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Lamentation

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Easton's 1897ISBE 19159 verse references

Easton's 1897

(Heb. qinah), an elegy or dirge. The first example of this form of poetry is the lament of David over Saul and Jonathan (2 Sam. 1:17-27). It was a frequent accompaniment of mourning (Amos 8:10). In 2 Sam. 3:33, 34 is recorded David’s lament over Abner. Prophecy sometimes took the form of a lament when it predicted calamity (Ezek. 27:2, 32; 28:12; 32:2, 16).

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · public domain

ISBE 1915

lam-en-ta'-shun.

See BURIAL, III, 2; IV, 4, 5, 6.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · public domain

In Scripture

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