King James Version
Jeremiah 48:31 in the King James Version says “Therefore will I howl for Moab, and I will cry out for all Moab; mine heart shall mourn for the men of Kirheres.” — study this verse from Jeremiah chapter 48 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Therefore will I howl for Moab, and I will cry out for all Moab; mine heart shall mourn for the men of Kirheres.”
Jeremiah 48:31 · KJV
We have heard the pride of Moab, (he is exceeding proud) his loftiness, and his arrogancy, and his pride, and the haughtiness of his heart.
I know his wrath, saith the LORD; but it shall not be so; his lies shall not so effect it. his lies: or, those on whom he stayeth (Heb. his bars) do not right
Therefore will I howl for Moab, and I will cry out for all Moab; mine heart shall mourn for the men of Kirheres.
O vine of Sibmah, I will weep for thee with the weeping of Jazer: thy plants are gone over the sea, they reach even to the sea of Jazer: the spoiler is fallen upon thy summer fruits and upon thy vintage.
And joy and gladness is taken from the plentiful field, and from the land of Moab; and I have caused wine to fail from the winepresses: none shall tread with shouting; their shouting shall be no shouting.
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above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“Therefore will I howl”
H3213to howl (with a wailing tone) or yell (with a boisterous one)
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“and I will cry out”
H2199to shriek (from anguish or danger); by analogy, (as a herald) to announce or convene publicly
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
“mine heart shall mourn”
H1897to murmur (in pleasure or anger); by implication, to ponder
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