Jeremiah 7:33 (DBY)

Passage

And the carcases of this people shall be food for the fowl of the heavens, and for the beasts of the earth; and none shall scare [them] away.

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 7:31 And they have built the high places of Topheth, which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire; which I commanded not, neither did it come up into my mind.

Jeremiah 7:32 Therefore, behold, days are coming, saith Jehovah, when it shall no more be said, Topheth, and Valley of the son of Hinnom, but the valley of slaughter; for they shall bury in Topheth, till there be no place.

Jeremiah 7:33 And the carcases of this people shall be food for the fowl of the heavens, and for the beasts of the earth; and none shall scare [them] away.

Jeremiah 7:34 And I will cause to cease from the cities of Judah, and from the streets of Jerusalem, the voice of mirth and the voice of joy, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride; for the land shall become a waste.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "carcases", "people", "shall", "food", "fowl", "heavens", "beasts", and "earth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "carcases" and "people", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 32's "Therefore behold days are coming saith Jehovah..." into verse 34's "And I will cause to cease from...", so "carcases" and "people" belong inside that flow. In Jeremiah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "carcases" and "people" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.