Jeremiah 16:4-7 Of deaths from diseases, shall they die, They shall not be lamented, Neither shall they be buried, As heaps of dung on the face of the ground, shall they serve,––Yea, by sword and by famine, shall they be consumed, And, their dead bodies, shall become, food––To the bird of the heavens, and, To the beast of the earth.

Rotherham⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁴ Of deaths from diseases, shall they die, They shall not be lamented, Neither shall they be buried, As heaps of dung on the face of the ground, shall they serve,––Yea, by sword and by famine, shall they be consumed, And, their dead bodies, shall become, food––To the bird of the heavens, and, To the beast of the earth. ⁵ For, Thus, saith Yahweh––Do not thou enter into the house of crying, Neither do thou go to lament, nor do thou bemoan for them,––For I have withdrawn my blessing from this people, Declareth Yahweh, Both lovingkindness and compassion. ⁶ So shall great and small die in this land, They shall not be buried,––Neither shall men lament for them, Nor cut themselves, Nor make themselves bald for them; ⁷ Neither shall they break bread to them in mourning, To console one over his dead,––Nor cause them to drink the cup of consolation, Over one’s father, Or over one’s mother;