Jeremiah 48:31
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Therefore I will wail for Moab; I will cry out for all of Moab; I will moan for the men of Kir-heres.”
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“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 · Public Domain (CC0)“Therefore will I howl for Moab, and I will cry out for all Moab; mine heart shall mourn for the men of Kir–heres.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Therefore will I wail for Moab; yea, I will cry out for all Moab: for the men of Kir-heres shall they mourn.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Therefore for Moab I howl, even for Moab--all of it, I cry for men of Kir-Heres, it doth mourn,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Jeremiah 48:31 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 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 slings surrounded it and attacked it as well.
- 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.
- Isaiah 16:7Therefore let Moab wail; let them wail together for Moab. Moan for the raisin cakes of Kir-hareseth, you who are utterly stricken.
- 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.
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