“Those slain
By Yahweh
On that day
Shall extend
From one end of the earth
To the other.
They shall not be lamented.
They shall not be gathered.
They shall not be buried.
They shall become dung
On the surface of the ground.”
There will be a lot of people killed on that day. They will lay all over the earth from one end to another. This last part is similar to chapter 8 of this work, where people would not be gathered or buried, but rather scattered on the ground like dung. There would be just too many dead people with not enough people alive to take care of them.
Eugene Finnegan Bible Project 