Jeremiah 48:31

In 11 translations

BSB

Therefore I will wail for Moab; I will cry out for all of Moab; I will moan for the men of Kir-heres.Kir-heres is a variant of Kir-hareseth; also in verse 36; see Isaiah 16:7.

KJV

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

WEB

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

ASV

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

LSV

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

YLT

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

DBY

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

DRC

Therefore will I lament for Moab, and I will cry out to all Moab, for the men of the brick wall that mourn.

GNV

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

JPS

Therefore will I wail for Moab; yea, I will cry out for all Moab; for the men of Kir-heres shall my heart moan.

LXXE31:31

Therefore howl ye for Moab on all sides; cry out against the shorn men in a gloomy place. I will weep for thee,

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WLC

עַל־כֵּן֙ עַל־מוֹאָ֣ב אֲיֵלִ֔יל וּלְמוֹאָ֥ב כֻּלֹּ֖ה אֶזְעָ֑ק אֶל־אַנְשֵׁ֥י קִֽיר־חֶ֖רֶשׂ יֶהְגֶּֽה׃

LXX-Br31:31

Διατοῦτο ἐπὶ Μωὰβ ὀλολύζετε πάντοθεν· βοήσατε ἐπʼ ἄνδρας κειράδας αὐχμοῦ.

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• 2 Kings 3:25They 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…
• Isaiah 15:5My 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.
• Jeremiah 48:36Therefore 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.
• Isaiah 16:7–11Therefore let Moab wail; let them wail together for Moab. Moan for the raisin cakes of Kir-hareseth, you who are utterly stricken. For the fields of Heshbon have withered, along with the grapevines of Sibmah. The…

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