Ecclesiastes 4:2
New American Standard Bible 1995
2 So (A)I congratulated the dead who are already dead more than the living who are still living.
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Isaiah 57:1
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Evil Leaders Rebuked
57 The righteous man perishes, and no man (A)takes it to heart;
And devout men are taken away, while no one understands.
For the righteous man is taken away from (B)evil,
Jeremiah 16:7
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7 Men will not (A)break bread in mourning for them, to comfort anyone for the dead, nor give them a cup of consolation to drink for anyone’s father or mother.
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Jeremiah 22:18
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18 Therefore thus says the Lord in regard to (A)Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah,
“They will not (B)lament for him:
‘(C)Alas, my brother!’ or, ‘Alas, sister!’
They will not lament for him:
‘Alas for the master!’ or, ‘Alas for his splendor!’
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