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His arm has been broken,” says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/48.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/48.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The horn of Moab has been cut off, and his arm is broken,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/48.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, saith the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/48.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The horn of Moab is cut off, And his arm is broken,” says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/48.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The horn of Moab has been cut off, and his arm broken,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/48.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220The horn of Moab has been cut off and his arm broken,&#8221 declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/48.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“The horn of Moab has been cut off, and his arm broken,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/48.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The horn of Moab has been cut in pieces and his arm broken,” declares Yahweh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/48.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The horn (strength) of Moab has been cut off and his arm [of authority] is shattered,” says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/48.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Moab’s horn is chopped off; his arm is shattered.” This is the LORD’s declaration.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/48.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Moab&#8217s horn is chopped off; his arm is shattered.&#8221 This is the LORD&#8217s declaration. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/48.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, saith Jehovah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/48.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />My decision is final--your army will be crushed, and your power broken. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/48.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, saith the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/48.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Moab's horn is cut off, and its arm is broken," declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/48.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Moab's might has been crushed; its power has been destroyed. I, the LORD, have spoken." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/48.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The strength of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken," declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/48.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The horn of Moab has been cut off, and his arm is broken,? declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/48.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Moab's might will be crushed. Its power will be broken. I, the LORD, affirm it! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/48.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken,' says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/48.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, saith the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/48.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken,” says Yahweh. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/48.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The horn of Moab has been cut down, "" And his arm has been broken, "" A declaration of YHWH.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/48.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Cut down hath been the horn of Moab, And his arm hath been broken, An affirmation of Jehovah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/48.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The horn of Moab was cut off, and his arm was broken, says Jehovah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/48.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, saith the Lord. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/48.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The horn of Moab has been cut away, and his arm has been crushed, says the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/48.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The horn of Moab is cut off, its arm is broken—oracle of the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/48.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, says the LORD.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/48.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The horn of Moab is cut off and his arm is broken, says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/48.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The trumpet of Moab is broken in pieces and his arm is broken, says LORD JEHOVAH<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/48.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The horn of Moab is cut off, And his arm is broken, Saith the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/48.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The horn of Moab is broken, and his arm is crushed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/48-25.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=14440" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/48.htm">The Judgment on Moab</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">24</span>upon Kerioth, Bozrah, and all the towns of Moab, those far and near. <span class="reftext">25</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7161.htm" title="7161: qe·ren (N-fsc) -- From qaran; a horn; by implication, a flask, cornet; by resembl. An elephant's tooth, a corner, a peak, a ray; figuratively, power.">The horn</a> <a href="/hebrew/4124.htm" title="4124: mō·w·’āḇ (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Lot, also his desc. and the territory where they settled. ">of Moab</a> <a href="/hebrew/1438.htm" title="1438: niḡ·də·‘āh (V-Nifal-Perf-3fs) -- To hew, hew down or off. A primitive root; to fell a tree; generally, to destroy anything.">has been cut off,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2220.htm" title="2220: ū·zə·rō·‘ōw (Conj-w:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Arm, shoulder, strength. Or zroao; and zrowpah; or zrowah; from zara'; the arm, or the foreleg; figuratively, force.">and his arm</a> <a href="/hebrew/7665.htm" title="7665: niš·bā·rāh (V-Nifal-Perf-3fs) -- To break, break in pieces. A primitive root; to burst.">is broken,”</a> <a href="/hebrew/5002.htm" title="5002: nə·’um (N-msc) -- Utterance. From na'am; an oracle.">declares</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD.</a> </span><span class="reftext">26</span>“Make him drunk, because he has magnified himself against the LORD; so Moab will wallow in his own vomit, and he will also become a laughingstock.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/15-2.htm">Isaiah 15:2-3</a></span><br />Dibon goes up to its temple to weep at its high places. Moab wails over Nebo, as well as over Medeba. Every head is shaved, every beard is cut off. / In its streets they wear sackcloth; on the rooftops and in the public squares they all wail, falling down weeping.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/16-6.htm">Isaiah 16:6-7</a></span><br />We have heard of Moab’s pomposity, his exceeding pride and conceit, his overflowing arrogance. But his boasting is empty. / Therefore let Moab wail; let them wail together for Moab. Moan for the raisin cakes of Kir-hareseth, you who are utterly stricken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/2-1.htm">Amos 2:1-3</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Moab, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he burned to lime the bones of Edom’s king. / So I will send fire against Moab to consume the citadels of Kerioth. Moab will die in tumult, amid war cries and the sound of the ram’s horn. / I will cut off the ruler of Moab and kill all the officials with him,” says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/2-8.htm">Zephaniah 2:8-11</a></span><br />“I have heard the reproach of Moab and the insults of the Ammonites, who have taunted My people and threatened their borders. / Therefore, as surely as I live,” declares the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, “surely Moab will be like Sodom and the Ammonites like Gomorrah—a place of weeds and salt pits, a perpetual wasteland. The remnant of My people will plunder them; the remainder of My nation will dispossess them.” / This they shall have in return for their pride, for taunting and mocking the people of the LORD of Hosts. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/21-28.htm">Numbers 21:28-30</a></span><br />For a fire went out from Heshbon, a blaze from the city of Sihon. It consumed Ar of Moab, the rulers of Arnon’s heights. / Woe to you, O Moab! You are destroyed, O people of Chemosh! He gave up his sons as refugees, and his daughters into captivity to Sihon king of the Amorites. / But we have overthrown them; Heshbon is destroyed as far as Dibon. We demolished them as far as Nophah, which reaches to Medeba.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/25-10.htm">Isaiah 25:10-12</a></span><br />For the hand of the LORD will rest on this mountain. But Moab will be trampled in his place as straw is trodden into the dung pile. / He will spread out his hands within it, as a swimmer spreads his arms to swim. His pride will be brought low, despite the skill of his hands. / The high-walled fortress will be brought down, cast to the ground, into the dust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/25-8.htm">Ezekiel 25:8-11</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because Moab and Seir said, “Look, the house of Judah is like all the other nations,” / therefore I will indeed expose the flank of Moab beginning with its frontier cities—Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-meon, and Kiriathaim—the glory of the land. / I will give it along with the Ammonites as a possession to the people of the East, so that the Ammonites will no longer be remembered among the nations. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/60-8.htm">Psalm 60:8</a></span><br />Moab is My washbasin; upon Edom I toss My sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/15-1.htm">Isaiah 15:1</a></span><br />This is the burden against Moab: Ar in Moab is ruined, destroyed in a night! Kir in Moab is devastated, destroyed in a night!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/16-12.htm">Isaiah 16:12</a></span><br />When Moab appears on the high place, when he wearies himself and enters his sanctuary to pray, it will do him no good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/25-10.htm">Isaiah 25:10</a></span><br />For the hand of the LORD will rest on this mountain. But Moab will be trampled in his place as straw is trodden into the dung pile.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/16-14.htm">Isaiah 16:14</a></span><br />And now the LORD says, “In three years, as a hired worker counts the years, Moab’s splendor will become an object of contempt, with all her many people. And those who are left will be few and feeble.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/15-5.htm">Isaiah 15:5</a></span><br />My heart cries out over Moab; her fugitives flee as far as Zoar, as far as Eglath-shelishiyah. With weeping they ascend the slope of Luhith; they lament their destruction on the road to Horonaim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/16-9.htm">Isaiah 16:9</a></span><br />So I weep with Jazer for the vines of Sibmah; I drench Heshbon and Elealeh with my tears. Triumphant shouts have fallen silent over your summer fruit and your harvest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/16-11.htm">Isaiah 16:11</a></span><br />Therefore my heart laments for Moab like a harp, my inmost being for Kir-heres.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, said the LORD.</p><p class="hdg">horn</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/75-10.htm">Psalm 75:10</a></b></br> All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; <i>but</i> the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/lamentations/2-3.htm">Lamentations 2:3</a></b></br> He hath cut off in <i>his</i> fierce anger all the horn of Israel: he hath drawn back his right hand from before the enemy, and he burned against Jacob like a flaming fire, <i>which</i> devoureth round about.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/7-8.htm">Daniel 7:8</a></b></br> I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn <i>were</i> eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.</p><p class="hdg">and his</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/32-37.htm">Numbers 32:37</a></b></br> And the children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kirjathaim,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/22-9.htm">Job 22:9</a></b></br> Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/10-15.htm">Psalm 10:15</a></b></br> Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil <i>man</i>: seek out his wickedness <i>till</i> thou find none.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/48-15.htm">Affirmation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-21.htm">Arm</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-20.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-2.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-15.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-14.htm">Horn</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-24.htm">Moab</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-14.htm">Moab's</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/48-30.htm">Affirmation</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-7.htm">Arm</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-38.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-37.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-30.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-27.htm">Horn</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-26.htm">Moab</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-29.htm">Moab's</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 48</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/48-1.htm">The judgment of Moab</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/48-7.htm">for their pride</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/48-11.htm">for their security</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/48-14.htm">for their carnal confidence</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/48-26.htm">and for their contempt of God and his people</a></span><br><span class="reftext">47. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/48-47.htm">The restoration of Moab</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Moab, a nation descended from Lot, was historically an enemy of Israel. The cutting off of Moab's horn signifies the loss of its power and influence. This imagery is consistent with other biblical passages where the horn symbolizes authority (e.g., <a href="/psalms/75-10.htm">Psalm 75:10</a>). The judgment against Moab is part of a broader prophetic declaration against nations that opposed Israel, reflecting God's sovereignty over all nations.<p><b>and his arm is broken</b><br>The "arm" symbolizes strength and the ability to act or exert power. Breaking the arm of Moab indicates a crippling of its military and political power. This metaphor is used elsewhere in Scripture to denote the weakening of a nation or individual (e.g., <a href="/ezekiel/30-21.htm">Ezekiel 30:21-22</a>). Historically, Moab was known for its fortified cities and military prowess, but this prophecy foretells its downfall and inability to defend itself against invaders, likely the Babylonians.<p><b>declares the LORD</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the divine authority behind the prophecy. It is not merely a human prediction but a declaration from God Himself. The use of "declares the LORD" underscores the certainty and inevitability of the prophecy's fulfillment. Throughout the Bible, when God declares something, it is a statement of His will and purpose, which will come to pass (e.g., <a href="/isaiah/55-11.htm">Isaiah 55:11</a>). This serves as a reminder of God's control over history and His ability to bring about His plans for nations and individuals.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moab.htm">Moab</a></b><br>An ancient nation located east of the Dead Sea, often in conflict with Israel. Moab is frequently mentioned in the Bible as an adversary of Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, known for his prophecies concerning the judgment of God upon nations, including Israel and its neighbors.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, Yahweh, who is the ultimate authority and judge over all nations.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_horn.htm">The Horn</a></b><br>Symbolically represents strength and power in biblical literature. The cutting off of Moab's horn signifies the loss of its power and influence.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_arm.htm">The Arm</a></b><br>Another symbol of strength and might. The breaking of Moab's arm indicates the crippling of its ability to exert power or defend itself.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a></b><br>God is the ultimate authority over all nations, and He can raise or diminish their power according to His will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_pride.htm">The Consequences of Pride</a></b><br>Moab's downfall serves as a warning against pride and self-reliance. Nations and individuals alike must recognize their dependence on God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_god's_judgment.htm">The Certainty of God's Judgment</a></b><br>God's declarations through His prophets are certain and will come to pass. This should encourage believers to trust in God's word and His timing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_strength.htm">Symbolism of Strength</a></b><br>The horn and arm symbolize strength and power. Believers should seek their strength in God rather than in worldly power or influence.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>While judgment is pronounced, God's desire is for repentance and restoration. This is a call for individuals and nations to turn back to God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_48.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 48</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_jer._48_11_conflict_with_moab's_history.htm">Does Jeremiah 48:11 conflict with historical accounts that suggest Moab did not always remain complacent or at peace?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_later_mentions_fit_moab's_prophecy.htm">If Jeremiah 48:42 says Moab will cease to be a people, how do later mentions of Moab or its descendants fit with this prophecy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_moab's_fate_sealed_in_jer._48_1-39.htm">Why does Jeremiah 48:1-39 repeatedly portray divine retaliation against Moab with no apparent path for redemption?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_moab_survive_jeremiah_48_8-9.htm">How can the prophecy in Jeremiah 48:8-9 of Moab's total destruction be reconciled with archaeological evidence suggesting Moabite cities outlasted this period?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/48.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(25) <span class= "bld">The horn of Moab.</span>--The horn of animals was naturally the symbol of their strength, and it was as natural that the symbolism should be extended to men and nations. (Comp. <a href="/1_samuel/2-1.htm" title="And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoices in the LORD, my horn is exalted in the LORD: my mouth is enlarged over my enemies; because I rejoice in your salvation.">1Samuel 2:1</a>; <a href="/psalms/92-10.htm" title="But my horn shall you exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil.">Psalm 92:10</a>; <a href="/lamentations/2-3.htm" title="He has cut off in his fierce anger all the horn of Israel: he has drawn back his right hand from before the enemy, and he burned against Jacob like a flaming fire, which devours round about.">Lamentations 2:3</a>; <a href="/context/daniel/7-7.htm" title="After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and broke in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns.">Daniel 7:7-8</a>; <a href="/luke/1-69.htm" title="And has raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;">Luke 1:69</a>.) The figure of the broken arm, powerless to grasp sword or sceptre, meets us again in <a href="/ezekiel/30-21.htm" title="Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and, see, it shall not be bound up to be healed, to put a roller to bind it, to make it strong to hold the sword.">Ezekiel 30:21</a>. . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/48-25.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The horn</span><br /><span class="heb">קֶ֣רֶן</span> <span class="translit">(qe·ren)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7161.htm">Strong's 7161: </a> </span><span class="str2">A horn, a flask, cornet, an elephant's tooth, a corner, a peak, a ray, power</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Moab</span><br /><span class="heb">מוֹאָ֔ב</span> <span class="translit">(mō·w·’āḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4124.htm">Strong's 4124: </a> </span><span class="str2">Moab -- a son of Lot,also his descendants and the territory where they settled</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has been cut off;</span><br /><span class="heb">נִגְדְּעָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(niḡ·də·‘āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1438.htm">Strong's 1438: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fell a, tree, to destroy anything</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and his arm</span><br /><span class="heb">וּזְרֹע֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·zə·rō·‘ōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2220.htm">Strong's 2220: </a> </span><span class="str2">The arm, the foreleg, force</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is broken,</span><br /><span class="heb">נִשְׁבָּ֑רָה</span> <span class="translit">(niš·bā·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7665.htm">Strong's 7665: </a> </span><span class="str2">To break, break in pieces</span><br /><br /><span class="word">declares</span><br /><span class="heb">נְאֻ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(nə·’um)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5002.htm">Strong's 5002: </a> </span><span class="str2">An oracle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/48-25.htm">Jeremiah 48:25 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/48-25.htm">Jeremiah 48:25 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/48-25.htm">Jeremiah 48:25 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/48-25.htm">Jeremiah 48:25 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/48-25.htm">Jeremiah 48:25 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/48-25.htm">Jeremiah 48:25 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/48-25.htm">Jeremiah 48:25 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/48-25.htm">Jeremiah 48:25 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/48-25.htm">Jeremiah 48:25 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/48-25.htm">Jeremiah 48:25 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/48-25.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 48:25 The horn of Moab is cut off (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/48-24.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 48:24"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 48:24" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/48-26.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 48:26"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 48:26" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>