Isaiah 16:7

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“Therefore Moab will wail for Moab. Everyone will wail. You will mourn for the raisin cakes of Kir Hareseth, utterly stricken.”

— WEB

“Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab, every one shall howl: for the foundations of Kir-hareseth shall ye mourn; surely they are stricken.”

— KJV

“Therefore shall Moab wail for Moab, every one shall wail: for the raisin-cakes of Kir-hareseth shall ye mourn, utterly stricken.”

— ASV

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Jeremiah 48:20 "Moab is disappointed; for it is broken down. Wail and cry! Tell it by the Arnon, that Moab is laid waste."
1 Chronicles 16:3 "He gave to everyone of Israel, both man and woman, to everyone a loaf of bread, a portion of meat, and a cake of raisins."
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Isaiah 16:11 "Therefore my heart sounds like a harp for Moab, and my inward parts for Kir Heres."

Commentary

Therefore--all hope of being allowed shelter by the Jews being cut off. foundations--that is, "ruins"; because, when houses are pulled down, the "foundations" alone are left (Isa 58:12). Jeremiah, in the parallel place (Jer 48:31), renders it "men," who are the moral foundations or stay of a city. Kirhareseth--literally, "a citadel of brick." surely they are stricken--rather, joined with "mourn"; "Ye shall mourn utterly stricken" [MAURER and HORSLEY].

— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)

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