The Lord who rules over all called out to you at that time. The Lord told you to weep and cry. He told you to tear your hair out. And he told you to put on the rough clothing people wear when they’re sad.

当那日，主万军之耶和华叫人哭泣哀号，头上光秃，身披麻布。

当那日，万军之主耶和华使人哭泣哀号，头上光秃，身披麻布。

当那日，万军之主耶和华使人哭泣哀号，头上光秃，身披麻布。

那日，万军之耶和华呼召你们哭泣哀号，剃光头发，身披麻衣。

到那日，主万军之耶和华叫人哭泣哀号，剃光头发，穿上麻布。

到那日，主万军之耶和华呼吁你们哭泣哀号、剃光头发、束上麻布。

當那日，主－萬軍之耶和華叫人哭泣哀號，頭上光禿，身披麻布。

當那日，萬軍之主耶和華使人哭泣哀號，頭上光禿，身披麻布。

當那日，萬軍之主耶和華使人哭泣哀號，頭上光禿，身披麻布。

那日，萬軍之耶和華呼召你們哭泣哀號，剃光頭髮，身披麻衣。

到那日，主萬軍之耶和華叫人哭泣哀號，剃光頭髮，穿上麻布。

當那日子、主萬軍之永恆主叫人哀哭號咷，頭上光禿，腰束麻布；

到那日，主萬軍之耶和華呼籲你們哭泣哀號、剃光頭髮、束上麻布。

是日也、萬軍之主耶和華、詔人哭泣哀號、薙髮束麻、

今萬有之主耶和華、頒厥詔命、使爾號哭、薙髮衣麻、

當此時主萬有之天主、命哭泣哀號、薙髮衣麻、

The Lord, the Lord Almighty, called you on that day to weep and to wail, to tear out your hair and put on sackcloth.

In that day the Lord God of hosts called for weeping and mourning, for baldness and wearing sackcloth;

At that time the Lord, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, called you to weep and mourn. He told you to shave your heads in sorrow for your sins and to wear clothes of burlap to show your remorse.

On that day the Lord GOD of Armies called for weeping, for wailing, for shaven heads, and for the wearing of sackcloth.

Therefore on that day the Lord God of armies called you to weeping, to wailing, To shaving the head, and to wearing sackcloth.

And in that day the Lord GOD of hosts Called for weeping and for mourning, For baldness and for girding with sackcloth.

And in that day did the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth:

On that day the Lord God of Hosts called for weeping, for wailing, for shaven heads, and for the wearing of sackcloth.

And in that day did the Lord GOD of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth:

At that time the sovereign master, the LORD who commands armies, called for weeping and mourning, for shaved heads and sackcloth.

In that day, the Lord, Yahweh of Armies, called to weeping, to mourning, to baldness, and to dressing in sackcloth;

Let the priests who serve the Lord weep. Let them cry between the temple porch and the altar. Let them say,“ Lord, spare your people. Don’t let others make fun of them. Don’t let the nations laugh at them. Don’t let them tease your people and say,‘ Where is their God?’ ”

Priests, put on the clothing of sadness and mourn. Cry, you who serve at the altar. Come, you who serve my God in the temple. Spend the night dressed in the clothes of sadness. Weep because no one brings grain offerings and drink offerings to the house of your God anymore.

The children you enjoy so much will be taken away as prisoners. So shave your heads and mourn. Make them as bare as the head of a vulture.

You rich people, listen to me. Cry and weep, because you will soon be suffering.

I will turn your holy feasts into times for mourning. I will turn all your songs into weeping. You will have to wear the clothing of sadness. You will shave your heads. I will make you mourn as if your only son had died. The end of that time will be like a bitter day.”

The people of Dibon go up to their temple to worship. They go to their high places to weep. The people of Moab cry over the cities of Nebo and Medeba. All their heads are shaved. All their beards have been cut off.

When I heard that, I tore my inner robe and my coat. I pulled hair from my head and beard. I was so shocked I sat down.

After Job heard all these reports, he got up and tore his robe. He shaved his head. Then he fell to the ground and worshiped the Lord.

“ You saw how our people of long ago suffered in Egypt. You heard them cry out to you at the Red Sea.

Jonah’s warning reached the king of Nineveh. He got up from his throne. He took off his royal robes. He also dressed himself in the clothing of sadness. And then he sat down in the dust.

Jeremiah wrote songs of sadness about Josiah. To this day all the male and female singers remember Josiah by singing those songs. That became a practice in Israel. The songs are written down in the Book of the Songs of Sadness.

There is a time to weep. And there’s a time to laugh. There is a time to be sad. And there’s a time to dance.

Come near to God, and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners. Make your hearts pure, you who can’t make up your minds.Be full of sorrow. Cry and weep. Change your laughter to mourning. Change your joy to sadness.Be humble in front of the Lord. And he will lift you up.

Nehemiah was the governor. Ezra was a priest and the teacher of the Law. They spoke up. So did the Levites who were teaching the people. All these men said to the people,“ This day is set apart to honor the Lord your God. So don’t weep. Don’t be sad.” All the people had been weeping as they listened to the words of the Law.Nehemiah said,“ Go and enjoy some good food and sweet drinks. Send some of it to people who don’t have any. This day is holy to our Lord. So don’t be sad. The joy of the Lord makes you strong.”The Levites calmed all the people down. They said,“ Be quiet. This is a holy day. So don’t be sad.”Then all the people went away to eat and drink. They shared their food with others. They celebrated with great joy. Now they understood the words they had heard. That’s because everything had been explained to them.

He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also given people a sense of who he is. But they can’t completely understand what God has done from beginning to end.