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25 “Mo’av’s strength is cut down,
his arm is broken,” says Adonai.

26 Because Mo’av boasted against Adonai, make him so drunk that he wallows in his own vomit and becomes a laughingstock. 27 After all, Isra’el was a laughingstock for you. He didn’t associate with thieves; nevertheless, whenever you spoke of him, you shook your head.

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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.