8 occurrences

'Wail' in the Bible

Wail, for the day of the Lord is near!It will come as destruction from the Almighty.

Verse ConceptsLordship, Human And DivineGod DestroyingThe Fact Of That Day

Wail, O gate; cry, O city;Melt away, O Philistia, all of you;For smoke comes from the north,And there is no straggler in his ranks.

Verse ConceptsNorthSmokeOut Of The NorthOrderly ArmysmokingSmoke Used Poetically

For the cry of distress has gone around the territory of Moab,Its wail goes as far as Eglaim and its wailing even to Beer-elim.

Therefore Moab will wail; everyone of Moab will wail.You will moan for the raisin cakes of Kir-haresethAs those who are utterly stricken.

Verse ConceptsBereavement, Expression OfLamentingDried Fruit

The oracle concerning Tyre.Wail, O ships of Tarshish,For Tyre is destroyed, without house or harbor;It is reported to them from the land of Cyprus.

Verse ConceptsSeafaringShips

Pass over to Tarshish;Wail, O inhabitants of the coastland.

Wail, O ships of Tarshish,For your stronghold is destroyed.

Verse ConceptsSeafaringShipsDestruction Of Strongholds

“Behold, My servants will shout joyfully with a glad heart,But you will cry out with a heavy heart,And you will wail with a broken spirit.

Verse ConceptsAgony, In HeartPromised JoyOthers MourningA Broken Heart

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