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Selected Verse: Jeremiah 48:25 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Jer 48:25 |
King James |
The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, saith the LORD. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| horn--the emblem of strength and sovereignty: it is the horned animal's means of offense and defense (Psa 75:5, Psa 75:10; Lam 2:3). |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| The horn - i. e., his pride (marginal reference); his arm, i. e., his strength Jer 17:5. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| The horn - That is the beauty and the strength of Moab. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken - His political and physical powers are no more. |
3 He hath cut off in his 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, which devoureth round about.
10 All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.
5 Lift not up your horn on high: speak not with a stiff neck.
5 Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.