Parallel Verses
Amplified
Therefore my heart sounds like a harp [in mournful compassion] for Moab,
And my inner being mourns for Kir-hareseth.
New American Standard Bible
And my
King James Version
Wherefore my bowels shall sound like an harp for Moab, and mine inward parts for Kirharesh.
Holman Bible
as does my innermost being for Kir-heres.
International Standard Version
Therefore my insides moan like a lyre for Moab, and my innermost being for Kir-hareseth.
A Conservative Version
Therefore my heart sounds like a harp for Moab, and my inward parts for Kir-heres.
American Standard Version
Wherefore my heart soundeth like a harp for Moab, and mine inward parts for Kir-heres.
Bible in Basic English
For this cause the cords of my heart are sounding for Moab, and I am full of sorrow for Kir-heres.
Darby Translation
Therefore my bowels sound like a harp for Moab, and mine inward parts for Kirheres.
Julia Smith Translation
For this my bowels shall sound as a harp for Moab, and my inner parts for the wall of Haresh.
King James 2000
Therefore my heart shall sound like a harp for Moab, and my inner being for Kirheres.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Therefore my {heart moans} like harp for Moab and my inner parts for Kir-heres.
Modern King James verseion
Therefore my belly shall sound like a harp for Moab, and my bowels for Kir-hareseth.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Wherefore my belly rumbled as it had been a lute for Moab's sake, and mine inward members for the brick wall's sake.
NET Bible
So my heart constantly sighs for Moab, like the strumming of a harp, my inner being sighs for Kir Hareseth.
New Heart English Bible
Therefore my heart sounds like a harp for Moab, and my inward parts for Kir Heres.
The Emphasized Bible
For this cause, mine inward parts - for Moab, like a lyre, shall make a plaintive sound, - Yea what is within me, for Kir-heres.
Webster
Wherefore my bowels shall sound like a harp for Moab, and my inward parts for Kir-haresh.
World English Bible
Therefore my heart sounds like a harp for Moab, and my inward parts for Kir Heres.
Youngs Literal Translation
Therefore my bowels for Moab as a harp do sound, And mine inward parts for Kir-Haresh.
Themes
Kir-haraseth » A city » A city of moab
Moabites » Prophesies respecting » Desolation and grief
Prophets » Felt deeply on account of the calamities which they predicted
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 16:11
Verse Info
Context Readings
Moab's Hopeless Situation
10
Gladness and joy are taken away from the fruitful field;
In the vineyards there will be no singing or joyful sound;
No treader treads out wine in the presses,
For I (God) put an end to the joyful shouting.
Therefore my heart sounds like a harp [in mournful compassion] for Moab,
And my inner being mourns for Kir-hareseth.
So it will come to pass when Moab presents himself,
When he wearies himself [worshiping] on his high place [of idolatry]
And comes to his sanctuary [of Chemosh, god of Moab] to pray,
That he will not prevail.
Cross References
Isaiah 15:5
My heart cries out for Moab;
His fugitives are [fleeing] as far as Zoar and Eglath-shelishiyah.
For they go up the ascent of Luhith weeping;
For on the road to Horonaim they raise a cry of distress over their destruction.
Isaiah 63:15
Look down from heaven and see from Your lofty dwelling place, holy and glorious.
Where are Your zeal and Your mighty acts [Your miracles which you did for Your people]?
The stirring of Your heart and Your compassion are restrained and withheld from me.
Jeremiah 48:36
“Therefore My heart moans and sighs for Moab like flutes, and My heart moans and sighs like flutes for the men of Kir-heres (Kir-hareseth); therefore [the remnant of] the abundant riches they gained has perished.
Hosea 11:8
How can I give you up, O Ephraim?
How can I surrender you, O Israel?
How can I make you like Admah?
How can I treat you like
My heart recoils within Me;
All My compassions are kindled together [for My nation of Israel].
Philippians 2:1
Therefore if there is any encouragement and comfort in Christ [as there certainly is in abundance], if there is any consolation of love, if there is any fellowship [that we share] in the Spirit, if [there is] any [great depth of] affection and compassion,
Jeremiah 4:19
My soul, my soul! I writhe in anguish and pain! Oh, the walls of my heart!
My heart is pounding and throbbing within me;
I cannot be silent,
For you have heard, O my soul,
The sound of the trumpet,
The alarm of war.
Jeremiah 31:20
“Is Ephraim My dear son?
Is he a darling and beloved child?
For as often as I have spoken against him,
I certainly still remember him.
Therefore My affection is renewed and My heart longs for him;
I will surely have mercy on him,” says the Lord.