Jeremiah 25:33

Those slain by the LORD on that day will be spread from one end of the earth to the other. They will not be mourned, gathered, or buried. They will be like dung lying on the ground.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The LORD of Hosts speaks through Jeremiah to Judah and the nations at the moment a divine disaster is actively spreading from one nation to another. The declaration marks the peak of that unfolding judgment.

The words — חַֽלְלֵ֤י (cha.Lei) translates literally as "[those] slain of," and מִ/קְצֵ֥ה (mi/k.Tzeh) means "from [the] end of." These terms anchor the verse’s description of total, inescapable casualty.

The thread — The pattern of divine slaughter and exposed corpses appears in Isaiah 66:16, Jeremiah 8:2, and Psalm 79:3. These passages consistently pair widespread death with the denial of burial and the presence of idolatrous exposure.

Why it lands — The text demands recognition that judgment operates beyond human ritual or comfort. It requires the reader to accept unmitigated consequences without seeking consolation.

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The Hebrew words

King James Version

And the slain of the Lord shall be at that day from one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth: they shall not be lamented, neither gathered, nor buried; they shall be dung upon the ground.

Cross-references

Isaiah 66:16 For by fire and by His sword, the LORD will execute judgment on all flesh, and many will be slain by the LORD.
Jeremiah 8:2 They will be exposed to the sun and moon, and to all the host of heaven which they have loved, served, followed, consulted, and worshiped. Their bones will not be gathered up or buried, but will become like dung lying on the ground.
Psalms 79:3 They have poured out their blood like water all around Jerusalem, and there is no one to bury the dead.
Isaiah 5:25 Therefore the anger of the LORD burns against His people; His hand is raised against them to strike them down. The mountains quake, and the corpses lie like refuse in the streets. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.
Jeremiah 16:4 “They will die from deadly diseases. They will not be mourned or buried, but will lie like dung on the ground. They will be finished off by sword and famine, and their corpses will become food for the birds of the air and beasts of the earth.”
2 Kings 9:37 And Jezebel’s body will lie like dung in the field on the plot of ground at Jezreel, so that no one can say: This is Jezebel.’”
Psalms 83:10 who perished at Endor and became like dung on the ground.
Isaiah 34:2 The LORD is angry with all the nations and furious with all their armies. He will devote them to destruction; He will give them over to slaughter.
Jeremiah 13:12 Therefore you are to tell them that this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Every wineskin shall be filled with wine.’ And when they reply, ‘Don’t we surely know that every wineskin should be filled with wine?’
Jeremiah 25:18 to make them a ruin, an object of horror and contempt and cursing, as they are to this day—Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, its kings and officials;