6 occurrences

'Wail' in the Bible

And Jerusalem’s gates will lament (cry out in grief) and mourn [as those who wail for the dead];And she, being ruined and desolate, will sit upon the ground.

Verse ConceptsSitting In DejectionMourning Due To Catastrophe

Wail, for the day of the Lord is at hand!It will come as destruction from the Almighty (All Sufficient One—Invincible God)!

Verse ConceptsLordship, Human And DivineGod DestroyingThe Fact Of That Day

Therefore Moab will wail for Moab; everyone will wail.You will mourn for the raisin cakes of Kir-hareseth,As those who are utterly stricken and discouraged.

Verse ConceptsBereavement, Expression OfLamentingDried Fruit

The [mournful, inspired] oracle (a burden to be carried) concerning Tyre:Wail, O ships of Tarshish,For Tyre is destroyed, without house, without harbor;It is reported to them from the land of Cyprus (Kittim).

Verse ConceptsSeafaringShips

Cross over to Tarshish [to seek safety as exiles];Wail, O inhabitants of the coastland [of Tyre].

“Indeed, My servants will shout for joy from a happy heart,But you will cry out with a heavy heart,And you shall wail and howl from a broken spirit.

Verse ConceptsAgony, In HeartPromised JoyOthers MourningA Broken Heart

Bible Theasaurus

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