The Meaning of Jeremiah 48:25 Explained

Jeremiah 48:25

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

YLT: Cut down hath been the horn of Moab, And his arm hath been broken, An affirmation of Jehovah.

Darby: The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, saith Jehovah.

ASV: The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, saith Jehovah.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Jeremiah 48:25 Mean?

Verse Meaning

Moab would lose its strength, as when an animal lost its horn or when a person broke his arm.

Chapter Summary: Jeremiah 48

1  The judgment of Moab
7  for their pride
11  for their security
14  for their carnal confidence
26  and for their contempt of God and his people
47  The restoration of Moab

What do the individual words in Jeremiah 48:25 mean?

Is cut off the horn of Moab and his arm is broken says Yahweh
נִגְדְּעָה֙ קֶ֣רֶן מוֹאָ֔ב וּזְרֹע֖וֹ נִשְׁבָּ֑רָה נְאֻ֖ם יְהוָֽה

נִגְדְּעָה֙  Is  cut  off 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Perfect, third person feminine singular
Root: גָּדַע  
Sense: to cut, hew, chop, cut down, hew down, hew off, cut off, cut in two, shave off.
קֶ֣רֶן  the  horn 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: קֶרֶן 
Sense: horn.
מוֹאָ֔ב  of  Moab 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: מֹואָב 
Sense: a son of Lot by his eldest daughter.
וּזְרֹע֖וֹ  and  his  arm 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: זְרֹועַ  
Sense: arm, forearm, shoulder, strength.
נִשְׁבָּ֑רָה  is  broken 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Perfect, third person feminine singular
Root: שָׁבוּר 
Sense: to break, break in pieces.
נְאֻ֖ם  says 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: נְאֻם  
Sense: (Qal) utterance, declaration (of prophet).
יְהוָֽה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.