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Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron, and said, Thus says Yahweh, With these shall you push the Syrians, until they be consumed.
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Prophecy in Action
Commentators explain that Zedekiah's iron horns were a powerful and familiar symbol. In the Old Testament, horns represented strength and victory. By creating a physical prop, Zedekiah was using a method of symbolic action, similar to true prophets, to make his prediction of military success against Syria seem more vivid and certain.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Horns of iron - The horn in Scripture is the favorite symbol of power, and pushing with the horn is a common metaphor for attacking and conq…
19th Century
Anglican
Zedekiah. —The name itself (“righteousness of Jehovah”) must certainly imply professed devotion to the true God, whose Name here i…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron Horns are emblems of power and might, and iron ones of grea…
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