Definition and Usage:
The term "bemoaned" refers to the expression of deep sorrow or lamentation. In the biblical context, it often involves mourning over sin, loss, or the consequences of disobedience to God. The act of bemoaning is a heartfelt response to situations that evoke grief or regret.

Biblical References:

1. Jeremiah 31:18 : "I have surely heard Ephraim’s moaning: ‘You disciplined me, and I was disciplined, like an untrained calf. Restore me, and I will return, for You are the LORD my God.’"
· In this passage, Ephraim, representing the Northern Kingdom of Israel, bemoans its condition and acknowledges the need for God's restoration. The moaning is a recognition of the discipline received and a plea for divine intervention.

2. Lamentations 1:8 : "Jerusalem has sinned greatly; therefore she has become an object of scorn. All who honored her now despise her, for they have seen her nakedness. She herself groans and turns away."
· Here, the city of Jerusalem is personified and bemoans its fallen state due to sin. The groaning signifies the deep sorrow and shame experienced as a result of turning away from God.

3. Ezekiel 24:23 : "Your turbans will remain on your heads and your sandals on your feet. You will not mourn or weep, but you will waste away because of your sins and groan among yourselves."
· In this context, the people are instructed not to engage in traditional mourning practices, yet they will bemoan internally due to the consequences of their sins. The groaning reflects an inner turmoil and recognition of their plight.

Theological Significance:

Bemoaning in the Bible often serves as a catalyst for repentance and turning back to God. It is an acknowledgment of human frailty and the need for divine mercy. The act of bemoaning is not merely an expression of regret but a step towards reconciliation with God. It highlights the importance of recognizing one's sins and the impact of disobedience on one's relationship with the Creator.

Cultural and Historical Context:

In ancient Israel, expressions of mourning and lamentation were common in response to personal and communal tragedies. These expressions were often public and involved specific rituals, such as wearing sackcloth, fasting, and weeping. Bemoaning was a way to communicate grief and seek comfort from God and the community.

Practical Application:

For believers today, bemoaning can be a spiritual practice that involves honest reflection on one's life and actions. It encourages individuals to confront their shortcomings and seek God's forgiveness and guidance. Through bemoaning, Christians are reminded of the hope and restoration available through Christ, who offers redemption and healing for those who turn to Him in repentance.(imp. & p. p.) of Bemoan.

"The Great Awakening. "
... clergymen, like the Mathers of Massachusetts, conservative men, whose memories or
traditions were of the golden age of Puritanism, had long bemoaned the loss ...
/.../chapter ix the great awakening.htm

Concerning the Calamity that Befell Antiochus, King of Commagene. ...
... However, the king was not prevailed upon by the distress he was in to do any thing
in the way of war against the Romans, but bemoaned his own hard fate, and ...
/.../chapter 7 concerning the calamity.htm

How we are to Unite Our Will with God's in the Permission of Sins.
... Paul felt a continual grief in his heart on account of the reprobation of the Jews,
in the sense that on every occasion he bemoaned their misfortune. ...
/.../francis/treatise on the love of god/chapter viii how we are.htm

These Things We, who were Living as Friends Together...
... These things we, who were living as friends together, bemoaned together, but chiefly
and most familiarly did I speak thereof with Alypius and Nebridius, of ...
/.../augustine/the confessions of saint augustine/chapter vii these things we.htm

Dilemma and Deliverance
... He had to feel all the power of this poisoned arrow after his great sin, when he
went up to his chamber and wept and bemoaned himself, and there cried out in ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 6 1860/dilemma and deliverance.htm

Epistle Xlv. To Theoctista, Patrician .
... Washing, therefore, from such dead body avails not any soul that does again what
it has bemoaned, and rises not through the lamentations of penitence to the ...
/.../the epistles of saint gregory the great/epistle xlv to theoctista patrician.htm

Letter clvi. To Leo Augustus.
... Here the overthrow of the Lord's priests, of the whole Christian people, and of
the monasteries is bemoaned: there is displayed the continuance of gigantic ...
/.../leo/writings of leo the great/letter clvi to leo augustus.htm

Now, and Then
... You and I have been taught of God's Holy Spirit to see our ruin in the fall; we
have bemoaned ourselves on account of that fall; we have been made conscious of ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 17 1871/now and then.htm

Letter cxxii. To Rusticus.
... bemoan him: but weep sore for him that goeth away: for he shall return no more."
[3148] The Jew and the Gentile therefore are not to be bemoaned, for they have ...
/.../jerome/the principal works of st jerome/letter cxxii to rusticus.htm

The Life of John Gordon viscount Kenmuir.
... hearing this, desired him to pray, but he answered nothing; yet within an hour he
prayed before him and his own lady very devoutly, and bemoaned his own ...
/.../howie/biographia scoticana scots worthies/the life of john gordon.htm

Bemoaned (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of Bemoan. Multi-Version Concordance
Bemoaned (1 Occurrence). Job 42:11 Then came there unto ...
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Bemoan (9 Occurrences)
... his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance
before, and did eat bread with him in his house: and they bemoaned him, and ...
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Earring (7 Occurrences)
... his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance
before, and did eat bread with him in his house: and they bemoaned him, and ...
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Bemoaner (1 Occurrence)

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Sirach
... Luke 6:30-36). Friends are to be bemoaned for appearance' sake (Sirach
38:17). Yet many of the precepts are lofty. We are exhorted ...
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Anem (1 Occurrence)

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