3 occurrences

'Wails' in the Bible

He has gone up to the temple, and to Dibon, to the high places to weep; over Nebo and over Medeba Moab wails. His head is completely bald, and every beard is shaved off.

Verse ConceptsBaldness, Figurative UseBaldnessBeardsHeadsHigh PlacesKnives

In its streets they wear sackcloth; on its rooftops and in its squares everyone wails and falls down weeping.

Verse ConceptsProstrationRoofSackcloth And AshesSorrowRooftop

Therefore my heart wails for Moab like flutes and my heart wails for the men of Kir-heres like flutes. Therefore they'll lose the abundance they produced.

Verse ConceptsFlutesLamentingRiches, Nature OfMusical Instruments, types ofRiches, Description OfWailing

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Lament (75 instances)
Plaint (5 instances)
Wails (6 instances)
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