They shall die of grievous deaths; they shall not be lamented; neither shall they be buried; [but] they shall be as dung upon the face of the earth: and they shall be consumed by the sword, and by famine; and their carcases shall be meat for the fowls of heaven, and for the beasts of the earth.
Ver. 4. They shall die of grievous deaths.] Heb., Death of diseases or grievances, as did Jehoram, 2Ch 21:18 and Philip II of Spain, &c.; they shall die piecemeal, morte valetudinariorum, by death of the sickrooms, which is a misery, especially if the disease be slow, and yet sharp, as some are.
They shall not be lamented nor buried.] Which are two of the usual dues of the dead.