Jeremiah 8:1 Commentary: Tze'enah Ure'enah

בָּעֵ֣ת הַהִ֣יא נְאֻם־יְהוָ֡ה ויציאו [יוֹצִ֣יאוּ] אֶת־עַצְמ֣וֹת מַלְכֵֽי־יְהוּדָ֣ה וְאֶת־עַצְמוֹת־שָׂרָיו֩ וְאֶת־עַצְמ֨וֹת הַכֹּהֲנִ֜ים וְאֵ֣ת ׀ עַצְמ֣וֹת הַנְּבִיאִ֗ים וְאֵ֛ת עַצְמ֥וֹת יוֹשְׁבֵֽי־יְרוּשָׁלִָ֖ם מִקִּבְרֵיהֶֽם׃

At that time, saith the LORD, they shall bring out the bones of the kings of Judah, and the bones of his princes, and the bones of the priests, and the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, out of their graves;

Tze'enah Ure'enah

“At that time, says the Lord” [8:1]. At the same time, God said: I will cause that the bones of the dead will be taken out of their graves, the bones of princes, priests and prophets. The bones will be spread out before the sun and moon, to which they bowed down. Now they will be embarrassed and will never be buried. Their bones will be like dung on the fields.
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