⁴ “They will ^(A)die of deadly diseases, they ^(B)will not be mourned or buried; they will be like ^(C)dung on the surface of the ground. And they will perish by sword and famine, and their dead bodies will become food for the ^(D)birds of the sky and for the animals of the earth.”

⁵ For this is what the Lord says: “Do not enter a house of ^(E)mourning, or go to mourn or to console them; for I have ^(F)withdrawn My peace from this people,” declares the Lord, “and My ^(G)favor and compassion. ⁶ Both ^(H)great people and small will die in this land; they will not be buried, people will not mourn for them, nor will anyone ^(I)make cuts on himself or have his head ^(J)shaved for them.