Jeremiah 48:31
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Therefore will I lament for Moab, and I will cry out to all Moab, for the men of the brick wall that mourn.

will I howl

Isaiah 15:5 My heart shall cry to Moab, the bars thereof shall flee unto Segor a heifer of three years old: for by the ascent of Luith they shall go up weeping: and in the way of Oronaim they shall lift up a cry of destruction.

Isaiah 16:7-11 Therefore shall Moab howl to Moab, every one shall howl: to them that rejoice upon the brick walls, tell ye their stripes. . . .

Kir-heres

Jeremiah 48:36 Therefore my heart shall sound for Moab like pipes and my heart shall sound like pipes for the men of the brick wall: because he hath done more than he could, therefore they have perished.

2 Kings 3:25 And they destroyed the cities: And they filled every goodly field, every man casting his stone: and they stopt up all the springs of waters: and cut down all the trees that bore fruit, so that brick walls only remained: and the city was beset by the slingers, and a great part thereof destroyed.

Kar-haraseth

Isaiah 16:7 Therefore shall Moab howl to Moab, every one shall howl: to them that rejoice upon the brick walls, tell ye their stripes.

Kir-hareseth

Context
The Judgment on Moab
30I know, saith the Lord, his boasting, and that the strength thereof is not according to it, neither hath it endeavoured to do according as it was able. 31Therefore will I lament for Moab, and I will cry out to all Moab, for the men of the brick wall that mourn.32O vineyard of Sabama, I will weep for thee, with the mourning of Jazer: thy branches are gone over the sea, they are come even to the sea of Jazer: the robber hath rushed in upon thy harvest and thy vintage.…
Cross References
2 Kings 3:25
And they destroyed the cities: And they filled every goodly field, every man casting his stone: and they stopt up all the springs of waters: and cut down all the trees that bore fruit, so that brick walls only remained: and the city was beset by the slingers, and a great part thereof destroyed.

Isaiah 15:5
My heart shall cry to Moab, the bars thereof shall flee unto Segor a heifer of three years old: for by the ascent of Luith they shall go up weeping: and in the way of Oronaim they shall lift up a cry of destruction.

Isaiah 16:7
Therefore shall Moab howl to Moab, every one shall howl: to them that rejoice upon the brick walls, tell ye their stripes.

Isaiah 16:11
Wherefore my bowels shall sound like a harp for Moab, and my inward parts for the brick wall.

Jeremiah 48:36
Therefore my heart shall sound for Moab like pipes and my heart shall sound like pipes for the men of the brick wall: because he hath done more than he could, therefore they have perished.

Lexicon
Therefore
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

I will wail
אֲיֵלִ֔יל (’ă·yê·lîl)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 3213: To howl, make a howling

for
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

Moab;
מוֹאָ֣ב (mō·w·’āḇ)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4124: Moab -- a son of Lot,also his descendants and the territory where they settled

I will cry out
אֶזְעָ֑ק (’ez·‘āq)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 2199: To shriek, to announce, convene publicly

for all
כֻּלֹּ֖ה (kul·lōh)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every

of Moab;
וּלְמוֹאָ֥ב (ū·lə·mō·w·’āḇ)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4124: Moab -- a son of Lot,also his descendants and the territory where they settled

I will moan
יֶהְגֶּֽה׃ (yeh·geh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1897: To moan, growl, utter, speak, muse

for
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

the men
אַנְשֵׁ֥י (’an·šê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person

of Kir-heres.
חֶ֖רֶשׂ (ḥe·reś)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7025: Kir-hareseth -- 'wall of earthenware', a fortified city in Moab


Additional Translations
Therefore I will wail for Moab; I will cry out for all of Moab; I will moan for the men of Kir-heres.Therefore will I howl for Moab, and I will cry out for all Moab; my heart shall mourn for the men of Kirheres.

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

Therefore howl ye for Moab on all sides; cry out against the shorn men in a gloomy place. I will weep for thee,

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

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

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

Therefore will I wail for Moab; yes, I will cry out for all Moab: for the men of Kir Heres shall they mourn.

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