Jeremiah 48:36
“Therefore mine heart shall sound for Moab like pipes, and mine heart shall sound like pipes for the men of Kirheres: because the riches that he hath gotten are perished.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
For every head shall be bald, and every beard clipped,.... Men, in times of mourning, used to pluck off the hairs of…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Like pipes - A wind instrument, used at funerals Mat 9:23. The riches that he hath gotten - literally, “that which…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Jeremiah 48:14-47
The destruction is here further prophesied of very largely and with a great copiousness and variety of expression, and…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
soundeth for Moab like pipes Their use was connected with funerals, so that the word is appropriate as expressing…
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