Jer 16:4-5 | ESV | STEP | They shall die of deadly diseases . They shall not be lamented , nor shall they be buried . They shall be as dung on the surface of the ground . They shall perish by the sword and by famine , and their dead bodies shall be food for the birds of the air and for the beasts of the earth .

Jeremiah 16:4-5

4 ^aThey shall die of deadly diseases. ^bThey shall not be lamented, nor shall they be buried. ^cThey shall be as dung on the surface of the ground. ^dThey shall perish by the sword and by famine, ^eand their dead bodies shall be food for the birds of the air and for the beasts of the earth.

5 “For thus says the Lord: ^fDo not enter the house of mourning, or go to lament or grieve for them, for I have taken away my peace from this people, my steadfast love and mercy, declares the Lord.