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Jeremiah 9:17
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Jeremiah 9:17

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New American Standard Bible

Thus says the Lord of hosts,
“Consider and call for the mourning women, that they may come;
And send for the wailing women, that they may come!

King James Version

Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for cunning women, that they may come:

Holman Bible

This is what the Lord of Hosts says:

Consider, and summon the women who mourn;
send for the skillful women.

International Standard Version

This is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies says: "Think about what I'm saying! Indeed, call out the professional mourners! Send for the best of them to come.

A Conservative Version

Thus says LORD of hosts, Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, that they may come, and send for the skilful women, that they may come.

American Standard Version

Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for the skilful women, that they may come:

Amplified

Thus says the Lord of hosts,

“Consider and call for the mourning women to come;
Send for the wailing women to come.

Bible in Basic English

This is what the Lord of armies has said: Take thought and send for the weeping women, so that they may come; and send for the wise women, so that they may come:

Darby Translation

Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Consider, and call for the mourning women, that they may come, and send for the skilful women, that they may come;

Julia Smith Translation

Thus said Jehovah of armies, Give heed, and call ye for the wailing women, and they shall come forth; and send ye to the wise women, and they shall come forth.

King James 2000

Thus says the LORD of hosts, Consider you, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for skillful women, that they may come:

Lexham Expanded Bible

Thus says Yahweh of hosts: "Consider closely, and call for the wailing women, so that they come, and for the skillful women, so that they come.

Modern King James verseion

So says Jehovah of Hosts, Think carefully, and call for the wailers, that they may come. And send for the wise women, that they may come;

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Moreover, thus sayeth the LORD of Hosts, "Look that ye call for mourning wives, and send for wise women: that they come shortly,

NET Bible

The Lord who rules over all told me to say to this people, "Take note of what I say. Call for the women who mourn for the dead! Summon those who are the most skilled at it!"

New Heart English Bible

Thus says the LORD of hosts, "Consider, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for the skillful women, that they may come:"

The Emphasized Bible

Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts, Consider ye diligently and call for the wailing women that they may come, - And unto the wise women, send ye, that they may come;

Webster

Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for skillful women, that they may come:

World English Bible

Thus says Yahweh of Armies, Consider, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for the skillful women, that they may come:

Youngs Literal Translation

Thus said Jehovah of Hosts: Consider ye, and call for mourning women, And they come, And to the wise women send, and they come,

Themes

Burial » Attended by » Hired mourners

The Dead » Mourning for » Hired mourners

The Dead » Mourning for, often » By hired mourners

Mourning » Customs » Hired mourners

Mourning » Hired mourners

Woman » Often engaged in » Attending funerals as mourners

Topics

Skill

Wisdom, Human Nature

Mourners

Wailing

Women Working

Being A Woman Of God

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Thus saith
H559

said, speak, answer, command, tell, call, promised, .
Usage: 0

the Lord
H3068

LORD, GOD, JEHOVAH, variant
Usage: 0

of hosts
H6635
צבאה צבא 
Tsaba' 
host, war, army, battle, service, appointed time, warfare, soldiers, company,
Usage: 483

Consider
H995
בּין 
Biyn 
understand, understanding, consider, prudent, perceive, regard, discern, instruct, .
Usage: 169

ye, and call
H7121
קרא 
Qara' 
call, cried, read, proclaim, named, guests, invited, gave, renowned, bidden, preach,
Usage: 736

for the mourning women
H6969
קוּן 
Quwn 
lament, mourning women
Usage: 8

that they may come
H935

come, bring, ... in, enter, go, carry, ...down, pass, ...out,
Usage: 0

and send
H7971
שׁלח 
Shalach 
send, go, forth, send away, lay, send out, put, put away, cast out, stretch out, cast, set, put out, depart, soweth, loose,
Usage: 848

for cunning
H2450
חכם 
Chakam 
wise, wise man, cunning, cunning men, subtil, unwise, wiser
Usage: 137

References

American

Burial

MOURNING

Easton

Mourn

Fausets

Minstrel

MOURNING

Burial

Hastings

Mourning Customs

Morish

MOURNING

Smith

Minstrel

MOURNING

Watsons

Burial

Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 9:17

Verse Info

Context Readings

Judah's Failures

16 I will scatter them among the nations, whom neither they nor their fathers have known; and I will send the sword after them until I have annihilated them.” 17 Thus says the Lord of hosts,
“Consider and call for the mourning women, that they may come;
And send for the wailing women, that they may come!
 18 “Let them make haste and take up a wailing for us,
That our eyes may shed tears
And our eyelids flow with water.

Other ReadingsMourning Over JudahThe Nation Is Judged By Yahweh

Lord Almighty

Lord of Hosts

Says the Lord

Thus Says the Lord

Give Heed

Jehovah

Cross References

2 Chronicles 35:25

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.

Ecclesiastes 12:5

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.

Job 3:8

“Let those curse it who curse the day,
Who are prepared to rouse Leviathan.

Amos 5:16-17

Therefore thus says the Lord God of hosts, the Lord,
“There is wailing in all the plazas,
And in all the streets they say, ‘Alas! Alas!’
They also call the farmer to mourning
And professional mourners to lamentation.

Matthew 9:23

When Jesus came into the official’s house, and saw the flute-players and the crowd in noisy disorder,

Mark 5:38

They *came to the house of the synagogue official; and He *saw a commotion, and people loudly weeping and wailing.

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