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bemoaning

Meaning of “bemoaning”

Lamenting; bewailing.

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First occurrence: Jeremiah 31:18

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Jeremiah 31:18
¶ I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the Lord my God.
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 31:18 · retained source text

¶ I haue surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himselfe thus, Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullocke vnaccustomed to the yoke: turne thou me, and I shall be turned; thou art the LORD my God.

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