7 occurrences

'Wail' in the Bible

Wail! For the day of the Lord is near.It will come like destruction from the Almighty.

Verse ConceptsLordship, Human And DivineGod DestroyingThe Fact Of That Day

Wail, you gates! Cry out, city!Tremble with fear, all Philistia!For a cloud of dust is coming from the north,and there is no one missing from the invader’s ranks.

Verse ConceptsNorthSmokeOut Of The NorthOrderly ArmysmokingSmoke Used Poetically

Therefore let Moab wail;let every one of them wail for Moab.Mourn, you who are completely devastated,for the raisin cakes of Kir-hareseth.

Verse ConceptsBereavement, Expression OfLamentingDried Fruit

An oracle against Tyre:Wail, ships of Tarshish,for your haven has been destroyed.Word has reached them from the land of Cyprus.

Verse ConceptsSeafaringShips

Cross over to Tarshish;wail, inhabitants of the coastland!

Wail, ships of Tarshish,because your fortress is destroyed!

Verse ConceptsSeafaringShipsDestruction Of Strongholds

So now what have I here”—this is the Lord’s declaration—“that My people are taken away for nothing?Its rulers wail”—this is the Lord’s declaration—“and My name is continually blasphemed all day long.

Verse ConceptsCurses, HumanBlasphemy, At GodLaw, Letter And Spirit OfMockeryProfaning God's Name

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