- I take:
- "Therefore¹ the LORD,ª the Godª of hosts,ª the Lord,ª saithª° thus;¹ Wailingª [shall be] in all¹ streets;ª and they shall sayª° in all¹ the highways,ª Alas!ª alas!ª and they shall callª° the husbandmanª to¹ mourning,ª and such as are skilfulª° of lamentationª to¹ wailing.ª" {Ams 5:16} + "Cut offª° thine hair,ª [O Jerusalem], and cast [it] away,ª° and take upª° a lamentationª on¹ high places;ª for¹ the LORDª hath rejectedª° and forsakenª°¹ the generationª of his wrath.ª" {Jer 7:29} + "For¹ the mountainsª will I take upª° a weepingª and wailing,ª and for¹ the habitationsª of the wildernessª a lamentation,ª because¹ they are burned up,ª° so that noneª¹¹ can pass²° through¹ [them]; neither¹ can [men] hearª° the voiceª of the cattle;ª both the fowlª¹ of the heavensª and the beastª are fled;ª° they are gone.ª°" {Jer 9:10} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORDª of hosts,ª Considerª° ye, and callª° for the mourning women,ª° that they may come;ª° and sendª° for¹ cunningª [women], that they may come:ª°" {Jer 9:17} + "Yet¹ hearª° the wordª of the LORD,ª O ye women,ª and let your earª receiveª° the wordª of his mouth,ª and teachª° your daughtersª wailing,ª and every oneª her neighbourª lamentation.ª" {Jer 9:20} + "Moreover take thou upª°¹ a lamentationª for¹ the princesª of Israel,ª" {Ezk 19:1} + "And fireª is gone outª° of a rodª¹ of her branches,ª [which] hath devouredª° her fruit,ª so that she hath¹ no¹ strongª rodª [to be] a sceptreª to rule.ª° This¹ [is] a lamentation,ª and shall be¹ for a lamentation.ª" {Ezk 19:14} + "And they shall take upª° a lamentationª for¹ thee, and sayª° to thee, How¹ art thou destroyed,ª° [that wast] inhabitedª° of seafaring men,ª¹ the renownedª° city,ª which¹ wast¹ strongª in the sea,ª she¹ and her inhabitants,ª° which¹ causeª° their terrorª [to be] on all¹ that hauntª° it!" {Ezk 26:17} + "Now, thou¹ sonª of man,ª take upª° a lamentationª for¹ Tyrus;ª" {Ezk 27:2} + "Thy riches,ª and thy fairs,ª thy merchandise,ª thy mariners,ª and thy pilots,ª thy calkers,ªª° and the occupiersª° of thy merchandise,²¹ and all¹ thy men²¹ of war,ª that¹ [are] in thee, and in all¹ thy companyª which¹ [is] in the midstª of thee, shall fallª° into the midstª of the seasª in the dayª of thy ruin.ª ... And in their wailingª they shall take upª° a lamentationª for¹ thee, and lamentª° over¹ thee, [saying], What¹ [city is] like Tyrus,ª like the destroyedª in the midstª of the sea?ª" {Ezk 27:27-32} + "Sonª of man,ª take upª° a lamentationª upon¹ the kingª of Tyrus,ª and sayª° unto him, Thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GOD;ª Thou¹ sealest upª° the sum,ª fullª of wisdom,ª and perfectª in beauty.ª" {Ezk 28:12} + "Sonª of man,ª take upª° a lamentationª for¹ Pharaohª kingª of Egypt,ª and sayª° unto¹ him, Thou art likeª° a young lionª of the nations,ª and thou¹ [art] as a whaleª°² in the seas:ª and thou camest forthª° with thy rivers,ª and troubledstª° the watersª with thy feet,ª and fouledst²°¹ their rivers.ª" {Ezk 32:2} + "This¹ [is] the lamentationª wherewith they shall lamentª° her: the daughtersª of the nationsª shall lamentª° her: they shall lamentª° for her, [even] for¹ Egypt,ª and for¹ all¹ her multitude,ª saithª° the Lordª GOD.ª" {Ezk 32:16} + "In that¹ dayª shall [one] take upª° a parableª against¹ you, and lamentª° with a dolefulª lamentation,ª [and] say,ª° We be¹ utterly²° spoiled:ª° he hath changedª° the portionª of my people:ª how¹ hath he removedª° [it] from me! turning away²°¹ he hath dividedª° our fields.ª" {Mic 2:4}
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