Jeremiah chanted a dirge over Josiah, and all the male and female singers still speak of Josiah in their dirges today. They established them as a statute for Israel, and indeed they are written in the Dirges.
Job 3:8 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Let those who curse days condemn it, those who are ready to rouse Leviathan. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Let them curse it that curse the day, Who are ready to raise up their mourning. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Let those curse it who curse the day, who are skilled in rousing up Leviathan. American Standard Version (1901) Let them curse it that curse the day, Who are ready to rouse up leviathan. Common English Bible May those who curse the day curse it, those with enough skill to awaken Leviathan. Catholic Public Domain Version May they curse it, who curse the day, who are prepared to awaken a leviathan. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Let them curse it who curse the day, who are ready to raise up a leviathan. |
Jeremiah chanted a dirge over Josiah, and all the male and female singers still speak of Josiah in their dirges today. They established them as a statute for Israel, and indeed they are written in the Dirges.
May its morning stars grow dark. May it wait for daylight but have none; may it not see the breaking of dawn.
Can you pull in Leviathan with a hook or tie his tongue down with a rope?
No one is ferocious enough to rouse Leviathan; who then can stand against me?
When Leviathan rises, the mighty are terrified; they withdraw because of his thrashing.
On that day the Lord with his relentless, large, strong sword will bring judgement on Leviathan, the fleeing serpent #– #Leviathan, the twisting serpent. He will slay the monster that is in the sea.
Therefore the Lord, the God of Armies, the Lord, says: There will be wailing in all the public squares; they will cry out in anguish in all the streets. The farmer will be called on to mourn, and professional mourners , to wail.
We played the flute for you, but you didn’t dance; we sang a lament, but you didn’t mourn!
They came to the leader’s house, and he saw a commotion #– #people weeping and wailing loudly.