Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
Therefore, I'll wail for Moab, and for the whole of Moab I'll cry out, for the men of Kir-heres I'll moan.
New American Standard Bible
Even for all Moab will I cry out;
King James Version
Therefore will I howl for Moab, and I will cry out for all Moab; mine heart shall mourn for the men of Kirheres.
Holman Bible
I will cry out for Moab, all of it;
he will moan for the men of Kir-heres.
A Conservative Version
Therefore I will wail for Moab, yea, I will cry out for all Moab. For they shall mourn the men of Kir-heres.
American Standard Version
Therefore will I wail for Moab; yea, I will cry out for all Moab: for the men of Kir-heres shall they mourn.
Amplified
“Therefore I will wail over Moab,
And I will cry out for all Moab.
I will sigh and mourn over the men of Kir-heres (Kir-hareseth).
Bible in Basic English
For this cause I will give cries of grief for Moab, crying out for Moab, even for all of it; I will be sorrowing for the men of Kir-heres.
Darby Translation
Therefore will I howl for Moab, and I will cry out for all Moab: for the men of Kir-heres shall there be moaning.
Julia Smith Translation
For this I will wait for Moab, and I will cry out for all Moab; it shall grieve for the men of Kirheres.
King James 2000
Therefore will I wail for Moab, and I will cry out for all Moab; my heart shall mourn for the men of Kir-heres.
Lexham Expanded Bible
{Therefore} over Moab I wail, and for all of Moab I cry out, for the people of Kir-heres I moan.
Modern King James verseion
So I will wail for Moab, and I will cry out for all Moab, and shall mourn for the men of Kirheres.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Therefore shall their mourning be made for Moab, and every man shall cry for Moab's sake: a lamentation shall be made to the men that stand upon the wall.
NET Bible
So I will weep with sorrow for Moab. I will cry out in sadness for all of Moab. I will moan for the people of Kir Heres.
New Heart English Bible
therefore I will wail for Moab; yes, I will cry out for all Moab; I will mourn for the men of Kir Heres.
The Emphasized Bible
For this cause over Moab, will I howl, And for all Moab, will I make outcry, - For the men of Kir-heres, must one moan!
Webster
Therefore will I howl for Moab, and I will cry out for all Moab; my heart shall mourn for the men of Kirheres.
World English Bible
Therefore will I wail for Moab; yes, I will cry out for all Moab: for the men of Kir Heres shall they mourn.
Youngs Literal Translation
Therefore for Moab I howl, even for Moab -- all of it, I cry for men of Kir-Heres, it doth mourn,
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 48:31
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Message Concerning Moab
30 I know his gall," declares the LORD, "and it's futile; the boasting that they do is futile. 31 Therefore, I'll wail for Moab, and for the whole of Moab I'll cry out, for the men of Kir-heres I'll moan. 32 More than the weeping for Jazer, I'll weep for you, vine of Sibmah. Your branches spread out to the sea, and reached as far as the Sea of Jazer. On your summer fruit and grapes the destroyer will fall.
Phrases
Cross References
2 Kings 3:25
They destroyed their cities, and all of them threw stones onto every piece of farm land, ruining the fields. Then they filled in all the water wells and chopped down all of the useful trees. Stone walls remained surrounding Kir-hareseth only, until the archers surrounded and attacked that city.
Isaiah 15:5
My heart cries out over Moab; her fugitives flee as far as Zoar, as far as Eglath-shelishiyah. For at the ascent to Luhith they go up weeping; on the road to Horonaim they raise a cry of destruction.
Jeremiah 48:36
Therefore my heart wails for Moab like flutes and my heart wails for the men of Kir-heres like flutes. Therefore they'll lose the abundance they produced.
Isaiah 16:7-11
Therefore, let Moab not wail, let everyone wail for Moab. Lament and grieve deeply for the ruined remains of Kir-hareseth.