Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for cunning women, that they may come:
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The verse 17 is found in chapter 9 of Jeremiah. The explanation of the disaster is directly connected to abandoning Yahweh’s law and following the Baals. True wisdom does not consist in wealth, power, or abstract knowledge, but in understanding that God practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness. The mourning women summoned demonstrate the social and public dimension of grief.
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daß sie eilend um uns klagen, daß unsre Augen von Tränen rinnen und unsre Augenlider von Wasser fließen,
Así dice Jehová de los ejércitos: Considerad, y llamad plañideras que vengan; y enviad por las sabias que vengan:
Así dice Jehová de los ejércitos: «Presten atención y llamen a las plañideras, para que vengan; envíen por las mujeres hábiles, para que vengan.
Ainsi parle l'Eternel des armées: Cherchez, appelez les pleureuses, et qu'elles viennent! Envoyez vers les femmes habiles, et qu'elles viennent!
Così ha detto il Signor degli eserciti: Considerate, e chiamate delle lamentatrici, e fate che vengano; e mandate per delle più avvedute, che vengano; ed affrettinsi, e prendano a fare un rammarichio di noi;
Assim diz o SENHOR dos Exércitos: Considerai, e chamai carpideiras que venham; e mandai procurar mulheres hábeis, para que venham.
萬軍之耶和華如此說: 「你們要考慮, 將唱哀歌的婦女召來, 差人召善哭的婦女前來,
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