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Jeremiah 48:36

Therefore 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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ASV

Therefore my heart soundeth for Moab like pipes, and my heart soundeth like pipes for the men of Kir-heres: therefore the abundance that he hath gotten is perished.

KJV

Therefore mine heart shall sound for Moab like pipes, and mine heart shall sound like pipes for the men of Kir–heres: because the riches that he hath gotten are perished.

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18 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
עַל־'al-there-H5921 →
כֵּ֞ןken-foreH3651 →
לִבִּ֤יli.Biheart myH3820 →
לְמוֹאָב֙le.mo.'Avfor MoabH4124 →
כַּחֲלִלִ֣יםka.cha.li.Limlike flutesH2485 →
יֶהֱמֶ֔הye.he.Mehit will groanH1993 →
וְלִבִּי֙ve.li.Biand heart myH3820 →
אֶל־'el-concerningH413 →
אַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.Shei[the] people ofH582 →
קִֽיר־kir-KirH7025 →
חֶ֔רֶשׂChe.resHeresH7025 →
כַּחֲלִילִ֖יםka.cha.li.Limlike flutesH2485 →
יֶהֱמֶ֑הye.he.Mehit will groanH1993 →
עַל־'al-there-H5921 →
כֵּ֛ןken-foreH3651 →
יִתְרַ֥תyit.Rat[the] wealthH3502 →
עָשָׂ֖ה'a.Sah<of> [which] he acquiredH6213 →
אָבָֽדוּ׃'a.Va.duthey will be lostH6 →

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Isaiah 15:7So they carry their wealth and belongings over the Brook of the Willows.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 16:11Therefore my heart laments for Moab like a harp, my inmost being for Kir-heres.1 Peter 1:7so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.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.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.Jeremiah 48:31Therefore I will wail for Moab; I will cry out for all of Moab; I will moan for the men of Kir-heres.Luke 12:20–21But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’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.James 5:2–3Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes.Proverbs 18:11A rich man’s wealth is his fortified city; it is like a high wall in his imagination.Proverbs 11:4Riches are worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.Jeremiah 17:11Like a partridge hatching eggs it did not lay is the man who makes a fortune unjustly. In the middle of his days his riches will desert him, and in the end he will be the fool.”Ecclesiastes 5:13–14There is a grievous evil I have seen under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owner,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.Proverbs 13:22A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.Lamentations 1:20See, O LORD, how distressed I am! I am churning within; my heart is pounding within me, for I have been most rebellious. Outside, the sword bereaves; inside, there is death.

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The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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