The Meaning of Jeremiah 48:31 Explained

Jeremiah 48:31

KJV: Therefore will I howl for Moab, and I will cry out for all Moab; mine heart shall mourn for the men of Kirheres.

YLT: Therefore for Moab I howl, even for Moab -- all of it, I cry for men of Kir-Heres, it doth mourn,

Darby: Therefore will I howl for Moab, and I will cry out for all Moab: for the men of Kir-heres shall there be moaning.

ASV: Therefore will I wail for Moab; yea, I will cry out for all Moab: for the men of Kir-heres shall they mourn.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Therefore will I howl  for Moab,  and I will cry out  for all Moab;  [mine heart] shall mourn  for the men  of Kirheres. 

What does Jeremiah 48:31 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Jeremiah 48

1  The judgment of Moab
7  for their pride
11  for their security
14  for their carnal confidence
26  and for their contempt of God and his people
47  The restoration of Moab

What do the individual words in Jeremiah 48:31 mean?

Upon therefore for Moab I will wail and for Moab all I will cry out for the men of Kir Heres I will mourn
עַל־ כֵּן֙ עַל־ מוֹאָ֣ב אֲיֵלִ֔יל וּלְמוֹאָ֥ב כֻּלֹּ֖ה אֶזְעָ֑ק אֶל־ אַנְשֵׁ֥י קִֽיר־ חֶ֖רֶשׂ יֶהְגֶּֽה

עַל־  Upon 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
מוֹאָ֣ב  Moab 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: מֹואָב 
Sense: a son of Lot by his eldest daughter.
אֲיֵלִ֔יל  I  will  wail 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, first person common singular
Root: יָלַל  
Sense: (Hiphil) to howl, wail, make a howling.
וּלְמוֹאָ֥ב  and  for  Moab 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: מֹואָב 
Sense: a son of Lot by his eldest daughter.
אֶזְעָ֑ק  I  will  cry  out 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, first person common singular
Root: זָעַק  
Sense: to cry, cry out, call, call for help.
אַנְשֵׁ֥י  the  men 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
חֶ֖רֶשׂ  Kir  Heres 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: חֲרֶשֶׂת 
Sense: one of the two chief strongholds of Moab.
יֶהְגֶּֽה  I  will  mourn 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: הָגָה  
Sense: to moan, growl, utter, muse, mutter, meditate, devise, plot, speak.

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