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Jeremiah 48:36 Cross-References
Explore 12 cross-references for Jeremiah 48:36 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 48 verse 36 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Therefore mine heart shall sound for Moab like pipes, and mine heart shall sound like pipes for the men of Kirheres: because the riches that he hath gotten are perished.”
Jeremiah 48:36 (KJV)
Commentary on Jeremiah 48:36
Therefore mine heart shall sound for Moab like pipes (עַל־כֵּן לִבִּי לְמוֹאָב כַּחֲלִלִים יֶהֱמֶה)—The word chalilim (חֲלִילִים) refers to flutes or pipes used in mourning rituals. The heart 'sounds' (hamah, הָמָה—to murmur, roar, moan) like these mournful instruments. God's (or the prophet's) heart resonates with grief like a funeral dirge. This repeats the lament theme from verse 31, intensifying the emotional expression of sorrow over judgment.Mine heart shall sound like pipes for the men of Kir-heres—Kir-heres (Kir-hareseth), Moab's capital, receives special mention again (see v. 31). Bec...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Jeremiah 48:36
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“and that which they have stored up”
“and my inward parts for Kir Heres.”
“to Eglath Shelishiyah; for they go up by the ascent of Luhith with weeping; for in the way of Horonaim”
“so is he who gets riches”
“Your riches are corrupted”
“There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun”
“but righteousness delivers from death.”
“like an unscalable wall in his own imagination.”
“but the wealth of the sinner is stored for the righteous.”