King James Version

Jeremiah 48:3

A voice of crying shall be from Horonaim, spoiling and great destruction.

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ק֥וֹלqolsoundקוֹלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “sound”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6963a voice or sound[phrase] aloud, bleating, crackling, cry ([phrase] out), fame, lightness, lowing, noise, [phrase] hold peace, (pro-) claim, proclamation, [phrase] sing, sound, [phrase] spark, thunder(-ing), voice, [phrase] yell.צְעָקָ֖הtseaqahcryצַעֲקָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “cry”, the ordinary formH6818a shriekcry(-ing).מֵחֹֽרוֹנָ֑יִםmechoronayimfrom Horonaimחֹרֹנַיִםpreposition, noun, proper name — “from Horonaim”H2773Choronajim, a place in MoabHoronaim.שֹׁ֖דshoddesolationשֹׁדnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “desolation”, the ordinary formH7701violence, ravagedesolation, destruction, oppression, robbery, spoil(-ed, -er, -ing), wasting.וָשֶׁ֥בֶרvasheverand afflictionשֶׁבֶרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and affliction”, the ordinary formH7667a fracture, figuratively, ruin; specifically, a solution (of a dream)affliction, breach, breaking, broken(-footed, -handed), bruise, crashing, destruction, hurt, interpretation, vexation.גָּדֽוֹלgadolgreatגָּדוֹלadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “great”, the ordinary formH1419great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent[phrase] aloud, elder(-est), [phrase] exceeding(-ly), [phrase] far, (man of) great (man, matter, thing,-er,-ness), high, long, loud, mighty, more, much, noble, proud thing, [idiom] sore, ([idiom]) very.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Hark! a cry from Horonaim, spoiling and great destruction!

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American Standard Version (1901)

The sound of a cry from Horonaim, desolation and great destruction!

Young’s Literal Translation

A voice of a cry [is] from Horonaim, Spoiling and great destruction.

World English Bible

The sound of a cry from Horonaim, desolation and great destruction!

Darby Translation

A voice of crying from Horonaim; wasting and great destruction!

Douay-Rheims

A voice of crying from Oronaim: waste, and great destruction.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Hark! a cry from Horonaim, spoiling and great destruction!

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and all the Jews that were with him in Massepha, and all the Chaldeans that were found there.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ πάντας τοὺς Ἰουδαίους τοὺς ὄντας μετʼ αὐτοῦ ἐν Μασσηφὰ, καὶ πάντας τοὺς Χαλδαίους τοὺς εὑρεθέντας ἐκεῖ.