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lamentations

Meaning of “lamentations”

Expressions, songs, or writings of mourning, grief, or sorrow.

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3 occurrences2 verses2 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: 2 Chronicles 35:25

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Every verse containing “lamentations”

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2 Chronicles 35:25
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¶ 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.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 35:25 · retained source text

¶ And Ieremiah lamented for Iosiah, and all the singing men and the singing women spake of Iosiah in their lamentations to this day, and made them an ordinance in Israel; and beholde, they are written in the Lamentations.

Ezekiel 2:10
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And he spread it before me; and it was written within and without: and there was written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ezekiel 2:10 · retained source text

And he spread it before me, and it was written within and without, and there was written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe.

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