God’s Word Translation
Jeremiah 48:25
25“Moab’s horn is cut off, and its arm is broken,” declares the Lord.
Jeremiah 48:25 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, saith the Lord.
- New International Version (NIV)Moab’s horn is cut off; her arm is broken,” declares the Lord.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, declares the Lord.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The horn of Moab is cut off, And his arm is broken,” says the Lord.
Context of Jeremiah 48:25
23Kiriathaim, Beth Gamul, Beth Meon, 24Kerioth, Bozrah, and on all the cities of Moab, far and near. “Moab’s horn is cut off, and its arm is broken,” declares the Lord. 26“Get the people of Moab drunk; they have spoken against the Lord. They will wallow in their own vomit, and people will laugh at them. 27People of Moab, didn’t you laugh at the people of Israel? Were they caught among thieves? Whenever you talk about them you shake your heads in contempt.
Read all of Jeremiah 48Jeremiah 48:25 word by word
נִגְדְּעָה֙ קֶ֣רֶן מוֹאָ֔ב וּזְרֹע֖וֹ נִשְׁבָּ֑רָה נְאֻ֖ם יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Jeremiah 48:25
- Psalms 75:10I will destroy all the weapons of wicked people, but the weapons of righteous people will be raised proudly.
- Lamentations 2:3In his burning anger he cut off all of Israel’s strength. He withdrew his right hand when they faced their enemy. He burned like a raging fire in ⌞the land of⌟ Jacob, destroying everything around him.
- Daniel 7:8While I was thinking about the horns, another horn, a little horn, came up among them. It uprooted three of the other horns. This horn had eyes like human eyes and a mouth that spoke impressive things.
- Daniel 8:7I saw it come closer to the ram. The goat was extremely angry with the ram, so it attacked the ram. It broke both of the ram’s horns. The ram didn’t have the strength to stand up against the goat. So the ram was thrown down on the ground and trampled. No one could rescue the ram from the goat’s power.
- Zechariah 1:19So I asked the angel who was speaking with me, “What do these horns mean?” He said to me, “These are the horns ⌞of the nations⌟ that scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.”
- Numbers 32:37The tribe of Reuben rebuilt the cities of Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim,
- Job 22:9You send widows away empty-handed, and the arms of orphans are broken.
- Psalms 10:15Break the arm of the wicked and evil person. Punish his wickedness until you find no more.
- Psalms 37:17The arms of wicked people will be broken, but the Lord continues to support righteous people.
- Ezekiel 30:21“Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh, king of Egypt. His arm isn’t bandaged, so it can’t heal and be strong enough to hold a sword.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 48:25
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken - His political and physical powers are no more.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25The horn - i. e., his pride (marginal reference); his arm, i. e., his strength Jeremiah 17:5.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-47Verses 14-47 . The destruction of Moab is further prophesied, to awaken them by national repentance and reformation to prevent the trouble, or by a personal repentance and reformation to prepare for it. In reading this long roll of threatenings, and mediating on the terror, it will be of more use to us to keep in view the power of God's anger and the terror of his judgments, and to have our hearts possessed with a holy awe of God and of his wrath, than to…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21-25Eleven Moabite villages would soon learn that Moab's military strength was broken. This meant the villages had no defense against the advancing enemy.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2525. horn--the emblem of strength and sovereignty: it is the horned animal's means of offense and defense (Psa 75:5, 10; La 2:3).Read the comment
In the dictionaries
Commentaries on Jeremiah 48
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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