25 Jeremiah also (A)lamented for (B)Josiah. And to this day (C)all the singing men and the singing women speak of Josiah in their lamentations. (D)They made it a custom in Israel; and indeed they are written in the Laments.

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25 Jeremiah composed laments for Josiah, and to this day all the male and female singers commemorate Josiah in the laments.(A) These became a tradition in Israel and are written in the Laments.(B)

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The People Mourn in Judgment

17 Thus says the Lord of hosts:

“Consider and call for (A)the mourning women,
That they may come;
And send for skillful wailing women,
That they may come.

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17 This is what the Lord Almighty says:

“Consider now! Call for the wailing women(A) to come;
    send for the most skillful of them.

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Both the great and the small shall die in this land. They shall not be buried; (A)neither shall men lament for them, (B)cut themselves, nor (C)make themselves bald for them.

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“Both high and low will die in this land.(A) They will not be buried or mourned,(B) and no one will cut(C) themselves or shave(D) their head for the dead.

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17 Sigh in silence, (A)make no mourning for the dead; (B)bind your turban on your head, and (C)put your sandals on your feet; (D)do not cover your [a]lips, and do not eat man’s bread of sorrow.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 24:17 Lit. moustache

17 Groan quietly;(A) do not mourn for the dead. Keep your turban(B) fastened and your sandals(C) on your feet; do not cover your mustache and beard(D) or eat the customary food of mourners.(E)

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