Jeremiah 4:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

For this gird you with sackcloth, lament and howl: for the fierce anger of the LORD is not turned back from us. Lament and howl - הילילו heililu. The aboriginal Irish had a funeral song called the Caoinian, still continued among their descendants, one part of which is termed the ulaloo: this is sung responsively or alternately, and is accompanied with a full chorus of sighs and groans. It has been thought that Ireland was originally peopled by the Phoenicians: if so, this will account for the similarity of many words and customs among both these people.