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Jeremiah 48:39

“How shattered it is! How they wail! How Moab has turned his back in shame! Moab has become an object of ridicule and horror to all those around him.”

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ASV

How is it broken down! how do they wail! how hath Moab turned the back with shame! so shall Moab become a derision and a terror to all that are round about him.

KJV

They shall howl, saying, How is it broken down! how hath Moab turned the back with shame! so shall Moab be a derision and a dismaying to all them about him.

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14 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
אֵ֥יךְ'eikhhow!H349 →
חַ֙תָּה֙cha.tahit has been shatteredH2865 →
הֵילִ֔ילוּhei.Li.luthey will wailH3213 →
אֵ֛יךְ'eikhhow!H349 →
הִפְנָה־hif.nah-it has turnedH6437 →
עֹ֥רֶף'O.refa neckH6203 →
מוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvMoabH4124 →
בּ֑וֹשׁBo.oshit will be ashamedH954 →
וְהָיָ֥הve.ha.Yahand it will becomeH1961 →
מוֹאָ֛בmo.'AvMoabH4124 →
לִשְׂחֹ֥קlis.Chok<into> a laughing stockH7814 →
וְלִמְחִתָּ֖הve.lim.chi.Tahand <into> an object of terrorH4288 →
לְכָל־le.kholto allH3605 →
סְבִיבָֽיו׃ סse.vi.Vavaround itH5439 →

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Jeremiah 48:13Then Moab will be ashamed of Chemosh, just as the house of Israel was ashamed when they trusted in Bethel.Jeremiah 48:26“Make him drunk, because he has magnified himself against the LORD; so Moab will wallow in his own vomit, and he will also become a laughingstock.Lamentations 2:1How the Lord has covered the Daughter of Zion with the cloud of His anger! He has cast the glory of Israel from heaven to earth. He has abandoned His footstool in the day of His anger.Isaiah 20:4–6so the king of Assyria will lead away the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Cush, young and old alike, naked and barefoot, with bared buttocks—to Egypt’s shame.Lamentations 1:1How lonely lies the city, once so full of people! She who was great among the nations has become a widow. The princess of the provinces has become a slave.Lamentations 4:1How the gold has become tarnished, the pure gold has become dull! The gems of the temple lie scattered on every street corner.Ezekiel 26:16–18All the princes of the sea will descend from their thrones, remove their robes, and strip off their embroidered garments. Clothed with terror, they will sit on the ground, trembling every moment, appalled over you.Revelation 18:9–10Then the kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her will weep and wail at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her.Jeremiah 48:26–27“Make him drunk, because he has magnified himself against the LORD; so Moab will wallow in his own vomit, and he will also become a laughingstock.Jeremiah 48:17Mourn for him, all you who surround him, everyone who knows his name; tell how the mighty scepter is shattered—the glorious staff!Revelation 18:15–16The merchants who sold these things and grew their wealth from her will stand at a distance, in fear of her torment. They will weep and mourn,Jeremiah 47:2This is what the LORD says: “See how the waters are rising from the north and becoming an overflowing torrent. They will overflow the land and its fullness, the cities and their inhabitants. The people will cry out, and all who dwell in the land will wailJeremiah 49:25How is the city of praise not forsaken, the town that brings Me joy?Jeremiah 49:37So I will shatter Elam before their foes, before those who seek their lives. I will bring disaster upon them, even My fierce anger,” declares the LORD. “I will send out the sword after them until I finish them off.

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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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