Job 3:8
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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 41:1
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The Lord’s Challenge Continues
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Job 41:10
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10 And since no one dares to disturb it,
who then can stand up to me?
Mark 5:38
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38 When they came to the home of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw much commotion and weeping and wailing.
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Matthew 11:17
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17 ‘We played wedding songs,
and you didn’t dance,
so we played funeral songs,
and you didn’t mourn.’
Amos 5:16
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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.
Jeremiah 9:17-18
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.
18 Quick! Begin your weeping!
Let the tears flow from your eyes.
Job 41:25
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25 When it rises, the mighty are afraid,
gripped by terror.
2 Chronicles 35:25
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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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