Jeremiah 9:17 “This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Take note, and summon the wailin…”

Jeremiah 9:17

This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Take note, and summon the wailing women; send for the most skillful among them.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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:

World English Bible

The LORD of Armies says, “Consider, and call for the mourning women, that they may come. Send for the skillful 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:

Geneva Bible 1599

Thus sayeth the Lord of hostes, Take heede, and call for the mourning women, that they may come, and send for skilfull women 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;

Young's 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,

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:

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Cross references

“call”

Ecclesiastes 12:5 2 Chronicles 35:25 Job 3:8 Matthew 9:23 Mark 5:38 Amos 5:16

Ecclesiastes 12:5 · BSB

when men fear the heights and dangers of the road, when the almond tree blossoms, the grasshopper loses its spring, and the caper berry shrivels— for then man goes to his eternal home and mourners walk the streets.

2 Chronicles 35:25 · BSB

Then Jeremiah lamented over Josiah, and to this day all the male and female singers recite laments over Josiah. They established them as a statute for Israel, and indeed they are written in the Book of Laments.

Job 3:8 · BSB

May it be cursed by those who curse the day — those prepared to rouse Leviathan.

Matthew 9:23 · BSB

When Jesus entered the house of the synagogue leader, He saw the flute players and the noisy crowd.

Mark 5:38 · BSB

When they arrived at the house of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw the commotion and the people weeping and wailing loudly.

Amos 5:16 · BSB

Therefore this is what the LORD, the God of Hosts, the Lord, says: “There will be wailing in all the public squares and cries of ‘Alas! Alas!’ in all the streets. The farmer will be summoned to mourn, and the mourners to…

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

16I will scatter them among the nations that neither they nor their fathers have known, and I will send a sword after them until I have finished them off.”

18Let them come quickly and take up a lament over us, that our eyes may overflow with tears, and our eyelids may gush with water.

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