7 occurrences

'Moan' in the Bible

So Moab wails over its demise -- they all wail! Completely devastated, they moan about what has happened to the raisin cakes of Kir Hareseth.

Verse ConceptsBereavement, Expression OfLamentingDried Fruit

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.

Verse ConceptsGod, Suffering OfI Mourn Catastrophe

Their survivors will escape to the mountains and become like doves of the valleys; all of them will moan -- each one for his iniquity.

Verse ConceptsdovesEscaping EvilOthers Mourning

The Lord said to him, "Go through the city of Jerusalem and put a mark on the foreheads of the people who moan and groan over all the abominations practiced in it."

Verse ConceptsForeheadsSealsSorrowUnhappinessMarks On PeopleRepenting Of AbominationsStress And Hard Times

Cry out and moan, son of man, for it is wielded against my people; against all the princes of Israel. They are delivered up to the sword, along with my people. Therefore, strike your thigh.

Verse ConceptsPrincesWar As God's JudgmentThighsBeating OneselfKilled With The Sword

Nineveh is taken into exile and is led away; her slave girls moan like doves while they beat their breasts.

Verse ConceptsdovesPeople Stripping PeopleBeating OneselfBird SoundsPeople Carrying Live People

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