Weeping in Jerusalem

¹⁶ Therefore, this is what the Lord, the Lord God of Heaven’s Armies, says:

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.

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.

³⁸ When they came to the home of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw much commotion and weeping and wailing.

²³ When Jesus arrived at the official’s home, he saw the noisy crowd and heard the funeral music.