Charles Spurgeon Commentary Jeremiah 8:1

"At that time, saith Jehovah, 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;" — Jeremiah 8:1 (ASV)

At that time, says 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:

The prophet Jeremiah had to foretell terrible judgments upon the guilty people. These people had often been warned, but they had finally exceeded all limits of endurance and were about to be destroyed by the Chaldeans. For here we have the picture of Judah and Jerusalem invaded by the Chaldeans and Babylonians, just before the city was utterly destroyed.

It was a very common practice to bury treasure with the bodies of kings. Therefore, when foreign enemies invaded a land, they broke open the tombs and searched for hidden valuables. It was also a sign of the enemy's special detestation and fury against the people when they dragged the carcasses out of the graves and scattered the bones to the four winds of heaven.

In this case, it was foretold that this desecration would not only occur to the bones of the kings, in whose tombs the greatest treasure might be expected to be found. The bones of princes, priests, prophets, and people were all to be brought out alike.