Jeremiah 9:17
New Living Translation
Weeping in Jerusalem
17 This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says:
“Consider all this, and call for the mourners.
Send for the women who mourn at funerals.
Jeremiah 9:17
New International Version
17 This is what the Lord Almighty says:
“Consider now! Call for the wailing women(A) to come;
send for the most skillful of them.
Amos 5:16-17
New Living Translation
16 Therefore, this is what the Lord, the Lord God of Heaven’s Armies, says:
“There will be crying in all the public squares
and mourning in every street.
Call for the farmers to weep with you,
and summon professional mourners to wail.
17 There will be wailing in every vineyard,
for I will destroy them all,”
says the Lord.
Amos 5:16-17
New International Version
16 Therefore this is what the Lord, the Lord God Almighty, says:
Ecclesiastes 12:5
New Living Translation
5 Remember him before you become fearful of falling and worry about danger in the streets; before your hair turns white like an almond tree in bloom, and you drag along without energy like a dying grasshopper, and the caperberry no longer inspires sexual desire. Remember him before you near the grave, your everlasting home, when the mourners will weep at your funeral.
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Ecclesiastes 12:5
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2 Chronicles 35:25
New Living Translation
25 The prophet Jeremiah composed funeral songs for Josiah, and to this day choirs still sing these sad songs about his death. These songs of sorrow have become a tradition and are recorded in The Book of Laments.
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2 Chronicles 35:25
New International Version
25 Jeremiah composed laments for Josiah, and to this day all the male and female singers commemorate Josiah in the laments.(A) These became a tradition in Israel and are written in the Laments.(B)
Mark 5:38
New Living Translation
38 When they came to the home of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw much commotion and weeping and wailing.
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Mark 5:38
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38 When they came to the home of the synagogue leader,(A) Jesus saw a commotion, with people crying and wailing loudly.
Matthew 9:23
New Living Translation
23 When Jesus arrived at the official’s home, he saw the noisy crowd and heard the funeral music.
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Matthew 9:23
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23 When Jesus entered the synagogue leader’s house and saw the noisy crowd and people playing pipes,(A)
Job 3:8
New Living Translation
8 Let those who are experts at cursing—
whose cursing could rouse Leviathan[a]—
curse that day.
Footnotes
- 3:8 The identification of Leviathan is disputed, ranging from an earthly creature to a mythical sea monster in ancient literature.
Job 3:8
New International Version
Footnotes
- Job 3:8 Or curse the sea
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