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Judgment on Moab

Jeremiah 48:5

In 11 translations

BSB
For on the ascent to Luhith they weep bitterly as they go, and on the descent to Horonaim cries of distress resound over the destruction:
KJV
For in the going up of Luhith continual weeping shall go up; for in the going down of Horonaim the enemies have heard a cry of destruction.continual…: Heb. weeping with weeping
WEB
For they will go up by the ascent of Luhith with continual weeping. For at the descent of Horonaim they have heard the distress of the cry of destruction.
ASV
For by the ascent of Luhith with continual weeping shall they go up; for at the descent of Horonaim they have heard the distress of the cry of destruction.
LSV
For the ascent of Luhith with weeping, || Weeping goes up, || For in the descent of Horonaim || Adversaries have heard a cry of desolation.
YLT
For the ascent of Luhith with weeping, Go up doth weeping, For in the descent of Horonaim Adversaries a cry of desolation have heard.
DBY
For by the ascent of Luhith continual weeping shall go up; for in the descent of Horonaim is heard the anguish of the cry of destruction.
DRC
For by the ascent of Luith shall the mourner go up with weeping: for in the descent of Oronaim the enemies have heard a howling of destruction.
GNV
For at the going vp of Luhith, the mourner shall goe vp with weeping: for in the going downe of Horonaim, the enemies haue heard a cry of destruction,
JPS
For by the ascent of Luhith with continual weeping shall they go up; for in the going down of Horonaim they have heard the distressing cry of destruction.
LXXE31:5
for Aloth is filled with weeping: one shall go up weeping by the way of Oronaim; ye have heard a cry of destruction.

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  • Written (Ketiv): הַלֻּחוֹת (“the Luhoth”). Read aloud (Qere): הַלּוּחִ֔ית (“the Luhith”) — the form shown in the word-by-word reader.
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
  • Leningrad Codex reads הַלֻּחִ֔ות; read aloud (Qere) reads הַלּוּחִ֔ית (“the Luhith”).

Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

WLC
כִּ֚י מַעֲלֵ֣ה הלחות בִּבְכִ֖י יַֽעֲלֶה־בֶּ֑כִי כִּ֚י בְּמוֹרַ֣ד חוֹרֹנַ֔יִם צָרֵ֥י צַֽעֲקַת־שֶׁ֖בֶר שָׁמֵֽעוּ׃Read aloud as (qere): הַלּוּחִ֔יתWe read one or more consonants in L differently from BHS.
LXX-Br31:5
ὅτι ἐπλήσθη Ἀλὼθ ἐν κλαυθμῷ· ἀναβήσεται κλαίων ἐν ὁδῷ Ὠρωναὶμ, κραυγὴν συντρίμματος ἠκούσατε.

Who and where

📍 Horonaim📍 Luhith◆ Prophecies of Jeremiah

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 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.

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  • 31:5 in some Bibles
  • 48:5 in most Bibles

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