What is the context?
The horns represent powers that scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem. Their strength has left the people unable to raise their heads.
The next figures are craftsmen sent to terrify and overthrow the horns. The vision answers intimidating power with the Lord’s provision for its undoing.
The sequence matters: scattering is neither denied nor given the last word. Those who lifted their power against Judah will themselves be brought down.
The passage explains the role of the horns but does not supply a list of four named modern countries.
How is this passage commonly understood?
Wesley understands the horns as enemies from every direction and the craftsmen as instruments fitted to overthrow them. His older rendering carpenters is narrower than the BSB’s craftsmen; the emphasis is effective opposition to the scattering powers.
What is our position?
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Where can I study this further?
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