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Jeremiah 48:31 — Meaning and Application
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" Therefore will I howl for Moab, and I will cry out for all Moab; mine heart shall mourn for the men of Kirheres. "
Jeremiah 48:31
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We have heard the pride of Moab, (he is exceeding proud) his loftiness, and his arrogancy, and his pride, and the haughtiness of his heart.
I know his wrath, saith the LORD; but it shall not be so; his lies shall not so effect
Therefore will I howl for Moab, and I will cry out for all Moab; mine heart shall mourn for the men of Kirheres.
O vine of Sibmah, I will weep for thee with the weeping of Jazer: thy plants are gone over the sea, they reach even to the sea of Jazer: the spoiler is fallen upon thy summer fruits and upon thy vintage.
And joy and gladness is taken from the plentiful field, and from the land of Moab; and I have caused wine to fail from the winepresses: none shall tread with shouting; their shouting shall be no shouting.
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Jeremiah 48:1
"Against Moab thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Woe unto Nebo! for it is spoiled: Kiriathaim is confounded and taken: Misgab is confounded and dismayed."
Jeremiah 48:2
"There shall be no more praise of Moab: in Heshbon they have devised evil against it; come, and let us cut it off from being a nation. Also thou shalt be cut down, O Madmen; the sword shall pursue thee."
Jeremiah 48:3
"A voice of crying shall be from Horonaim, spoiling and great destruction."
Jeremiah 48:4
"Moab is destroyed; her little ones have caused a cry to be heard."
Jeremiah 48:5
"For in the going up of Luhith continual weeping shall go up; for in the going down of Horonaim the enemies have heard a cry of destruction."
Jeremiah 48:6
"Flee, save your lives, and be like the heath in the wilderness."
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