Jeremiah 25:33

“And those slain by YHWH will be on that day from one end of the earth to the other end of the earth; they will not be lamented, or gathered, or buried; they will be dung on the face of the ground.”

Jeremiah 25:33 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 25:33, word by word

And those slainחַלְלֵיchalle

slain

Someone killed or wounded in war.

Where else “challe” appears
by YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

Where else “yehva” appears
will beהָיוּhayu

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “hayu” appears
on that dayיּוֹםyom

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

Where else “yom” appears
from one endקְצֵהketse

end

The place where something ends: its edge or farthest point.

Where else “ketse” appears
of the earthאָרֶץarets

earth

The whole world, everything under the sky.

Where else “arets” appears
be lamentedיִסָּפְדוּyisafdu

mourn, lament

Mourn, lament: wail over the dead with the customary signs of grief, such as beating the breast.

Where else “yisafdu” appears
gatheredיֵאָסְפוּyeasfu

assemble

To bring people together in one place.

Where else “yeasfu” appears
buriedיִקָּבֵרוּyikaveru

bury

Bury.

Where else “yikaveru” appears
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

The context

32Thus says YHWH Tsevaot: “Look, evil is going out from nation to nation, and a great tempest is stirred up from the far reaches of the earth.”

33 · This verse (above)

34Wail, you shepherds, and cry out, and roll in the dust, you nobles of the flock, for your days for slaughter are fulfilled, and for your scatterings, and you will fall like a precious vessel.

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