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-\v 31 Howl, gate; cry, city; all of you will melt away, Philistia.
+\v 31 Wail, gate; cry, city; all of you will melt away, Philistia.
 \q1 For out of the north comes a cloud of smoke,
 \q1 and there is no straggler in his ranks.
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@@ -1262,7 +1262,7 @@
 \q1 indeed, in one night Kir of Moab is laid waste and destroyed.
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 \v 2 They have gone up to the temple, the people of Dibon went up to the heights to weep;
-\q1 Moab laments over Nebo and over Medeba.
+\q1 Moab wails over Nebo and over Medeba.
 \q1 All their heads are shaved bare and all their beards are cut off.
 
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@@ -1746,7 +1746,7 @@
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 \v 1 A declaration about Tyre:
-\q1 Howl, you ships of Tarshish; for there is neither home nor harbor;
+\q1 Wail, you ships of Tarshish; for there is neither home nor harbor;
 \q1 from the land of Cyprus it has been revealed to them. \f + \ft Instead of \fqa Cyprus \fqa* , some modern translations keep \fqa Kittim \fqa* , the Hebrew name for this island. \f*
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@@ -1799,7 +1799,7 @@
 \q1 They set up their siege towers; they demolished its palaces; they made it a heap of ruins.
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-\v 14 Howl, you ships of Tarshish; for your refuge has been destroyed.
+\v 14 Wail, you ships of Tarshish; for your refuge has been destroyed.
 
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