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1. Mesopotamian city from which the Syrians migrated to Damascus and back to which they were later exiled by the Assyrians (Am 1:5; 9:7). Escape from Kir to Aram paralleled the exodus of the Israelites. It must have been a terribly bitter experience to have been deported (by Tiglath-pileser) back to Kir (2 Kgs 16:9). Whether the city actually existed or not is debatable. It could have become a metaphor for enslavement and exile.

Show passage in OET: AMO 1:5

OET-RV AMO 1:5

5 I’ll smash the gate bars of Damesek
⇔ and eliminate the ruler of the Aven Valley,
⇔ and also the leader of Beyt -Eden.
⇔ The people of Aram (Syria) will go in captivity to Kir,”
§ says Yahweh.

OET-LV AMO 1:5

5 And_I _will _break the _bar _of Dammeseq and_I _will _cut _off inhabitant[s] from_Valley _of Aven and_one _who_holds _of (of)_a _scepter from_Bēyt- eden and_ the _people _of ʼArām _they _will _go _into _exile to_Qīr YHWH he _says.

Show passage in OET: AMO 9:7

OET-RV AMO 9:7

7 This is Yahweh’s declaration:
⇔ “Aren’t you all like Kush’s (Ethiopia) sons to me, you Israelis?
⇔ Didn’t I bring Yisrael (Israel) out of Mitsrayim (Egypt),
⇔ the Pelishtim from Kraitai (Crete),
⇔ and the Arameans from Kir?

OET-LV AMO 9:7

7 Am_not like_the _sons _of the_Kūshiy/(Cushite)s are_you(pl) to_me Oh _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) the _utterance _of YHWH am_not DOM Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) did _I _bring _up from_the _land _of Miʦrayim and_the_Pəlishtiy from_Kaftor/(Caphtor) and_ʼArām from_Qīr.

Show passage in OET: KI2 16:9

OET-RV KI2 16:9

9 The king of Ashur listened to him and went in and attacked Damesek (Damascus), and he captured it and exiled its people to Kir, and he executed King Retsin.

OET-LV KI2 16:9

9 And_he/it _listened to_him/it the _king _of ʼAshshūr and_ the _king _of ʼAshshūr _he/it _ascended to Dammeseq and_he_seized _it and_he_took _it _into _exile to_Qīr and_DOM Rəʦīn he _put _to _death.

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2. Fortress usually identified with the ancient capital of Moab. Soldiers from Kir were associated with those from Elam (Is 22:6). Likewise, Kir was paralleled with Ar in Isaiah’s lament over Moab (15:1). Kir of Moab, therefore, is probably the same as Kir-hareseth (2 Kgs 3:25; Is 16:7), located at Kerak, 11 miles (17.7 kilometers) east of the southern end of the Dead Sea.

Show passage in OET: ISA 22:6

OET-RV ISA 22:6

6 Eylam picked up the quiver with chariots and horseriders,
⇔ ≈ and Kir uncovered their shields.

OET-LV ISA 22:6

6 And_ˊĒylām it _took _up a _quiver with_chariotry _of a _man horsemen and_Qīr it _laid _bare a _shield.

Show passage in OET: ISA 15:1

OET-RV ISA 15:1

15 Here is a message for Moav (Moab):
¶ So, in a night Ar in Moav will be laid waste, destroyed.
⇔ ≈ So, in a night Kir in Moav will be laid waste, destroyed.

OET-LV ISA 15:1

15 The _oracle _of Mōʼāⱱ if/because in_a _night _of ˊĀr of _Mōʼāⱱ it _was _devastated it _was _destroyed if/because in_a _night _of Qīr of it _was _devastated it _was _destroyed.

Show passage in OET: KI2 3:25

OET-RV KI2 3:25

25 They tore down the cities, and each person threw a stone onto the good land, making it useless. They blocked up every spring, and they chopped down every good tree. Eventually, only their capital city of Kir-Hareset remained standing with its stone walls, but they attacked that as well using slingshots.

OET-LV KI2 3:25

25 And_the_cities they _tore _down and_all portion _of _land good they _threw each stone _of_his and_they_filled _it and_all spring _of water they _stopped _up and_all tree good they _made _fall until he _left _behind stones _of_its in_Qīr- hareseth and_ the_slingers _they _surrounded_it and_they_attacked _it.

Show passage in OET: ISA 16:7

OET-RV ISA 16:7

7 So Moav mourns for itself—all of them.
⇔ They long for the raisin-cakes from Kir-Hareset.
⇔ They’re completely overcome

OET-LV ISA 16:7

7 For_so/thus/hence Mōʼāⱱ it _will _wail for_Mōʼāⱱ of _it _of_all it _will _wail for_the _raisin-cakes _of Qīr you(pl)_will _groan only stricken _people.

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