unfoldingWord_en_tn/jer/48/36.md

# my heart is lamenting for Moab like a flute

Here "heart" represents the whole person. The person's sad crying is compared to the sad music played on a flute at a funeral. Alternate translation: "I cry sadly for Moab. My cries are like the sad music a person plays on a flute at a funeral" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])

# my heart

Possible meanings are 1) "my" refers to Jeremiah or 2) "my" refers to Yahweh.

# Kir Hareseth

Kir Hareseth was an ancient capital of Moab. See how you translated this name in [Jeremiah 48:31](../48/31.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])