Of deathsמְמוֹתֵיfrom diseasesתַחֲלֻאִיםthey will die;יָמֻתוּthey will notלֹאbe mournedיִסָּפְדוּorוְלֹאburied;יִקָּבֵרוּas dungלְדֹמֶןon the faceעַל פְּנֵיof the groundהָאֲדָמָהthey will be;יִהְיוּand by the swordוּבַחֶרֶבand by famineוּבָרָעָבthey will be finished off;יִכְלוּand their corpsesוְ נִבְלָתָםwill beהָיְתָהfoodלְמַאֲכָלfor the birdsלְעוֹףof the heavensהַשָּׁמַיִםand for the animalsוּלְבֶהֱמַתof the earth.הָאָרֶץ
Jeremiah 16:4
Study it in the app“Of deaths from diseases they will die; they will not be mourned or buried; as dung on the face of the ground they will be; and by the sword and by famine they will be finished off; and their corpses will be food for the birds of the heavens and for the animals of the earth.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 16:4, word by word
- Of deathsמְמוֹתֵיmemote
death
Death; "deaths of diseases": deadly diseases.
Where else “memote” appears- from diseasesתַחֲלֻאִיםtachaluim
diseases
Diseases, ailments that leave one bedridden.
Where else “tachaluim” appears- they will dieיָמֻתוּyamutu
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “yamutu” appears- be mournedיִסָּפְדוּyisafdu
mourn, lament
Mourn, lament: wail over the dead with the customary signs of grief, such as beating the breast.
Where else “yisafdu” appears- buriedיִקָּבֵרוּyikaveru
bury
Bury.
Where else “yikaveru” appears- as dungדֹמֶןdomen
dung
Dung, animal excrement left lying in the field. In the Bible it is always used as a comparison for corpses no one gathers or buries (2 Kings 9:37; Jeremiah 8:2; Psalm 83:10).
Where else “domen” appears- on the faceפְּנֵיpene
surface
The surface: "the face of the earth".
Where else “pene” appears- of the groundאֲדָמָהadama
soil
Farmland, or dust.
Where else “adama” appears- they will beיִהְיוּyihyu
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yihyu” appears- and by the swordחֶרֶבcherev
sword
A sword; or war.
Where else “cherev” appears- and by famineרָעָבraav
famine, hunger
Hunger; famine, a shortage of food in a region.
Where else “raav” appears- they will be finished offיִכְלוּyichlu
destroy
To put an end to something, destroy it.
Where else “yichlu” appears- and their corpsesנִבְלָתָnivlata
carcass, dead body
A carcass, the dead body of a person or of an animal (often in the singular for many). Once, figuratively, of idols.
Where else “nivlata” appears- foodמַאֲכָלmaachal
food
Food.
Where else “maachal” appears- for the birdsעוֹףof
bird
The animals with wings and feathers that fly through the sky: doves, eagles, ravens.
Where else “of” appears- of the heavensשָּׁמַיִםshamayim
sky
The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.
Where else “shamayim” appears- and for the animalsבֶהֱמַתvehemat
beast
Animals in general.
Where else “vehemat” appears- of the earthאָרֶץarets
earth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “arets” appears
The context
3For thus says YHWH concerning the sons and concerning the daughters who are born in this place, and concerning their mothers who bear them, and concerning their fathers who father them in this land:
4 · This verse (above)
5For thus says YHWH: Do not enter a house of funeral feasting, nor go to mourn, nor grieve for them, for I have withdrawn my peace from this people, declares YHWH, the loyal love and the compassion.