King James Version
Jeremiah 48:25 in the King James Version says “The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, saith the LORD.” — study this verse from Jeremiah chapter 48 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, saith the LORD.”
Jeremiah 48:25 · KJV
And upon Kiriathaim, and upon Bethgamul, and upon Bethmeon,
And upon Kerioth, and upon Bozrah, and upon all the cities of the land of Moab, far or near.
The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, saith the LORD.
Make ye him drunken: for he magnified himself against the LORD: Moab also shall wallow in his vomit, and he also shall be in derision.
For was not Israel a derision unto thee? was he found among thieves? for since thou spakest of him, thou skippedst for joy. skippedst: or, movedst thyself
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“The horn”
H7161a horn (as projecting); by implication, a flask, cornet; by resemblance. an elephant's tooth (i.e., ivory), a corner (of the altar), a peak (of a moun
“and his arm”
H2220the arm (as stretched out), or (of animals) the foreleg; figuratively, force
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