Jeremiah 25:33

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-reference

Jeremiah 25:18-26 lists the nations forced to drink the cup of wrath; this universal slaughter extends that specific judgment to all the earth.

Jeremiah 16:4-7 describes the same scenario: no lamentation, no burial, and bodies left as dung, mirroring the fate in 25:33.

Jeremiah 9:22 uses the identical image: bodies fall like dung on the field with none to gather them, reinforcing the judgment.

Jeremiah 6:26 calls for bitter mourning over judgment, while here the slain receive no lamentation — a direct contrast.

Jeremiah 7:33 describes carcasses left as food for birds and beasts, directly parallel to the unburied dead here.

Jeremiah 8:2 describes the bones of Judah's rulers scattered and unburied, a similar fate to the 'pierced' in 25:33.

Jeremiah 9:21 describes death sweeping through the city, cutting off young and old, echoing the massive slaughter of 25:33.

Revelation 19:17-21 pictures the same scene: God's enemies slain and birds called to feast on their flesh, echoing Jeremiah's unburied corpses.

Revelation 14:20 describes blood flowing for 1,600 stadia from the winepress, intensifying the image of corpses scattered across the earth in Jeremiah.

Ezekiel 39:4-20 describes birds devouring the flesh of God's enemies, a direct parallel to the unburied corpses and feast imagery in Jeremiah 25:33.

Isaiah 66:16 uses identical phrasing—'those slain by the LORD shall be many'—reinforcing the same picture of worldwide divine judgment.

Isaiah 34:2-8 describes the Lord's slaughter of all nations, with blood and corpses covering the land, matching the universal judgment in Jeremiah.

Isaiah 5:25 Parallel

Isaiah 5:25 also depicts dead bodies left unburied in streets as divine judgment, mirroring the universal slaughter here.

Psalm 83:10 Parallel

Psalm 83:10 uses 'dung for the ground' to describe slain enemies, the same earthy imagery as Jeremiah 25:33's 'dung on the surface'.

Ezekiel 7:11 explicitly says there shall be no wailing for them, paralleling the lack of lamentation here.

Ezekiel 32:4 depicts a body left on the open field as food for birds and beasts, matching the unburied state here.

Zephaniah 2:12 narrows the judgment to Cushites being slain by God's sword, a specific instance of the global slaughter Jeremiah describes.

Revelation 14:19 pictures the winepress of God's wrath being harvested, a NT parallel to the widespread death and judgment of the nations in Jeremiah.

Revelation 11:9 shows the unburied bodies of the two witnesses, echoing the lack of burial in Jeremiah 25:33.

Psalm 79:3 Parallel

Psalm 79:3 laments the unburied dead of Jerusalem, a scene reminiscent of the widespread death and lack of burial in Jeremiah 25:33.