2 Chronicles 35:25
25 aJeremiah also uttered a lament for Josiah; and all bthe 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.Jeremiah 9:20
20 Hear, O women, the word of the Lord,and let your ear receive the word of his mouth;
teach to your daughters a lament,
and each to her neighbor a dirge.
Amos 5:16
16Therefore thus says the Lord, cthe God of hosts, the Lord:βIn all the squares dthere shall be wailing,
and in all the streets they shall say, βAlas! Alas!β
They shall call the farmers to mourning
and eto wailing those who are skilled in lamentation,
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