Jeremiah

Jeremiah 48:36

³⁶Therefore My heart laments like a flute for Moab;

it laments like a flute for the men of Kir-heres,

because the wealth they acquired has perished.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Therefore	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
My heart	לִבִּ֤י	lib·bî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
laments	יֶהֱמֶ֔ה	ye·hĕ·meh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1993 murmur, growl, roar, be boisterous
like a flute	כַּחֲלִלִ֣ים	ka·ḥă·li·lîm	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H2485 flute, pipe
for Moab	לְמוֹאָב֙	lə·mō·w·’āḇ	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4124 Moab
laments	יֶהֱמֶ֑ה	ye·hĕ·meh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1993 murmur, growl, roar, be boisterous
like a flute	כַּחֲלִילִ֖ים	ka·ḥă·lî·lîm	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H2485 flute, pipe
for	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the men	אַנְשֵׁ֣י	’an·šê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H582 man, mankind
of Kir-heres	חֶ֔רֶשׂ	ḥe·reś	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7025 Kir-Cheres, Kir-Chareseth
because	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the wealth	יִתְרַ֥ת	yiṯ·raṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H3502 abundance, riches
they acquired	עָשָׂ֖ה	‘ā·śāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
has perished	אָבָֽדוּ׃	’ā·ḇā·ḏū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6 perish

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.