Hew Morrison Collection > Reminiscence of the war in South Africa

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daughter of Zion was to go forth out of the city,
she was to dwell in the field, she was to go over
to Babylon ; this happened in the time of the
prophet. It was a day of fierce wrath : of trial
and affliction, of clouds and thick darkness, of
trumpet blasts, and shouting against walled cities
and high towers. The storm burst upon them
from the north. The children of the north came
and laid siege against them, but they prevailed
not, for God still favoured Judah. But the storm
once more burst from the south. The armies of
Egypt came up against Carchemish, by Euphrates.
Josiah was foolhardy enough to resist them in
the Vale of Megiddo ; he was wounded, and
carried to Hadadrimmon, where he died ; and
Judah and Jerusalem mourned for the King.
The whole land mourned as one mourneth for an
only son — every family apart mourned — Jeremiah
lamented for him — all the singing men and
singing women spoke of him in their lamentations.
There never was so great grief and lamenta-
tion, for the awful calamity was unexpected — the
beauty of Israel wounded and slain in battle !
The weeping of Hadadrimmon in the Vale of
Megiddo, where they mourned for the King — the
breath of their nostrils, the anointed of the Lord,
concerning whom they had said, Under his
shadow we shall live secure among the heathen —
resembled the dismay in Scotland after Flodden,
where were slain ten thousand Scottish warriors,
the king, and most of the nobles.
Josiah had three sons. The people chose the