Then Jeremiah lamented over Josiah, and to this day all the choirs of men and women sing laments over Josiah. They established them as a statute for Israel, and indeed they are written in the Book of Laments. Cross References Matthew 9:23 When Jesus entered the house of the synagogue leader, He saw the flute players and the noisy crowd. 2 Samuel 1:17 Then David took up this lament for Saul and his son Jonathan, 2 Samuel 3:33 And the king sang this lament for Abner: "Should Abner die the death of a fool? 2 Chronicles 35:26 As for the rest of the acts of Josiah, along with his deeds of loving devotion according to what is written in the Law of the LORD-- Ezra 2:65 in addition to their 7,337 menservants and maidservants, as well as their 200 male and female singers. Jeremiah 1:1 These are the words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests in Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin. 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. Jeremiah 22:10 Do not weep for the dead king; do not mourn his loss. Weep bitterly for the one who is exiled, for he will never return to see his native land. Lamentations 4:20 The LORD's anointed, the breath of our life, was captured in their pits. We had said of him, "Under his shadow we will live among the nations." Ezekiel 32:16 This is the lament they will chant for her; the daughters of the nations will chant it. Over Egypt and all her multitudes they will chant it, declares the Lord GOD." Amos 5:16 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 wail. Treasury of Scripture And Jeremiah lamented for Josiah: and all the singing men and the singing women spoke of Josiah in their lamentations to this day, and made them an ordinance in Israel: and, behold, they are written in the lamentations. Jeremiah Jeremiah 22:10 Lamentations 4:20 all the singers Job 3:8 Ecclesiastes 12:5 Jeremiah 9:17-21 and made them Jeremiah 22:20 |