“Yahweh of Armies says, “Consider, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for the skillful women, that they may come.”
— WEB
Jeremiah 9:17
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“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:”
— KJV
“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:”
— ASV
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Commentary
mourning women--hired to heighten lamentation by plaintive cries baring the breast, beating the arms, and suffering the hair to flow dishevelled (Ch2 35:25; Ecc 12:5; Mat 9:23). cunning--skilled in wailing.
— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)
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