2 Kings 9:37

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'Jezebel’s body will be like dung on the field in the plot of land at Jezreel, so that no one will be able to say, “This is Jezebel.”'

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  • Jer 8:2 : 2 They will spread them out before the sun, the moon, and all the host of heaven, which they loved, served, followed, sought, and worshiped. They will not be gathered or buried but will be like dung on the surface of the ground.
  • Ps 83:10 : 10 Do to them as you did to Midian, as to Sisera and Jabin at the River Kishon,
  • Jer 16:4 : 4 They will die from deadly diseases. They will not be mourned or buried but will lie like dung on the ground. They will perish by the sword and famine, and their corpses will be food for the birds of the sky and the beasts of the earth.
  • Jer 22:19 : 19 He will have the burial of a donkey—dragged away and thrown outside the gates of Jerusalem.
  • Jer 25:33 : 33 On that day, those slain by the LORD will be scattered 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.
  • Jer 36:20 : 20 After they put the scroll in the chamber of Elishama the secretary, they went to the king in the courtyard and reported all these words to him.
  • Ezek 32:23-30 : 23 Their graves are set in the depths of the pit, and her company is all around her grave, all of them slain, fallen by the sword, spreading terror in the land of the living. 24 Elam is there with all her multitude around her grave, all of them slain, fallen by the sword. They went down uncircumcised to the earth below, having spread their terror in the land of the living. They bear their disgrace with those who go down to the pit. 25 A bed is made for them among the slain with all their multitude. Their graves are around them, all of them uncircumcised, slain by the sword. Though their terror was spread in the land of the living, they bear their disgrace with those who go down to the pit; they are placed among the slain. 26 Meshech and Tubal are there with all their multitude, their graves surround them, all of them uncircumcised, slain by the sword. Though they spread their terror in the land of the living, 27 They do not lie with the mighty who have fallen among the uncircumcised, who went down to Sheol with their weapons of war, whose swords were laid under their heads. Their iniquities rest upon their bones, for the terror of the mighty was in the land of the living. 28 But you too will be broken and will lie among the uncircumcised, with those slain by the sword. 29 Edom is there with her kings and all her princes, who despite their might, are laid with those killed by the sword. They will lie with the uncircumcised and with those who go down to the pit. 30 There lie the princes of the north, all of them, and all the Sidonians, who went down with the slain in their terror because of their might. They lie uncircumcised with those slain by the sword, bearing their shame with those who go down to the pit.
  • Eccl 6:3 : 3 A man may father a hundred children and live many years; yet no matter how long he lives, if he cannot enjoy life's good things and receives no proper burial, I say that a stillborn child is better off than he.
  • Isa 14:18-20 : 18 All the kings of the nations lie in glory, each in his own tomb, 19 but you are cast out of your grave like a rejected branch, clothed with the slain, those pierced by the sword, who go down to the stones of the pit, like a corpse trampled underfoot. 20 You will not be joined with them in burial, because you have destroyed your land and slain your people. The offspring of evildoers will never be remembered.
  • Jer 9:22 : 22 This is what the Lord says: Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man boast in his strength, nor the rich man boast in his riches.

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  • 2 Kgs 9:33-36
    4 verses
    91%

    33He said, 'Throw her down!' So they threw her down, and some of her blood splattered on the wall and the horses as they trampled her underfoot.

    34Jehu went inside, ate and drank, and then said, 'Attend to this cursed woman and bury her, for she was a king’s daughter.'

    35But when they went out to bury her, they found nothing of her except the skull, the feet, and the palms of her hands.

    36They went back and told Jehu, who said, 'This is the word of the LORD that he spoke through his servant Elijah the Tishbite: “In the plot of land at Jezreel, dogs will devour the flesh of Jezebel.”'

  • 1 Kgs 21:23-24
    2 verses
    86%

    23And concerning Jezebel, the LORD also says: 'Dogs will devour Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.'

    24'Anyone who belongs to Ahab and dies in the city, the dogs will eat; and anyone who dies in the field, the birds of the heavens will eat.'

  • 2 Kgs 9:7-10
    4 verses
    85%

    7You shall strike down the house of your master Ahab, so that I may avenge the blood of My servants the prophets and the blood of all the LORD's servants shed by Jezebel.

    8The entire house of Ahab shall perish, and I will cut off every male from Ahab's line, both slave and free, in Israel.

    9I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha son of Ahijah.

    10And dogs will devour Jezebel in the plot of land at Jezreel, and no one will bury her.' Then he opened the door and fled.

  • 2 Kgs 9:25-27
    3 verses
    75%

    25Then Jehu said to Bidkar, his officer, 'Take him and throw him on the plot of land that belonged to Naboth the Jezreelite. Remember how you and I were riding together behind Ahab his father when the LORD pronounced this judgment against him.'

    26'Surely I saw the blood of Naboth and the blood of his sons yesterday, declares the LORD, and I will repay you in this plot of land, declares the LORD. Now then, throw him on that plot of land, just as the word of the LORD declared.'

    27When Ahaziah king of Judah saw this, he fled along the road to Beth-haggan. Jehu pursued him, shouting, 'Shoot him too!' They struck him in his chariot on the way up to Gur near Ibleam, but he fled to Megiddo and died there.

  • 2 Kgs 9:30-31
    2 verses
    75%

    30When Jehu arrived in Jezreel, Jezebel heard about it. She painted her eyes, arranged her hair, and looked out of a window.

    31As Jehu entered the gate, she called out, 'Is it peace, Zimri, murderer of your master?'

  • 1 Kgs 21:14-19
    6 verses
    74%

    14Then they sent word to Jezebel, saying, 'Naboth has been stoned and is dead.'

    15As soon as Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned and was dead, she said to Ahab, 'Get up and take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to sell to you for silver. Naboth is no longer alive, but dead.'

    16When Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, he got up and went down to take possession of Naboth’s vineyard.

    17Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

    18'Get up and go down to meet Ahab, king of Israel, who rules in Samaria. He is now in Naboth’s vineyard, where he has gone to take possession of it.

    19Speak to him and say, “Thus says the LORD: Have you murdered and also taken possession?” Then say to him, “Thus says the LORD: In the place where the dogs licked up Naboth’s blood, the dogs will also lick up your blood—yes, yours.”'

  • Jer 9:22
    74%

    22This is what the Lord says: Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man boast in his strength, nor the rich man boast in his riches.

  • 1 Kgs 19:1-2
    2 verses
    74%

    1Ahab told Jezebel everything Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword.

    2Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, 'May the gods deal with me, be it ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I don’t make your life like the life of one of them.'

  • 1 Kgs 14:10-11
    2 verses
    74%

    10Therefore, I am bringing disaster on the house of Jeroboam. I will cut off every male in Jeroboam’s family, whether slave or free in Israel. I will sweep away the house of Jeroboam as one sweeps away dung until it is gone.

    11Anyone in Jeroboam’s family who dies in the city will be eaten by dogs; and anyone who dies in the field will be eaten by the birds of the sky, for the LORD has spoken.

  • Jer 7:33
    72%

    33The corpses of this people will become food for the birds of the air and the animals of the earth, and there will be no one to frighten them away.

  • 2 Kgs 9:21-22
    2 verses
    72%

    21Joram ordered, 'Hitch up my chariot.' When it was hitched up, Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah went out, each in his own chariot, to meet Jehu. They found him on the plot of land that had belonged to Naboth the Jezreelite.

    22When Joram saw Jehu, he asked, 'Do you come in peace, Jehu?' Jehu replied, 'How can there be peace as long as the harlotries of your mother Jezebel and her witchcraft are so many?'

  • 2 Kgs 10:10-11
    2 verses
    71%

    10Know, then, that not a word of the LORD will fall to the ground that He spoke concerning the house of Ahab. The LORD has done what He promised through His servant Elijah."

    11So Jehu struck down all who remained of Ahab’s house in Jezreel—all his great men, close acquaintances, and priests—leaving not a single survivor.

  • 1 Kgs 21:7-8
    2 verses
    71%

    7Jezebel, his wife, said to him, 'Is this how you act as king over Israel? Get up, eat, and cheer up. I’ll get you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.'

    8So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name, sealed them with his seal, and sent them to the elders and nobles who lived in Naboth’s city.

  • Jer 22:19
    70%

    19He will have the burial of a donkey—dragged away and thrown outside the gates of Jerusalem.

  • 1 Kgs 16:4
    70%

    4Anyone belonging to Baasha who dies in the city, the dogs will eat, and anyone who dies in the field, the birds of the heavens will eat.

  • 1 Kgs 19:17
    70%

    17Anyone who escapes the sword of Hazael will be put to death by Jehu, and anyone who escapes the sword of Jehu will be put to death by Elisha.

  • Jer 8:1-2
    2 verses
    70%

    1At that time, declares the LORD, they will bring out the bones of the kings of Judah, the bones of its officials, the bones of the priests, the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the inhabitants of Jerusalem from their graves.

    2They will spread them out before the sun, the moon, and all the host of heaven, which they loved, served, followed, sought, and worshiped. They will not be gathered or buried but will be like dung on the surface of the ground.

  • 1 Kgs 22:38
    69%

    38They washed the chariot at the pool of Samaria, and the dogs licked up his blood, as the prostitutes bathed there, in accordance with the word of the LORD that He had spoken.

  • 2 Kgs 9:16
    69%

    16Then Jehu rode to Jezreel, for Joram was resting there, and Ahaziah king of Judah had gone down to see him.

  • Jer 16:4
    69%

    4They will die from deadly diseases. They will not be mourned or buried but will lie like dung on the ground. They will perish by the sword and famine, and their corpses will be food for the birds of the sky and the beasts of the earth.

  • Jer 25:33
    69%

    33On that day, those slain by the LORD will be scattered 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.

  • 2 Kgs 10:17
    69%

    17When Jehu arrived in Samaria, he struck down all who remained of Ahab’s household in Samaria until he had destroyed them, according to the word of the LORD spoken through Elijah.

  • Jer 19:7
    69%

    7In this place, I will ruin the plans of Judah and Jerusalem. I will make them fall by the sword before their enemies and at the hands of those who seek their lives. I will give their dead bodies as food to the birds of the sky and the wild animals of the earth.

  • Jer 31:40
    69%

    40The entire valley where dead bodies and ashes are thrown, and all the terraces out to the Kidron Valley to the corner of the Horse Gate on the east, will be holy to the LORD; it will never again be uprooted or demolished.

  • Deut 28:26
    68%

    26Your carcasses will be food for all the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth, and there will be no one to frighten them away.

  • Nah 3:6
    68%

    6I will throw filth on you, treat you with contempt, and make you a spectacle.

  • Hos 1:4
    68%

    4Then the LORD said to him, "Call him Jezreel, because in a little while I will punish the house of Jehu for the bloodshed at Jezreel, and I will bring an end to the kingdom of Israel."

  • 1 Kgs 21:11
    68%

    11So the elders and nobles of this city, who lived there, carried out Jezebel’s instructions, just as she had written in the letters she sent them.

  • Jer 34:20
    68%

    20I will hand them over to their enemies and to those who seek their lives. Their dead bodies will become food for the birds of the sky and the beasts of the earth.