Therefore this is what the LORD says concerning Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah: “They will not mourn for him: ‘Alas, my brother! Alas, my sister!’ They will not mourn for him: ‘Alas, my master! Alas, his splendor!’
“Both great and small will die in this land. They will not be buried or mourned, nor will anyone cut himself or shave hi
Then he laid the body in his own tomb, and they lamented over him, “Oh, my brother!”
“They will die from deadly diseases. They will not be mourned or buried, but will lie like dung on the ground. They will
Do not weep for him who is dead; do not mourn his loss. Weep bitterly for him who is exiled, for he will never return to
you will die in peace. As spices were burned for your fathers, the former kings who preceded you, so people will burn sp
And the king sang this lament for Abner: “Should Abner die the death of a fool?
I grieve for you, Jonathan, my brother. You were delightful to me; your love to me was extraordinary, surpassing the lov
This continued day after day until two full years had passed. Finally, his intestines came out because of his disease, a
Then Jeremiah lamented over Josiah, and to this day all the male and female singers recite laments over Josiah. They est