these things unto thee; this is thy wickedness, because it is bitter, because …
The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: …
And the carcases of this people shall be meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of …
Speak, Thus saith the Lord, Even the carcases of men shall fall as dung upon the open field, and as …