Mourning: Hired Mourners
Source: Nav
2 Chronicles 35:25
Then Jeremiah lamented over Josiah, and to this day all the choirs of men and women sing laments over Josiah. They established them as a statute for Israel, and indeed they are written in the Book of Laments.
Ecclesiastes 12:5
when men fear the heights and dangers of the road, when the almond tree blossoms, the grasshopper loses its spring, and the caper berry shrivels—for then man goes to his eternal home and mourners walk the streets.
Jeremiah 9:17
This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Take note, and summon the wailing women; send for the most skillful among them.
Matthew 9:23
When Jesus entered the house of the synagogue leader, He saw the flute players and the noisy crowd.