Isaiah 16:11

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“Therefore my heart laments for Moab like a harp, my inmost being for Kir-heres.”

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BSBPD

“Therefore my heart laments for Moab like a harp, my inmost being for Kir-heres.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Wherefore my bowels shall sound like an harp for Moab, and mine inward parts for Kir–haresh.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Wherefore my heart soundeth like a harp for Moab, and mine inward parts for Kir-heres.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Therefore my bowels for Moab as a harp do sound, And mine inward parts for Kir-Haresh.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Isaiah 16:11 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 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.
  2. Isaiah 21:3Therefore my body is filled with anguish. Pain grips me, like the pains of a woman in labor. I am bewildered to hear, I am dismayed to see.
  3. Isaiah 63:15Look down from heaven and see, from Your holy and glorious habitation. Where are Your zeal and might? Your yearning and compassion for me are restrained.
  4. Jeremiah 4:19My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain! Oh, the pain in my chest! My heart pounds within me; I cannot be silent. For I have heard the sound of the horn, the alarm of battle.
  5. Jeremiah 31:20Is not Ephraim a precious son to Me, a delightful child? Though I often speak against him, I still remember him. Therefore My heart yearns for him; I have great compassion for him,” declares the LORD.
  6. 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.
  7. Hosea 11:8How could I give you up, O Ephraim? How could I surrender you, O Israel? How could I make you like Admah? How could I treat you like Zeboiim? My heart is turned within Me; My compassion is stirred!
  8. Philippians 2:1Therefore if you have any encouragement in Christ, if any comfort from His love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any affection and compassion,

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