Translations
Modern
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.
Traditional
And Jeremiah lamented for Josiah: and all the singing men and the singing women spake of Josiah in their lamentations to this day, and made them an ordinance in Israel: and, behold, they are written in the lamentations.
Literal
And Jeremiah lamented for Josiah, and all the singers and the songstresses spoke in their lamentations over Josiah. And to this day they made it a custom in Israel, and behold, they are written in the Laments.
Latin
Jeremias maxime: cujus omnes cantores atque cantatrices, usque in præsentem diem, lamentationes super Josiam replicant, et quasi lex obtinuit in Israël: Ecce scriptum fertur in lamentationibus.
Original
Hebrew
English
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.
Notes
Jeremiah respected Josiah greatly (see Jeremiah 22:15–16; compare Jeremiah 22:10). The Book of Laments was lost and is not the same as the Book of Lamentations.
People
Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes Jeremiah: Son of Hilkiah, the prophet during Judah's final days Josiah: King of Judah known for his religious reforms
Glossary
Chronicles, Books of First and Second First Book of Esdras Funeral Customs Genealogy Huldah Josiah Lamentations, Book of Necho, Nechoh, Neco, Necoh
Topics
Jeremiah: The Prophet: Over Josiah Josiah: King of Judah: Lamentations For Mourning: Hired Mourners Mourning: Jeremiah and the Singing Men and Singing Women Lament for Josiah Music: The Jews Used in Commemorating Great Men Music: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To