Ezekiel 30:2
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2 “Son of man, prophesy and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God:
(A)“Wail, ‘Woe to the day!’
Isaiah 13:6
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Joel 1:11
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11 (A)Be ashamed, you farmers,
Wail, you vinedressers,
For the wheat and the barley;
Because the harvest of the field has perished.
Joel 1:5
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5 Awake, you (A)drunkards, and weep;
And wail, all you drinkers of wine,
Because of the new wine,
(B)For it has been cut off from your mouth.
Ezekiel 21:12
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12 “Cry and wail, son of man;
For it will be against My people,
Against all the princes of Israel.
Terrors including the sword will be against My people;
Therefore (A)strike your thigh.
Isaiah 15:2
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2 He has gone up to the [a]temple and Dibon,
To the high places to weep.
Moab will wail over Nebo and over Medeba;
(A)On all their heads will be baldness,
And every beard cut off.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 15:2 Heb. bayith, lit. house
Revelation 18:10
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10 standing at a distance for fear of her torment, saying, (A)‘Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! (B)For in one hour your judgment has come.’
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James 5:1
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Rich Oppressors Will Be Judged
5 Come now, you (A)rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you!
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Zechariah 11:2
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2 Wail, O cypress, for the (A)cedar has fallen,
Because the mighty trees are ruined.
Wail, O oaks of Bashan,
(B)For the thick forest has come down.
Zephaniah 1:11
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11 (A)Wail, you inhabitants of [a]Maktesh!
For all the merchant people are cut down;
All those who handle money are cut off.
Footnotes
- Zephaniah 1:11 A market district of Jerusalem, lit. Mortar
Jeremiah 47:2
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2 Thus says the Lord:
“Behold, (A)waters rise (B)out of the north,
And shall be an overflowing flood;
They shall overflow the land and all that is in it,
The city and those who dwell within;
Then the men shall cry,
And all the inhabitants of the land shall wail.
Jeremiah 4:8
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8 For this, (A)clothe yourself with sackcloth,
Lament and wail.
For the fierce anger of the Lord
Has not turned back from us.
Isaiah 65:14
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14 Behold, My servants shall sing for joy of heart,
But you shall cry for sorrow of heart,
And (A)wail for [a]grief of spirit.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 65:14 Or a broken spirit
Isaiah 23:6
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6 Cross over to Tarshish;
Wail, you inhabitants of the coastland!
Isaiah 23:1
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Proclamation Against Tyre
23 The (A)burden[a] against Tyre.
Wail, you ships of Tarshish!
For it is laid waste,
So that there is no house, no harbor;
From the land of [b]Cyprus it is revealed to them.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 23:1 oracle, prophecy
- Isaiah 23:1 Heb. Kittim, western lands, especially Cyprus
Isaiah 16:7
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7 Therefore Moab shall (A)wail for Moab;
Everyone shall wail.
For the foundations (B)of Kir Hareseth you shall mourn;
Surely they are stricken.
Isaiah 14:31
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31 Wail, O gate! Cry, O city!
All you of Philistia are dissolved;
For smoke will come from the north,
And no one will be alone in his [a]appointed times.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 14:31 Or ranks
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