3 occurrences in 12 translations

'Lament' in the Bible

Because of this I will lament and wail;I will walk barefoot and naked.I will howl like the jackalsand mourn like ostriches.

Verse ConceptsBarefeetNakednessSandalsSorrowBirds, Types Of BirdsNaked In ShameOstrichesTragedy

In that day shall one take up a parable against you, and lament with a doleful lamentation, and say, We be utterly spoiled: he hath changed the portion of my people: how hath he removed it from me! turning away he hath divided our fields.

Verse ConceptsSongsLamentingSad MusicPeople Changing Their Mindstraitors

Related Words

Bible Theasaurus

Bemoan (11 instances)
Bewail (9 instances)
Complaint (39 instances)
Deplore (1 instance)
Dirge (8 instances)
Grieve (43 instances)
Groan (39 instances)
Grumble (11 instances)
Heaving (1 instance)
Lament (75 instances)
Plaint (5 instances)

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