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Jeremiah 48:38

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There shall be lamentation generally upon all the housetops of Moab, and in the streets thereof: for I have broken Moab like a vessel wherein is no pleasure, saith the Lord.

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  1. Jeremiah 48:36

    Therefore mine heart shall sound for Moab like pipes, and mine heart shall sound like pipes for the men of Kir–heres: because the riches that he hath gotten are perished.

  2. Jeremiah 48:37

    For every head shall be bald, and every beard clipped: upon all the hands shall be cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth.

  3. Jeremiah 48:39

    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.

  4. Jeremiah 48:40

    For thus saith the Lord; Behold, he shall fly as an eagle, and shall spread his wings over Moab.

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