Thematic Bible: Customs


Thematic Bible



Therefore thus says the LORD, the God of hosts, the Lord: "In all the squares there shall be wailing, and in all the streets they shall say, 'Alas! Alas!' They shall call the farmers to mourning and to wailing those who are skilled in lamentation, Verse ConceptsGesturesFarmersMourningRoadsMournersWailingCity SquaresGod As A WarriorHighways

they are afraid also of what is high, and terrors are in the way; the almond tree blossoms, the grasshopper drags itself along, and desire fails, because man is going to his eternal home, and the mourners go about the streets-- Verse ConceptsGrasshoppersFeeblenessMournersAlmond TreesAcrophobiaSlownessWhite HairMourning DeathCondition Of The SpiritFear Will Comeenergymarketing

Jeremiah also uttered a lament for Josiah; and all the singing men and singing women have spoken of Josiah in their laments to this day. They made these a rule in Israel; behold, they are written in the Laments. Verse ConceptsBereavement, Expression OfLamentingSongsTraditionsWritingBooksMournersanniversary

Thus says the LORD of hosts: "Consider, and call for the mourning women to come; send for the skillful women to come; Verse ConceptsSkillWisdom, Human NatureMournersWailingWomen WorkingBeing A Woman Of God

And when Jesus came to the ruler's house and saw the flute players and the crowd making a commotion, Verse ConceptsFuneralsNoiseMourningMusical Instruments, types ofMournersWailingDisorder Among PeopleInstrumentalistsDisadvantages Of Crowds

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