Jeremiah 48:25

25 Moab’s horn^[a] is cut off; her arm is broken,” declares the LORD.

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Jeremiah 48:25 in Other Translations

KJV

25 The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, saith the LORD.

ESV

25 The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, declares the LORD.

NLT

25 “The strength of Moab has ended. His arm has been broken,” says the LORD .

MSG

25 "Moab's link to power is severed. Moab's arm is broken." God's Decree. The Sheer Nothingness of Moab

CSB

25 Moab's horn is chopped off; his arm is shattered." [This is]*The bracketed text has been added for clarity. the Lord's declaration.

Jeremiah 48:25 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 48:25

The horn of Moab is cut off
The kingdom of Moab, high and strong, his power and strength, by which he defended himself, and offended others, as a beast with his horns; his powerful kingdom, and the glory of it: and his arm is broken, saith the Lord;
so that he cannot hold a sword, or manage any weapon of war against the enemy, or do anything to annoy him, or in his own defence. The Targum is,

``the kingdom of Moab is cut off, and their rulers are broken, saith the Lord;''

and so Ben Melech interprets it of his princes, and his armies, which were the arm of the king, and of the people.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Jeremiah 48:25 In-Context

23 to Kiriathaim, Beth Gamul and Beth Meon,

24 to Kerioth and Bozrah— to all the towns of Moab, far and near.

25 Moab’s horn is cut off; her arm is broken,” declares the LORD.

26 “Make her drunk, for she has defied the LORD. Let Moab wallow in her vomit; let her be an object of ridicule.

27 Was not Israel the object of your ridicule? Was she caught among thieves, that you shake your head in scorn whenever you speak of her?

Cross References 2

1. Psalms 75:10
2. Psalms 10:15; Psalms 37:17; Ezekiel 30:21

Footnotes 1

[a]. "Horn" here symbolizes strength.