Jeremiah 9:21-23

Expanded Bible

²¹ Death has climbed in through our windows
    and has entered our ·strong cities [palaces].
·Death has taken away [^L…to cut off] our children who play in the streets
    and the young men ·who meet in [^Lfrom] the city squares.
²² Say, “This is what the Lord says:
‘The ·dead bodies [corpses] of people will ·lie [^Lfall]
    in the open field like dung.
They will lie like grain ·a farmer has cut [^Lafter the harvester/reaper],
    but there will be no one to gather them.’”
²³ This is what the Lord says:
“The wise must not ·brag [boast] about their wisdom.
    The strong must not ·brag [boast] about their strength.
    The rich must not ·brag [boast] about their ·money [riches].