Jeremiah 48:36

World English Bible

Therefore my heart sounds for Moab like pipes,
and my heart sounds like pipes for the men of Kir Heres.
Therefore the abundance that he has gotten has perished.

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Jeremiah 48:36 in other translations

Therefore my heart soundeth for Moab like pipes, and my heart soundeth like pipes for the men of Kir-heres: therefore the abundance that he hath gotten is perished.

Jeremiah 48:36 · American Standard Version

Jeremiah 48:36 in context

  1. 34From the cry of Heshbon even to Elealeh,
    even to Jahaz they have uttered their voice,
    from Zoar even to Horonaim, to Eglath Shelishiyah;
    for the waters of Nimrim will also become desolate.
  2. 35Moreover I will cause to cease in Moab,” says Yahweh,
    “him who offers in the high place,
    and him who burns incense to his gods.
  3. 36Therefore my heart sounds for Moab like pipes,
    and my heart sounds like pipes for the men of Kir Heres.
    Therefore the abundance that he has gotten has perished.
  4. 37For every head is bald,
    and every beard clipped.
    There are cuttings on all the hands,
    and sackcloth on the waist.
  5. 38On all the housetops of Moab,
    and in its streets, there is lamentation everywhere;
    for I have broken Moab like a vessel in which no one delights,” says Yahweh.