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Jeremiah 48:39

They shall howl, saying, How is it broken down! how hath Moab turned the back with shame! so shall Moab be a derision and a dismaying to all them about him.

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אֵ֥יךְeykhhowאֵיךְparticle, interrogative — “how”H349how? or how!; also wherehow, what.חַ֨תָּה֙chatahabolishחָתַתverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “abolish”, a completed actionH2865properly, to prostrate; hence, to break down, either (literally) by violence, or (figuratively) by confusion and fearabolish, affright, be (make) afraid, amaze, beat down, discourage, (cause to) dismay, go down, scare, terrify.הֵילִ֔ילוּheylilvhowlיָלַלverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “howl”, a completed actionH3213to howl (with a wailing tone) or yell (with a boisterous one)(make to) howl, be howling.אֵ֛יךְeykhhowאֵיךְparticle, interrogative — “how”H349how? or how!; also wherehow, what.הִפְנָהhifnahappearפָּנָהverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “appear”, a completed actionH6437to turn; by implication, to face, i.e. appear, look, etc.appear, at (even-) tide, behold, cast out, come on, [idiom] corner, dawning, empty, go away, lie, look, mark, pass away, prepare, regard, (have) respect (to), (re-) turn (aside, away, back, face, self), [idiom] right (early).עֹ֥רֶףorefback neckעֹרֶףnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “back neck”, the ordinary formH6203the nape or back of the neck (as declining); hence, the back generally (whether literal or figurative)back ((stiff-) neck((-ed).מוֹאָ֖בmoavMoabמוֹאָבnoun, proper name — “Moab”H4124Moab, an incestuous son of Lot; also his territory and descendantsMoab.בּ֑וֹשׁboshbe confoundedבּוּשׁverb, qal, infinitive construct — “be confounded”, the to-form of the verbH954properly, to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed(be, make, bring to, cause, put to, with, a-) shamed(-d), be (put to) confounded(-fusion), become dry, delay, be long.וְהָיָ֥הvehayahand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be”, a completed action in a sequenceH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.מוֹאָ֛בmoavMoabמוֹאָבnoun, proper name — “Moab”H4124Moab, an incestuous son of Lot; also his territory and descendantsMoab.לִשְׂחֹ֥קlischoqto laughterשְׂחוֹקpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to laughter”, the ordinary formH7814laughter (in merriment or defiance)derision, laughter(-ed to scorn, -ing), mocked, sport.וְלִמְחִתָּ֖הvelimchitahand to ruinמְחִתָּהconjunction, preposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and to ruin”, the ordinary formH4288properly, a dissolution; concretely, a ruin, or (abstractly) consternationdestruction, dismaying, ruin, terror.לְכָלlekhalto allכֹּלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).סְבִיבָֽיוsevivayvaboutסָבִיבnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “about”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5439(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around(place, round) about, circuit, compass, on every side.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

'How is it broken down!' wail ye! 'How hath Moab turned the back with shame!' So shall Moab become a derision and a dismay to all that are round about him.

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American Standard Version (1901)

How is it broken down! how do they wail! how hath Moab turned the back with shame! so shall Moab become a derision and a terror to all that are round about him.

Young’s Literal Translation

How hath it been broken down! they have howled, How hath Moab turned the neck ashamed, And Moab hath been for a derision. And for a terror to all round about her.

World English Bible

“How it is broken down! How they wail! How Moab has turned the back with shame! So will Moab become a derision and a terror to all who are around him.”

Darby Translation

They howl, How is it broken down! how hath Moab turned the back with shame! And Moab shall be a derision and a terror to all that are round about him.

Douay-Rheims

How is it overthrown, and they have howled! How hath Moab bowed down the neck, and is confounded! And Moab shall be a derision, and an example to all round about him.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)