Jeremiah 9:17

New Century Version

This is what the Lord All-Powerful says: “Now, think about these things! Call for the women who cry at funerals to come. Send for those women who are good at that job.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 35:25

Jeremiah wrote some sad songs about Josiah. Even to this day all the men and women singers remember and honor Josiah with these songs. It became a custom in Israel to sing these songs that are written in the collection of sad songs.

Job 3:8

Let those who curse days curse that day. Let them prepare to wake up the sea monster Leviathan.

Ecclesiastes 12:5

You will fear high places and will be afraid to go for a walk. Your hair will become white like the flowers on an almond tree. You will limp along like a grasshopper when you walk. Your appetite will be gone. Then you will go to your everlasting home, and people will go to your funeral.

Jeremiah 7:29

“ ‘Cut off your hair and throw it away. Go up to the bare hilltop and cry out, because the Lord has rejected these people. He has turned his back on them, and in his anger will punish them.

Lamentations 2:5

The Lord was like an enemy; he swallowed up Israel. He swallowed up all her palaces and destroyed all her strongholds. He has caused more moaning and groaning for Judah.

Ezekiel 27:2

“Human, sing a funeral song for the city of Tyre.

Ezekiel 32:16

“This is the funeral song people will sing for Egypt. The women of the nations will sing it; they will sing a funeral song for Egypt and all its people, says the Lord God.”

Amos 5:1

Listen to this funeral song that I sing about you, people of Israel.

Micah 2:4

At that time people will make fun of you and sing this sad song about you: ‘We are completely ruined; the Lord has taken away my people’s land. Yes, he has taken it away from me and divided our fields among our enemies!’ ”

Matthew 9:23

Jesus continued along with the leader and went into his house. There he saw the funeral musicians and many people crying.

Mark 5:38

When they came to the house of the synagogue leader, Jesus found many people there making lots of noise and crying loudly.