Isa 16:11 | JFB | STEP | 11. bowels-- in Scripture the seat of yearning compassion. It means the inward seat of emotion, the heart, &c. ( ; compare ; ). sound ... harp-- as its strings vibrate when beaten with the plectrum or hand.

‏ Isaiah 16:11

11. bowels--in Scripture the seat of yearning compassion. It means the inward seat of emotion, the heart, &c. (Is 63:15; compare Is 15:5; Jr 48:36).

sound ... harp--as its strings vibrate when beaten with the plectrum or hand.