Jeremiah 49:3

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Summary

Howl, O Heshbon, for Ai is spoiled: cry, ye daughters of Rabbah, gird you with sackcloth; lament, and run to and fro by the hedges; for their king shall go into captivity, and his priests and his princes together.

Howl

Gird

Run

Job 30:3

Isaiah 15:2

Shall go

Jeremiah 46:25

Jeremiah 48:7

Amos 1:15

General references

Amos 1:15

Bible References

Howl

O Moab is confounded and overcome. Mourn and cry, tell it out at Arnon, that Moab is destroyed.

But suddenly is Babylon fallen and destroyed. Mourn for her; bring plasters for her wounds, if she may peradventure be healed again.

Mourn therefore, for the day of the LORD is at hand, and cometh as a destroyer from the Almighty.

Mourn, ye ports; weep, ye cities; and fear thou, O whole Philistia, for there shall come from the North a smoke, whose power no man may abide.

They went up to the idols' house, even to Dibon to the high places, to weep for Nebo; and Moab did mourn for Medeba. All their heads were bald, and all their beards shaven.

Therefore shall Moab make lamentation because of the Moabites that shall be slain: yea, they shall wail all together. Because of the foundations of the city of brick shall ye complain, even ye lame people that are left only behind.

The burden of Tyre. Mourn, ye ships of Tarshish, for there cometh such destruction that ye shall not have a house to enter into. Out of the land of Chittim they have knowledge of this plague.

Go to now, ye rich men. Weep, and howl on your wretchedness that shall come upon you.

Gird

Wherefore gird yourselves about with sackcloth, mourn, and weep, for the fearful wrath of the LORD shall not be withdrawn from you."

Wherefore, gird a sackcloth about thee, O daughter of my people; sprinkle thyself with ashes, mourn and weep bitterly, as upon the only beloved son: for the destroyer shall suddenly fall upon us.

All heads shall be shaven, and all beards clipped off: all hands bound, and all loins girded about with sack cloth.

O ye rich idle cities, ye that fear no peril: ye shall be abashed and removed, when ye see the bareness, the nakedness, and preparing to war.

Run

For very misery and hunger, they went about in the wilderness like wretches and beggars,

They went up to the idols' house, even to Dibon to the high places, to weep for Nebo; and Moab did mourn for Medeba. All their heads were bald, and all their beards shaven.

Shall go

Moreover, sayeth the LORD of Hosts the God of Israel: Behold I will visit that restless people of Alexandria, Pharaoh and Egypt; yea, both their gods and their kings; even Pharaoh, and all them that put their trust in him.

For because thou hast trusted in thy strongholds and treasure, thou shalt be taken. Chemosh with his priests and princes shall go away into captivity.

So that their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes together,' sayeth the LORD."

General references

So that their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes together,' sayeth the LORD."