OLD TESTAMENT

Jeremiah 48:31

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Therefore I will wail for Moab. Yes, I will cry out for all Moab. They will mourn for the men of Kir Heres.

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Verse 31. Brick wall. Hebrew Kir-cheres, (Isaiah 16:7. Calmet.) “the city of the sun;” (Grot.) Ar, the capital. The prophet joins in the mournful canticle, as was usual. Lu. 7:32. Calmet.—Those who boast of more than they have, are compared to an earthen wall. Worthington.

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