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Jeremiah 9:22 Cross-References
Explore 8 cross-references for Jeremiah 9:22 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 9 verse 22 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Speak, Thus saith the LORD, Even the carcases of men shall fall as dung upon the open field, and as the handful after the harvestman, and none shall gather them.”
Jeremiah 9:22 (KJV)
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Commentary on Jeremiah 9:22
This verse continues Death's work: 'Even the carcases of men shall fall as dung upon the open field.' The Hebrew nivlath (נִבְלַת, carcass, corpse) describes bodies lying unburied like dung (domen) spread on fields. 'And as the handful after the harvestman, and none shall gather them.' The imagery shifts to harvest: scattered grain sheaves left behind, with no one to gather them. Unburied bodies represented ultimate dishonor in ancient culture; 'no one to gather' indicates complete social breakdown—no surviving family to provide burial. This verse recalls 8:1-2's prediction of exhumed bones an...
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Cross-References for Jeremiah 9:22
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“and the moon”
“neither gathered”
“who became as dung for the earth.”
“neither shall they be buried; they shall be as dung on the surface of the ground; and they shall be consumed by the sword”
“that they will walk like blind men”
“and he has stretched out his hand against them”
“so that they shall not say”
“and for the animals of the earth; and none shall frighten them away.”