Jeremiah 48:39
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“They shall howl, saying, How is it broken down! how hath Moab turned the back with shame! so shall Moab be a derision and a dismaying to all them about him.”
חָתַת
properly, to prostrate; hence, to break down, either (literally) by violence, or (figuratively) by confusion and fear
סָבִיב
around/ it
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סָבִיב
(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around
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עֹרֶף
a neck
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עֹרֶף
the nape or back of the neck (as declining); hence, the back generally (whether literal or figurative)
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מוֹאָב
Moab
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מוֹאָב
Moab, an incestuous son of Lot; also his territory and descendants
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יָלַל
they will wail
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יָלַל
to howl (with a wailing tone) or yell (with a boisterous one)
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פָּנָה
it has turned
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פָּנָה
to turn; by implication, to face, i.e. appear, look, etc.
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