SEV Biblia, Chapter 35:25
Y endechó Jeremías por Josías, y todos los cantores y cantoras recitan sus lamentaciones sobre Josías hasta hoy; y las han vuelto en ley en Israel, las cuales están escritas en las Lamentaciones.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 35:25
Verse 25. Behold, they are written in the lamentations.] The Hebrews had poetical compositions for all great and important events, military songs, songs of triumph, epithalamia or marriage odes, funeral elegies, &c. Several of these are preserved in different parts of the historical books of Scripture, and these were generally made by prophets or inspired men.
That composed on the tragical end of this good king by Jeremiah is now lost. The Targum says, "Jeremiah bewailed Josiah with a great lamentation; and all the chiefs and matrons sing these lamentations concerning Josiah to the present day, and it was a statute in Israel annually to bewail Josiah. Behold, these are written in the book of Lamentations, which Baruch wrote down from the mouth of Jeremiah."
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 25. And Jeremiah lamented for Josiah , etc.] Composed a lamentation for him, which is now lost; for what is said in ( Lamentations 4:20) respects Zedekiah, and not Josiah: and all the singing men, and all the singing women, spake of Josiah in their lamentations unto this day ; who were made use of on mournful occasions, as the “preficae” among the Romans, (see Jeremiah 9:17) these in their mournful ditties used to make mention of his name, and the disaster that befell him: and made them an ordinance in Israel ; an annual constitution, as the Targum calls it, appointing a solemn mourning for him once a year, which Jarchi says was on the ninth of Ab or July: and, behold, they are written in the lamentations ; not of Jeremiah; though the Targum is, “lo, they are written in the book which Baruch wrote from the mouth of Jeremiah, concerning the lamentations,” but respect a collection of lamentations on various subjects then in being, but since lost.
Ver. 26, 27 Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and his goodness , etc.] His piety towards God, and liberality to the people; of these two verses, (see Gill on “ 2 Kings 23:28”).
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 20-27 - The Scripture does not condemn Josiah's conduct in opposing Pharaoh Yet Josiah seems to deserve blame for not inquiring of the Lord afte he was warned; his death might be a rebuke for his rashness, but it wa a judgment on a hypocritical and wicked people. He that lives a life of repentance, faith, and obedience, cannot be affected by the sudde manner in which he is removed. The people lamented him. Many mourn ove sufferings, who will not forsake the sins that caused God to send them Yet this alone can turn away judgments. If we blame Josiah's conduct we should be watchful, lest we be cut down in a way dishonourable to our profession __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
ויקונן 6969 ירמיהו 3414 על 5921 יאשׁיהו 2977 ויאמרו 559 כל 3605 השׁרים 7891 והשׁרות 7891 בקינותיהם 7015 על 5921 יאשׁיהו 2977 עד 5704 היום 3117 ויתנום 5414 לחק 2706 על 5921 ישׂראל 3478 והנם 2005 כתובים 3789 על 5921 הקינות׃ 7015
