17 Mourn for him, all you who surround him, everyone who knows his name; tell how the mighty scepter is shattered— the glorious staff!
Jeremiah 48:17
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2 Samuel 1:26–27
26 I grieve for you, Jonathan, my brother. You were delightful to me; your love to me was extraordinary, surpassing the love of women. 27 How the mighty have fallen and the weapons of war have perished!”
Zechariah 11:1–3
1 Open your doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may consume your cedars! 2 Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen; the majestic trees are ruined! Wail, O oaks of Bashan, for the dense forest has been cut down! 3 Listen to the wailing of the shepherds, for their glory…
2 Samuel 1:18–20
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Ezekiel 19:13–14
13 Now it is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty land. 14 Fire has gone out from its main branch and devoured its fruit; on it no strong branch remains fit for a ruler’s scepter.’ This is a lament and shall be used as a lament.”
1 Maccabees 9:20–22
20 They wept for him. All Israel made great lamentation for him, and mourned many days, and said, (WEB) 21 “How the mighty has fallen, the savior of Israel!” (WEB) 22 The rest of the acts of Judas, and his wars, and the valiant deeds which he did, and his greatness, are not written… (WEB)
Psalms 89:43–45
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Jeremiah 6:25–27
25 Do not go out to the fields; do not walk the road. For the enemy has a sword; terror is on every side. 26 O daughter of my people, dress yourselves in sackcloth and roll in ashes. Mourn with bitter wailing, as you would for an only son, for suddenly the destroyer…
Jeremiah 50:22–24
22 “The noise of battle is in the land— the noise of great destruction. 23 How the hammer of the whole earth lies broken and shattered! What a horror Babylon has become among the nations! 24 I laid a snare for you, O Babylon, and you were caught before you knew it. You…
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