Jeremiah 48:31 “Therefore I will wail for Moab; I will cry out for all of Moab; I will…”

Jeremiah 48:31

Therefore I will wail for Moab; I will cry out for all of Moab; I will moan for the men of Kir-heres.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Therefore will I howl for Moab, and I will cry out for all Moab; mine heart shall mourn for the men of Kir-heres.

World English Bible

Therefore I will wail for Moab. Yes, I will cry out for all Moab. They will mourn for the men of Kir Heres.

American Standard Version

Therefore will I wail for Moab; yea, I will cry out for all Moab: for the men of Kir-heres shall they mourn.

Geneva Bible 1599

Therefore will I howle for Moab, and I will crie out for all Moab: mine heart shall mourne for the men of Kir-heres.

Darby Translation

Therefore will I howl for Moab, and I will cry out for all Moab: for the men of Kir-heres shall there be moaning.

Young's Literal Translation

Therefore for Moab I howl, even for Moab — all of it, I cry for men of Kir-Heres, it doth mourn,

Bible in Basic English

For this cause I will give cries of grief for Moab, crying out for Moab, even for all of it; I will be sorrowing for the men of Kir-heres.

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Cross references

“will I howl”

Isaiah 15:5 Isaiah 16:7–11

Isaiah 15:5 · BSB

My heart cries out over Moab; her fugitives flee as far as Zoar, as far as Eglath-shelishiyah. With weeping they ascend the slope of Luhith; they lament their destruction on the road to Horonaim.

Isaiah 16:7–11 · BSB

Therefore let Moab wail; let them wail together for Moab. Moan for the raisin cakes of Kir-hareseth, you who are utterly stricken.

“Kir-heres”

2 Kings 3:25 Jeremiah 48:36

2 Kings 3:25 · BSB

They destroyed the cities, and each man threw stones on every good field until it was covered. They stopped up every spring and cut down every good tree. Only Kir-haraseth was left with stones in place, but men with slin…

Jeremiah 48:36 · BSB

Therefore My heart laments like a flute for Moab; it laments like a flute for the men of Kir-heres, because the wealth they acquired has perished.

“Kar-haraseth”

Isaiah 16:7

Isaiah 16:7 · BSB

Therefore let Moab wail; let them wail together for Moab. Moan for the raisin cakes of Kir-hareseth, you who are utterly stricken.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

30I know his insolence,” declares the LORD, “but it is futile. His boasting is as empty as his deeds.

32I will weep for you, O vine of Sibmah, more than I weep for Jazer. Your tendrils have extended to the sea; they reach even to Jazer. The destroyer has descended on your summer fruit and grape harvest.

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