Parallel Verses
NET Bible
So my heart constantly sighs for Moab, like the strumming of a harp, my inner being sighs for Kir Hareseth.
New American Standard Bible
And my
King James Version
Wherefore my bowels shall sound like an harp for Moab, and mine inward parts for Kirharesh.
Holman Bible
as does my innermost being for Kir-heres.
International Standard Version
Therefore my insides moan like a lyre for Moab, and my innermost being for Kir-hareseth.
A Conservative Version
Therefore my heart sounds like a harp for Moab, and my inward parts for Kir-heres.
American Standard Version
Wherefore my heart soundeth like a harp for Moab, and mine inward parts for Kir-heres.
Amplified
Therefore my heart sounds like a harp [in mournful compassion] for Moab,
And my inner being mourns for Kir-hareseth.
Bible in Basic English
For this cause the cords of my heart are sounding for Moab, and I am full of sorrow for Kir-heres.
Darby Translation
Therefore my bowels sound like a harp for Moab, and mine inward parts for Kirheres.
Julia Smith Translation
For this my bowels shall sound as a harp for Moab, and my inner parts for the wall of Haresh.
King James 2000
Therefore my heart shall sound like a harp for Moab, and my inner being for Kirheres.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Therefore my {heart moans} like harp for Moab and my inner parts for Kir-heres.
Modern King James verseion
Therefore my belly shall sound like a harp for Moab, and my bowels for Kir-hareseth.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Wherefore my belly rumbled as it had been a lute for Moab's sake, and mine inward members for the brick wall's sake.
New Heart English Bible
Therefore my heart sounds like a harp for Moab, and my inward parts for Kir Heres.
The Emphasized Bible
For this cause, mine inward parts - for Moab, like a lyre, shall make a plaintive sound, - Yea what is within me, for Kir-heres.
Webster
Wherefore my bowels shall sound like a harp for Moab, and my inward parts for Kir-haresh.
World English Bible
Therefore my heart sounds like a harp for Moab, and my inward parts for Kir Heres.
Youngs Literal Translation
Therefore my bowels for Moab as a harp do sound, And mine inward parts for Kir-Haresh.
Themes
Kir-haraseth » A city » A city of moab
Moabites » Prophesies respecting » Desolation and grief
Prophets » Felt deeply on account of the calamities which they predicted
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 16:11
Verse Info
Context Readings
Moab's Hopeless Situation
10 Joy and happiness disappear from the orchards, and in the vineyards no one rejoices or shouts; no one treads out juice in the wine vats -- I have brought the joyful shouts to an end. 11 So my heart constantly sighs for Moab, like the strumming of a harp, my inner being sighs for Kir Hareseth. 12 When the Moabites plead with all their might at their high places, and enter their temples to pray, their prayers will be ineffective!
Cross References
Isaiah 15:5
My heart cries out because of Moab's plight, and for the fugitives stretched out as far as Zoar and Eglath Shelishiyah. For they weep as they make their way up the ascent of Luhith; they loudly lament their demise on the road to Horonaim.
Isaiah 63:15
Look down from heaven and take notice, from your holy, majestic palace! Where are your zeal and power? Do not hold back your tender compassion!
Jeremiah 48:36
So my heart moans for Moab like a flute playing a funeral song. Yes, like a flute playing a funeral song, my heart moans for the people of Kir Heres. For the wealth they have gained will perish.
Hosea 11:8
How can I give you up, O Ephraim? How can I surrender you, O Israel? How can I treat you like Admah? How can I make you like Zeboiim? I have had a change of heart! All my tender compassions are aroused!
Philippians 2:1
Therefore, if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort provided by love, any fellowship in the Spirit, any affection or mercy,
Jeremiah 4:19
I said, "Oh, the feeling in the pit of my stomach! I writhe in anguish. Oh, the pain in my heart! My heart pounds within me. I cannot keep silent. For I hear the sound of the trumpet; the sound of the battle cry pierces my soul!
Jeremiah 31:20
Indeed, the people of Israel are my dear children. They are the children I take delight in. For even though I must often rebuke them, I still remember them with fondness. So I am deeply moved with pity for them and will surely have compassion on them. I, the Lord, affirm it!