# to this day

This means the day on which the writer wrote. See how you translated this in [2 Chronicles 5:9](../05/09.md).

# behold

This word is used here to add emphasis to what is said next.

# the songs of lament

This was an ancient scroll of funeral songs.

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/jeremiah]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/lament]]