Jeremiah 48:31

Context

48:31 So I will weep with sorrow for Moab.

I will cry out in sadness for all of Moab.

I will moan¹ for the people of Kir Heres.

Jeremiah 48:39

Context

48:39 Oh, how shattered Moab will be!

Oh, how her people will wail!

Oh, how she will turn away² in shame!

Moab will become an object of ridicule,

a terrifying sight to all the nations that surround her.”

[48:31] ¹tc The translation is based on the emendation of the Hebrew third masculine singular (יֶהְגֶּה, yehggeh) to the first singular (אֶהְגֶּה, ’ehgeh). This emendation is assumed by almost all of the modern English versions and commentaries even though the textual evidence for it is weak (only one Hebrew ms and the Eastern Qere according to BHS).

[48:39] ²tn Heb “turn her back.”