2 occurrences in 12 translations

'Wail' in the Bible

Therefore Yahweh, the God of Hosts, the Lord, says:There will be wailing in all the public squares;they will cry out in anguish in all the streets.The farmer will be called on to mourn,and professional mourners to wail.

Verse ConceptsGesturesFarmersMourningRoadsMournersWailingCity SquaresGod As A WarriorHighways

The women singing in the temple will wail in that day." The sovereign Lord is speaking. "There will be many corpses littered everywhere! Be quiet!"

Verse ConceptsSingersCurbing SpeechPeople Mourning Catastrophe

Bible Theasaurus

Lament (75 instances)
Plaint (5 instances)
Whimper (1 instance)

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