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Sibmah

5 verses · 2 known names

Also known as: Shibmah

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Verses Mentioning Sibmah

  1. N'vo, Ba'al-M'on (these names have been changed) and Sivmah; they renamed the cities they built.

  2. Kiryatayim, Sivmah, Tzeret-Shachar at the top of the valley,

  3. For the grainfields of Heshbon are withering, also the vineyards of Sibmah, whose red grapes overpowered rulers of nations - once they reached as far as Ya'zer and trailed out into the desert; their spreading branches even crossed the sea.

  4. Therefore I will weep for Sibmah's vine as I weep for Ya'zer; I will water you with my tears, Heshbon and El'aleh; because the shouts of battle are falling on your summer fruits and harvest;

  5. I will weep for you, vineyard of Sivmah, more than I wept for Ya'zer. Your branches spread to the sea, reaching as far as the sea of Ya'zer. On your summer fruits and on your vintage the destroyer has fallen.