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25 The strength[a] of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken,”
    declares the Lord.
26 “Make him drunk for he has exalted himself
    against the Lord.
Moab will wallow in his vomit,
    and he will be the object of mocking.
27 Wasn’t Israel an object of mocking for you?
    Wasn’t he treated like a thief,[b]
so that whenever you spoke about him
    you shook your head in contempt?[c]

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  1. Jeremiah 48:25 Lit. horn
  2. Jeremiah 48:27 Lit. found among thieves
  3. Jeremiah 48:27 The Heb. lacks in contempt

25 Moab’s horn[a](A) is cut off;
    her arm(B) is broken,”
declares the Lord.

26 “Make her drunk,(C)
    for she has defied(D) the Lord.
Let Moab wallow in her vomit;(E)
    let her be an object of ridicule.(F)
27 Was not Israel the object of your ridicule?(G)
    Was she caught among thieves,(H)
that you shake your head(I) in scorn(J)
    whenever you speak of her?

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 48:25 Horn here symbolizes strength.