Jeremiah 48:36

Moab Moab

³⁴ From the cry of Heshbon even unto Elealeh, and even unto Jahaz, have they uttered their voice, from Zoar even unto Horonaim, as an heifer of three years old: for the waters also of Nimrim shall be desolate.

³⁵ Moreover I will cause to cease in Moab, saith the LORD, him that offereth in the high places, and him that burneth incense to his gods.

Therefore mine heart shall sound for Moab like pipes, and mine heart shall sound like pipes for the men of Kir-heres: because the riches that he hath gotten are perished.

³⁷ For every head shall be bald, and every beard clipped: upon all the hands shall be cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth.

³⁸ There shall be lamentation generally upon all the housetops of Moab, and in the streets thereof: for I have broken Moab like a vessel wherein is no pleasure, saith the LORD.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: Therefore My heart laments like a flute for Moab; it laments like a flute for the men of Kir-heres, because the wealth they acquired has perished.
KJV: Therefore mine heart shall sound for Moab like pipes, and mine heart shall sound like pipes for the men of Kir-heres: because the riches that he hath gotten are perished.
WEB: Therefore my heart sounds for Moab like flutes, and my heart sounds like flutes for the men of Kir Heres. Therefore the abundance that he has gotten has perished.
ASV: 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.
DARBY: Therefore my heart shall sound for Moab like pipes, and my heart shall sound like pipes for the men of Kir-heres; because the abundance that he hath gotten is perished.
BLB: Upon thus My heart wails for Moab like flutes, and My heart wails for the men of Kir-Heres like flutes. Upon thus the wealth they have acquired has perished.

ÅB: Derfor klager mitt hjerte slik som fløyter over Moab, mitt hjerte klager slik som fløyter over mennene i Kir-Heres; derfor går det til grunne det som Moab har samlet sammen, dets oppsparte gods.
OTB: «Så mitt hjerte sørger for Moab som musikken fra fløyter; det sørger som en pipe for folket i Kir-Hareset. Rikdommen de skaffet seg er borte.
B1930: Derfor klager mitt hjerte likesom fløiter over Moab, mitt hjerte klager likesom fløiter over mennene i Kir-Heres; derfor går det til grunne det som Moab har samlet sammen, dets opsparte gods.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Isaiah 15:7
Therefore the abundance they have gotten, and that which they have laid up, shall they carry away to the brook of the willows.
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Isaiah 16:11
Wherefore my bowels shall sound like an harp for Moab, and mine inward parts for Kir-haresh.
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Isaiah 15:5
My heart shall cry out for Moab; his fugitives shall flee unto Zoar, an heifer of three years old: for by the mounting up of Luhith with weeping shall they go it up; for in the way of Horonaim they shall raise up a cry of destruction.
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Ecclesiastes 5:13–14
There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.
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Proverbs 18:11
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.
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Proverbs 11:4
Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.
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Jeremiah 17:11
As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.
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Luke 12:20–21
But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
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