Thematic Bible: Customs
Thematic Bible
Mourning » Customs » Hired mourners
Therefore thus says the Lord God of hosts, the Lord,
“There iswailing in all the plazas,
And in all the streets they say, ‘Alas! Alas!’
They also call thefarmer to mourning
Andprofessional mourners to lamentation.
“There is
And in all the streets they say, ‘Alas! Alas!’
They also call the
And
Furthermore, men are afraid of a high place and of terrors on the road; the almond tree blossoms, the grasshopper drags himself along, and the caperberry is ineffective. For man goes to his eternal home while mourners go about in the street.
Then Jeremiah chanted a lament for Josiah. And all the male and female singers speak about Josiah in their lamentations to this day. And they made them an ordinance in Israel; behold, they are also written in the Lamentations.
Thus says the Lord of hosts,
“Consider and call for themourning women, that they may come;
And send for thewailing women, that they may come!
“Consider and call for the
And send for the
When Jesus came into the official’s house, and saw the flute-players and the crowd in noisy disorder,
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