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Jeremiah 48:25
25“The strength of Moab has ended. His arm has been broken,” says 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
23on Kiriathaim and Beth-gamul and Beth-meon, 24on Kerioth and Bozrah— all the towns of Moab, far and near. “The strength of Moab has ended. His arm has been broken,” says the Lord. 26“Let him stagger and fall like a drunkard, for he has rebelled against the Lord. Moab will wallow in his own vomit, ridiculed by all. 27Did you not ridicule the people of Israel? Were they caught in the company of thieves that you should despise them as you do?
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 75:10For God says, “I will break the strength of the wicked, but I will increase the power of the godly.”
- Lamentations 2:3All the strength of Israel vanishes beneath his fierce anger. The Lord has withdrawn his protection as the enemy attacks. He consumes the whole land of Israel like a raging fire.
- Daniel 7:8As I was looking at the horns, suddenly another small horn appeared among them. Three of the first horns were torn out by the roots to make room for it. This little horn had eyes like human eyes and a mouth that was boasting arrogantly.
- Daniel 8:7The goat charged furiously at the ram and struck him, breaking off both his horns. Now the ram was helpless, and the goat knocked him down and trampled him. No one could rescue the ram from the goat’s power.
- Zechariah 1:19“What are these?” I asked the angel who was talking with me. He replied, “These horns represent the nations that scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.”
- Numbers 32:37The descendants of Reuben built the towns of Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim,
- Job 22:9You must have sent widows away empty-handed and crushed the hopes of orphans.
- Psalms 10:15Break the arms of these wicked, evil people! Go after them until the last one is destroyed.
- Psalms 37:17For the strength of the wicked will be shattered, but the Lord takes care of the godly.
- Ezekiel 30:21“Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. His arm has not been put in a cast so that it may heal. Neither has it been bound up with a splint to make it 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
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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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