3 occurrences in 7 translations

'Wails' in the Bible

Dibon went up to its templeto weep at its high places.Moab wails on Nebo and at Medeba.Every head is shaved;every beard is cut off.

Verse ConceptsBaldness, Figurative UseBaldnessBeardsHeadsHigh PlacesKnives

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

Verse ConceptsProstrationRoofSackcloth And AshesSorrowRooftop

So Moab wails over its demise -- they all wail! Completely devastated, they moan about what has happened to the raisin cakes of Kir Hareseth.

Verse ConceptsBereavement, Expression OfLamentingDried Fruit

Bible Theasaurus

Lament (75 instances)
Plaint (5 instances)
Wails (6 instances)
Whimper (1 instance)

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