KJV King James Version
For in the going up of Luhith continual weeping shall go up; for in the going down of Horonaim the enemies have heard a cry of destruction.
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Jeremiah 48:5
For in the going up of Luhith continual weeping shall go up; for in the going down of Horonaim the enemies have heard a cry of destruction.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
For on the ascent to Luhith they weep bitterly as they go, and on the descent to Horonaim cries of distress resound over the destruction:
WEB World English Bible
For by the ascent of Luhith with continual weeping shall they go up; for at the descent of Horonaim they have heard the distress of the cry of destruction.
ASV American Standard Version
For by the ascent of Luhith with continual weeping shall they go up; for at the descent of Horonaim they have heard the distress of the cry of destruction.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
For the ascent of Luhith with weeping, Go up doth weeping, For in the descent of Horonaim Adversaries a cry of desolation have heard.
Surrounding context — Jeremiah 48
2 [There shall be] no more praise of Moab: in Heshbon they have devised evil against it; come, and let us cut it off from [being] a nation. Also thou shalt be cut down, O Madmen; the sword shall pursue thee.
3 A voice of crying [shall be] from Horonaim, spoiling and great destruction.
4 Moab is destroyed; her little ones have caused a cry to be heard.
5 For in the going up of Luhith continual weeping shall go up; for in the going down of Horonaim the enemies have heard a cry of destruction.
6 Flee, save your lives, and be like the heath in the wilderness.
7 For because thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy treasures, thou shalt also be taken: and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity [with] his priests and his princes together.
8 And the spoiler shall come upon every city, and no city shall escape: the valley also shall perish, and the plain shall be destroyed, as the LORD hath spoken.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
כִּ֚יH3588 · kiforמַעֲלֵ֣הH4608 · ma.a.lehascentהַלּוּחִ֔יתH3872 · lu.chitLuhithבִּבְכִ֖יH1065 · be.khiweepingיַֽעֲלֶה־H5927 · a.lahto ascend: riseבֶּ֑כִיH1065 · be.khiweepingכִּ֚יH3588 · kiforבְּמוֹרַ֣דH4174 · mo.raddescentחוֹרֹנַ֔יִםH2773 · cho.ro.na.yimHoronaimצָרֵ֥יH6862 · tsarnarrowצַֽעֲקַת־H6818 · tsa.a.qahcryשֶׁ֖בֶרH7667 · she.verbreakingשָׁמֵֽעוּ׃H8085 · sha.mato hear: hear
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