He laid his body in his own grave; and they mourned over him, saying, “Alas, my brother!”
Parallel translations
- KJV And he laid his carcase in his own grave; and they mourned over him, saying, Alas, my brother!
- BSB Then he laid the body in his own tomb, and they lamented over him, “Oh, my brother!”
- NKJV Then he laid the corpse in his own tomb; and they mourned over him, saying, “Alas, my brother!”
- NASB He laid his body in his own grave, and they mourned over him, saying, “Oh, my brother!”
- NLT He laid the body in his own grave, crying out in grief, “Oh, my brother!”
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Quick answer
The old prophet buries the man of God in his own grave and mourns him as a brother. His grief shows he now esteems the man he had deceived.
Overview
Calling him 'my brother' expresses deep mourning and identification with the man of God. Sharing his own tomb was a notable honor. The prophet's lament acknowledges the truth of the man's mission, even as the consequences of disobedience remain sobering.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- Jer 22:18Therefore Yahweh says concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah: “They shall not lament for him, saying, ‘Ah my brother!’ or, ‘Ah sister!’ They shall not lament for him, saying ‘Ah lord!’ or, ‘Ah his glory!’
- 1 Kgs 14:13All Israel will mourn for him and bury him; for he only of Jeroboam will come to the grave, because in him there is found some good thing toward Yahweh, the God of Israel, in the house of Jeroboam.
- Acts 8:2Devout men buried Stephen, and lamented greatly over him.
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