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These became a tradition in Israel and are written in the Laments. <a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/35.htm">New Living Translation</a> The prophet Jeremiah composed funeral songs for Josiah, and to this day choirs still sing these sad songs about his death. These songs of sorrow have become a tradition and are recorded in The Book of Laments. <a href="/esv/2_chronicles/35.htm">English Standard Version</a> Jeremiah also uttered a lament for Josiah; and all the singing men and singing women have spoken of Josiah in their laments to this day. They made these a rule in Israel; behold, they are written in the Laments. <a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/35.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/35.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/35.htm">New King James Version</a> Jeremiah also lamented for Josiah. And to this day all the singing men and the singing women speak of Josiah in their lamentations. They made it a custom in Israel; and indeed they are written in the Laments. <a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/35.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then Jeremiah chanted a song of mourning for Josiah. And all the male and female singers speak about Josiah in their songs of mourning to this day. And they made them an ordinance in Israel; behold, they are also written in the Lamentations. <a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/35.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then Jeremiah chanted a lament for Josiah. And all the male and female singers speak about Josiah in their lamentations to this day. And they made them an ordinance in Israel; behold, they are also written in the Lamentations. <a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/35.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Then Jeremiah chanted a lament for Josiah. And all the male and female singers speak about Josiah in their lamentations to this day. And they made them an ordinance in Israel; behold, they are also written in the Lamentations. <a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/35.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then Jeremiah chanted a lament for Josiah. And all the male and female singers speak about Josiah in their lamentations to this day. And they made them a statute in Israel; behold, they are also written in the lamentations. <a href="/amp/2_chronicles/35.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then Jeremiah sung a lament (funeral song) for Josiah, and all the male and female singers have spoken about Josiah in their laments to this day. They made the songs an ordinance in Israel; behold, they are written in the Lamentations. <a href="/csb/2_chronicles/35.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Jeremiah chanted a dirge over Josiah, and all the male and female singers still speak of Josiah in their dirges today. They established them as a statute for Israel, and indeed they are written in the Dirges. <a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/35.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Jeremiah chanted a dirge over Josiah, and all the singing men and singing women still speak of Josiah in their dirges to this very day. They established them as a statute for Israel, and indeed they are written in the Dirges. <a href="/asv/2_chronicles/35.htm">American Standard Version</a> And Jeremiah lamented for Josiah: and all the singing men and singing women spake of Josiah in their lamentations unto this day; and they made them an ordinance in Israel: and, behold, they are written in the lamentations. <a href="/cev/2_chronicles/35.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Jeremiah the prophet wrote a funeral song in honor of Josiah. And since then, anyone in Judah who mourns the death of Josiah sings that song. It is included in the collection of funeral songs. <a href="/erv/2_chronicles/35.htm">English Revised Version</a> And Jeremiah lamented for Josiah: and all the singing men and singing women spake of Josiah in their lamentations, unto this day; and they made them an ordinance in Israel: and, behold, they are written in the lamentations. <a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/35.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Jeremiah sang a funeral song about Josiah. All the male and female singers still sing funeral songs about Josiah today. This became a tradition in Israel. They are written in [the Book of] the Funeral Songs. <a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/35.htm">Good News Translation</a> The prophet Jeremiah composed a lament for King Josiah. It has become a custom in Israel for the singers, both men and women, to use this song when they mourn for him. The song is found in the collection of laments. <a href="/isv/2_chronicles/35.htm">International Standard Version</a> Jeremiah sang a lament for Josiah, and all the male and female singers recite that lamentation about Josiah to this day. In fact, they made singing it an ordinance in Israel, and they are recorded in the Lamentations. <a href="/msb/2_chronicles/35.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/2_chronicles/35.htm">NET Bible</a> Jeremiah composed laments for Josiah which all the male and female singers use to mourn Josiah to this very day. It has become customary in Israel to sing these; they are recorded in the Book of Laments. <a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/35.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Jeremiah lamented for Josiah: and all the singing men and singing women spoke of Josiah in their lamentations to this day; and they made them an ordinance in Israel: and look, they are written in the lamentations. <a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/35.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And Jeremiah lamented for Josiah: and all the singing men and the singing women have spoken of Josiah in their lamentations to this day, and made them an ordinance in Israel: and behold, they are written in the lamentations. <a href="/web/2_chronicles/35.htm">World English Bible</a> Jeremiah lamented for Josiah, and all the singing men and singing women spoke of Josiah in their lamentations to this day; and they made them an ordinance in Israel. Behold, they are written in the lamentations. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/35.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and Jeremiah laments for Josiah, and all the male and female singers speak in their lamentations of Josiah to this day, and set them for a statute on Israel, and behold, they are written beside the Lamentations. <a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/35.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and Jeremiah lamenteth for Josiah, and all the singers and the songstresses speak in their lamentations of Josiah unto this day, and set them for a statute on Israel, and lo, they are written beside the lamentations. <a href="/slt/2_chronicles/35.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Jeremiah will lament for Josiah: and all the singing men and singing women will speak concerning Josiah in their lamentations, even to this day, and they will give them for a law upon Israel: and behold them written upon the lamentations.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/35.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Particularly Jeremias: whose lamentations for Josias all the singing men and singing women repeat unto this day, and it became like a law in Israel: Behold it is found written in the Lamentations. <a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/35.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> most of all Jeremiah. All the singing men and women repeat his lamentations over Josiah, even to the present day. And this has become like a law in Israel. Behold, it is found written in the Lamentations. <a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/35.htm">New American Bible</a> Jeremiah also composed a lamentation for Josiah, which is recited to this day by all the male and female singers in their lamentations for Josiah. These have been made an ordinance for Israel, and can be found written in the Lamentations. <a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/35.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Jeremiah also uttered a lament for Josiah, and all the singing men and singing women have spoken of Josiah in their laments to this day. They made these a custom in Israel; they are recorded in the Laments.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/35.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And Jeremiah lamented for Josiah, saying, All righteous men and righteous women, weep in your lamentations for Josiah. And he made them an ordinance in Israel, to this day; and, behold, these lamentations are written in the Book of Lamentations. <a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/35.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And Jeremiah lamented for Yoshiah and said: “All righteous men and righteous women, weep for Yoshiah in your lamentations!” And until today he gave them as a covenant of Israel, and they are written in the Scroll of Lamentations.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/35.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And Jeremiah lamented for Josiah; and all the singing men and singing women spoke of Josiah in their lamentations, unto this day; and they made them an ordinance in Israel; and, behold, they are written in the lamentations. <a href="/sep/2_chronicles/35.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And Jeremias mourned over Josias, and all the chief men and chief women uttered a lamentation over Josias until this day: and they made it an ordinance for Israel, and, behold, it is written in the lamentations. <a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/35-25.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=9838" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/35.htm">Laments for Josiah</a> 25<a href="/hebrew/3414.htm" title="3414: yir·mə·yā·hū (N-proper-ms) -- Or Yirmyahuw; from ruwm and Yahh; Jah will rise; Jirmejah, the name of eight or nine Israelites.">Then Jeremiah</a> <a href="/hebrew/6969.htm" title="6969: way·qō·w·nên (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To chant an elegy or dirge. A primitive root; to strike a musical note, i.e. Chant or wail.">lamented</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">over</a> <a href="/hebrew/2977.htm" title="2977: yō·šî·yā·hū (N-proper-ms) -- Yah supports, two Isr. Or; from the same root as 'ashuwyah and Yahh; founded of Jah; Joshijah, the name of two Israelites.">Josiah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">and to</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: hay·yō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">this day</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: ḵāl (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/7891.htm" title="7891: haš·šā·rîm (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To sing. Or shuwr; a primitive root; to sing.">the choirs of men</a> <a href="/hebrew/7891.htm" title="7891: wə·haš·šā·rō·wṯ (Conj-w, Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-fp) -- To sing. Or shuwr; a primitive root; to sing.">and women</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mə·rū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">sing</a> <a href="/hebrew/7015.htm" title="7015: bə·qî·nō·w·ṯê·hem (Prep-b:: N-fpc:: 3mp) -- An elegy, dirge. From quwn; a dirge.">laments</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">over</a> <a href="/hebrew/2977.htm" title="2977: yō·šî·yā·hū (N-proper-ms) -- Yah supports, two Isr. Or; from the same root as 'ashuwyah and Yahh; founded of Jah; Joshijah, the name of two Israelites.">Josiah.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: way·yit·tə·nūm (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp:: 3mp) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">They established them</a> <a href="/hebrew/2706.htm" title="2706: lə·ḥōq (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Something prescribed or owed, a statute. From chaqaq; an enactment; hence, an appointment.">as a statute</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">Israel,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2005.htm" title="2005: wə·hin·nām (Conj-w:: Interjection:: 3mp) -- Lo! behold! A primitive particle; lo!; also if.">and indeed</a> <a href="/hebrew/3789.htm" title="3789: kə·ṯū·ḇîm (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-mp) -- To write. A primitive root; to grave, by implication, to write.">they are written</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">in</a> <a href="/hebrew/7015.htm" title="7015: haq·qî·nō·wṯ (Art:: N-fp) -- An elegy, dirge. From quwn; a dirge.">the Book of Laments.</a> 26As for the rest of the acts of Josiah, along with his deeds of loving devotion according to what is written in the Law of the LORD—…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/lamentations/4-20.htm">Lamentations 4:20</a> The LORD’s anointed, the breath of our life, was captured in their pits. We had said of him, “Under his shadow we will live among the nations.” <a href="/jeremiah/22-10.htm">Jeremiah 22:10</a> 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 see his native land. <a href="/jeremiah/22-18.htm">Jeremiah 22:18</a> 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!’ <a href="/zechariah/12-11.htm">Zechariah 12:11</a> On that day the wailing in Jerusalem will be as great as the wailing of Hadad-rimmon in the plain of Megiddo. <a href="/2_samuel/1-17.htm">2 Samuel 1:17-27</a> Then David took up this lament for Saul and his son Jonathan, / and he ordered that the sons of Judah be taught the Song of the Bow. It is written in the Book of Jashar: / “Your glory, O Israel, lies slain on your heights. How the mighty have fallen! ... <a href="/1_kings/13-29.htm">1 Kings 13:29-30</a> So the old prophet lifted up the body of the man of God, laid it on the donkey, and brought it back to his own city to mourn for him and bury him. / Then he laid the body in his own tomb, and they lamented over him, “Oh, my brother!” <a href="/jeremiah/9-17.htm">Jeremiah 9:17-20</a> This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Take note, and summon the wailing women; send for the most skillful among them. / Let them come quickly and take up a lament over us, that our eyes may overflow with tears, and our eyelids may gush with water. / For the sound of wailing is heard from Zion: ‘How devastated we are! How great is our shame! For we have abandoned the land because our dwellings have been torn down.’” ... <a href="/amos/5-16.htm">Amos 5:16-17</a> Therefore 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. / There will be wailing in all the vineyards, for I will pass through your midst,” says the LORD. <a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37</a> O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! <a href="/luke/19-41.htm">Luke 19:41-44</a> As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it / and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes. / For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side. ... <a href="/revelation/18-9.htm">Revelation 18:9-11</a> Then the kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her will weep and wail at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her. / In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.” / And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, because there is no one left to buy their cargo— <a href="/revelation/18-19.htm">Revelation 18:19</a> Then they will throw dust on their heads as they weep and mourn and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, where all who had ships on the sea were enriched by her wealth! For in a single hour she has been destroyed.” <a href="/acts/8-2.htm">Acts 8:2</a> God-fearing men buried Stephen and mourned deeply over him. <a href="/john/11-31.htm">John 11:31-35</a> When the Jews who were in the house consoling Mary saw how quickly she got up and went out, they followed her, supposing she was going to the tomb to mourn there. / When Mary came to Jesus and saw Him, she fell at His feet and said, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.” / When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, He was deeply moved in spirit and troubled. ... <a href="/mark/5-38.htm">Mark 5:38-39</a> When they arrived at the house of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw the commotion and the people weeping and wailing loudly. / He went inside and asked, “Why all this commotion and weeping? The child is not dead, but asleep.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And Jeremiah lamented for Josiah: and all the singing men and the singing women spoke of Josiah in their lamentations to this day, and made them an ordinance in Israel: and, behold, they are written in the lamentations.Jeremiah<a href="/jeremiah/22-10.htm">Jeremiah 22:10</a> Weep ye not for the dead, neither bemoan him: but weep sore for him that goeth away: for he shall return no more, nor see his native country.<a href="/lamentations/4-20.htm">Lamentations 4:20</a> The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of the LORD, was taken in their pits, of whom we said, Under his shadow we shall live among the heathen.all the singers<a href="/job/3-8.htm">Job 3:8</a> Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to raise up their mourning.<a href="/ecclesiastes/12-5.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:5</a> Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets:<a href="/jeremiah/9-17.htm">Jeremiah 9:17-21</a> 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: … and made them<a href="/jeremiah/22-20.htm">Jeremiah 22:20</a> Go up to Lebanon, and cry; and lift up thy voice in Bashan, and cry from the passages: for all thy lovers are destroyed.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_samuel/3-33.htm">Chanted</a> <a href="/judges/11-40.htm">Commemorate</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-10.htm">Female</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-19.htm">Grief</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-18.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/12-13.htm">Jeremiah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-24.htm">Josiah</a> <a href="/2_samuel/3-33.htm">Lamented</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-11.htm">Makers</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-32.htm">Male</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-13.htm">Ordinance</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-15.htm">Singers</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-21.htm">Singing</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-27.htm">Song</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-19.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-12.htm">Uttered</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-8.htm">Women</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-12.htm">Written</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/8-1.htm">Chanted</a> <a href="/exodus/12-14.htm">Commemorate</a> <a href="/ezra/2-65.htm">Female</a> <a href="/ezra/9-3.htm">Grief</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-27.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/36-12.htm">Jeremiah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-26.htm">Josiah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-4.htm">Lamented</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-42.htm">Makers</a> <a href="/ezra/2-65.htm">Male</a> <a href="/ezra/3-4.htm">Ordinance</a> <a href="/ezra/2-41.htm">Singers</a> <a href="/ezra/2-65.htm">Singing</a> <a href="/nehemiah/11-23.htm">Song</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-13.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/nehemiah/6-12.htm">Uttered</a> <a href="/ezra/2-65.htm">Women</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-26.htm">Written</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 35</div>1. <a href="/2_chronicles/35-1.htm">Josiah keeps a most solemn Passover</a> 20. <a href="/2_chronicles/35-20.htm">He provoking Pharaoh Neco, is slain at Megiddo</a> 25. <a href="/2_chronicles/35-25.htm">Lamentations for Josiah</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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His lament over Josiah signifies the profound impact Josiah's death had on the nation. Josiah was a reformer king who sought to bring Judah back to the worship of Yahweh, and his death marked the end of a period of religious revival. Jeremiah's lamentation reflects the sorrow and loss felt by the people, as Josiah's death was seen as a turning point leading to the eventual downfall of Judah. This lamentation is consistent with Jeremiah's role as a prophet who often mourned the spiritual state of his people.and to this day all the male and female singers recite laments over Josiah The tradition of lamentation was a significant cultural practice in ancient Israel. Male and female singers, often professional mourners, would perform these laments as a way to express collective grief. This practice highlights the communal aspect of mourning and the importance of Josiah's legacy. The phrase "to this day" suggests that this tradition continued for a significant period, indicating the lasting impact of Josiah's reign and the deep sense of loss felt by the community.They established them as a statute for Israel The establishment of these laments as a statute implies that they became an official part of Israel's cultural and religious practices. This formalization underscores the importance of remembering Josiah's contributions and the lessons from his reign. It also reflects the broader biblical theme of memorializing significant events and figures to instruct future generations, similar to the Passover or the Feast of Tabernacles.and indeed they are written in the Book of Laments The "Book of Laments" is likely a collection of dirges and lamentations, possibly similar to the Book of Lamentations attributed to Jeremiah. This reference indicates that there was a written record of these laments, preserving them for posterity. The existence of such a book suggests the importance of written tradition in maintaining the cultural and religious heritage of Israel. It also points to the broader biblical theme of recording God's dealings with His people, as seen in other historical and prophetic books of the Bible.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> A major prophet in the Old Testament, known for his prophecies and lamentations. He mourned the death of King Josiah, highlighting the king's significance and the impact of his death on the nation. 2. <a href="/topical/j/josiah.htm">Josiah</a> The King of Judah who was known for his reforms and dedication to God. His death was a significant event for the nation, leading to national mourning. 3. <a href="/topical/l/laments.htm">Laments</a> A form of mourning or expression of grief, often in poetic form. The lament for Josiah became a tradition in Israel, signifying the deep sorrow felt by the people. 4. <a href="/topical/m/male_and_female_singers.htm">Male and Female Singers</a> These individuals played a role in commemorating Josiah through song, indicating the cultural practice of using music and poetry to express collective grief. 5. <a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a> The nation that mourned Josiah's death, reflecting the communal aspect of grief and the importance of Josiah's leadership.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_lament.htm">The Power of Lament</a> Lament is a biblical way to express grief and sorrow. It allows individuals and communities to process loss and seek comfort in God. <a href="/topical/t/the_legacy_of_godly_leadership.htm">The Legacy of Godly Leadership</a> Josiah's life and reforms left a lasting impact on Israel. Godly leadership can inspire and guide a nation, leaving a legacy that endures beyond one's lifetime. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_community_in_mourning.htm">The Role of Community in Mourning</a> The communal aspect of mourning Josiah's death highlights the importance of supporting one another in times of grief. The community's shared sorrow can bring healing and unity. <a href="/topical/t/tradition_and_memory.htm">Tradition and Memory</a> The tradition of lamenting Josiah serves as a reminder of the past and the lessons learned from it. Traditions can help preserve important memories and values for future generations.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_35.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 35</a> <a href="/q/is_'purer_than_snow'_literal_or_poetic.htm">(Lamentations 4:7) Does describing princes as “purer than snow” reflect actual historical reality or poetic exaggeration? </a> <a href="/q/who_is_the_author_of_lamentations.htm">Who is the author of Lamentations?</a> <a href="/q/who_authored_the_books_of_the_bible.htm">Who authored the books of the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/why_did_josiah_ignore_necho's_warning.htm">Why would Josiah ignore Necho’s explicit warning in 2 Chronicles 35:21 if it was truly from God? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_chronicles/35.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(25) And Jeremiah lamented--i.e., wrote a dirge. The special mourning of the land over Josiah is not mentioned in Kings.The singing men . . . women.--The LXX. has "the ruling men . . . women," reading s?rim . . . s?roth, instead of sh?rim . . . sh?roth.Spake of Josiah in their lamentations.--In the dirges which they used to sing on certain anniversaries of disaster.And made them an ordinance.--And they made them (i.e. the laments for Josiah) a standing custom to Israel.They are written in the lamentations.--The dirges alluding to Josiah's untimely end, and among them Jeremiah's, were preserved in a Book of Dirges (qinoth), which may have been extant in the chronicler's day. (Comp. the allusions in <a href="/jeremiah/22-10.htm" title="Weep you not for the dead, neither bemoan him: but weep sore for him that goes away: for he shall return no more, nor see his native country.">Jeremiah 22:10</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/22-18.htm" title="Therefore thus said the LORD concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah; They shall not lament for him, saying, Ah my brother! or, Ah sister! they shall not lament for him, saying, Ah lord! or, Ah his glory!">Jeremiah 22:18</a>; <a href="/zechariah/12-11.htm" title="In that day shall there be a great mourning in Jerusalem, as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon.">Zechariah 12:11</a>.)This collection, however, was quite different from the canonical book of Lamentations, the subject of which is the ruin of Judah and Jerusalem by the Chaldeans. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/35.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 25. - If Jeremiah's lamenting on this occasion was one committed to writing, it has not survived. To this day; i.e. probably anniversary after anniversary to the time of the writer to whom this statement belongs, the authority from which our compiler draws his materials. Written in the lamentations. We have here another glimpse of a work which has not been handed down to us. <a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/35-25.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Then Jeremiah יִרְמְיָהוּ֮ (yir·mə·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3414.htm">Strong's 3414: </a> Jeremiah -- 'Yah loosens', the name of a number of Israelites lamented וַיְקוֹנֵ֣ן (way·qō·w·nên) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6969.htm">Strong's 6969: </a> To strike a, musical note, chant, wail over עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against Josiah, יֹאשִׁיָּהוּ֒ (yō·šî·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2977.htm">Strong's 2977: </a> Josiah -- 'Yah supports', two Israelites and to עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while this day הַיּ֔וֹם (hay·yō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day all כָֽל־ (ḵāl) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the choirs of men הַשָּׁרִ֣ים ׀ (haš·šā·rîm) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7891.htm">Strong's 7891: </a> To sing and women וְ֠הַשָּׁרוֹת (wə·haš·šā·rō·wṯ) Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7891.htm">Strong's 7891: </a> To sing sing וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ (way·yō·mə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say laments בְּקִינ֨וֹתֵיהֶ֤ם (bə·qî·nō·w·ṯê·hem) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7015.htm">Strong's 7015: </a> An elegy, dirge over עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against Josiah. יֹאשִׁיָּ֙הוּ֙ (yō·šî·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2977.htm">Strong's 2977: </a> Josiah -- 'Yah supports', two Israelites They established וַיִּתְּנ֥וּם (way·yit·tə·nūm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set them as a statute לְחֹ֖ק (lə·ḥōq) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2706.htm">Strong's 2706: </a> Something prescribed or owed, a statute for עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against Israel, יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc and indeed וְהִנָּ֥ם (wə·hin·nām) Conjunctive waw | Interjection | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2005.htm">Strong's 2005: </a> Lo! behold! they are written כְּתוּבִ֖ים (kə·ṯū·ḇîm) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3789.htm">Strong's 3789: </a> To grave, to write in עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the Book of Laments. הַקִּינֽוֹת׃ (haq·qî·nō·wṯ) Article | Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7015.htm">Strong's 7015: </a> An elegy, dirge <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/35-25.htm">2 Chronicles 35:25 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/35-25.htm">2 Chronicles 35:25 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_chronicles/35-25.htm">2 Chronicles 35:25 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/35-25.htm">2 Chronicles 35:25 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/35-25.htm">2 Chronicles 35:25 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/35-25.htm">2 Chronicles 35:25 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/35-25.htm">2 Chronicles 35:25 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/35-25.htm">2 Chronicles 35:25 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/35-25.htm">2 Chronicles 35:25 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/35-25.htm">2 Chronicles 35:25 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-25.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 35:25 Jeremiah lamented for Josiah: and all (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/35-24.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 35:24"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 35:24" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/35-26.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 35:26"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 35:26" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>