Jeremiah 9:17
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Take note, and summon the wailing women; send for the most skillful among them.”
A short, plain-language explanation of Jeremiah 9:17 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.
“This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Take note, and summon the wailing women; send for the most skillful among them.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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:”
King James Version · Public Domain“Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for the skilful women, that they may come:”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Thus said Jehovah of Hosts: Consider ye, and call for mourning women, And they come, And to the wise women send, and they come,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Jeremiah 9:17 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Chronicles 35:25Then Jeremiah lamented over Josiah, and to this day all the choirs of men and women sing laments over Josiah. They established them as a statute for Israel, and indeed they are written in the Book of Laments.
- Job 3:8May it be cursed by those who curse the day— those prepared to rouse Leviathan.
- Ecclesiastes 12:5when men fear the heights and dangers of the road, when the almond tree blossoms, the grasshopper loses its spring, and the caper berry shrivels— for then man goes to his eternal home and mourners walk the streets.
- Amos 5:16Therefore this is what the LORD, the God of Hosts, the Lord, says: “There will be wailing in all the public squares and cries of ‘Alas! Alas!’ in all the streets. The farmer will be summoned to mourn, and the mourners to wail.
- Matthew 9:23When Jesus entered the house of the synagogue leader, He saw the flute players and the noisy crowd.
- Mark 5:38When they arrived at the house of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw the commotion and the people weeping and wailing loudly.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).