unfoldingWord_en_tn/jer/09/17.md

# General Information:

Yahweh tells the people of Judah to mourn for the coming destruction of the land.

# Yahweh of hosts says this

Jeremiah often uses these words to introduce an important message from Yahweh. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 6:6](../06/06.md).

# Summon funeral singers; let them come ... Send out for women skilled at lamenting; let them come

These two phrases have the same meaning. They emphasize that they are to call funeral singers to come. Alternate translation: "Get women who are trained in mourning and bring those women here" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])

# Summon funeral singers

"Call women who are professional singers at funerals"

# let them come

This is an idiom. Alternate translation: "tell the women to come" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# Send out for women skilled at lamenting

The phrase "send out for" is an idiom. Alternate translation: "Send people out to get women who are skilled at mourning" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])