Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
rejoice in a thing of naught—that is, in your vain and fleeting riches.
Have we not taken to us horns—that is, acquired power, so as to conquer our neighbors (II Kings 14:25). Horns are the Hebrew symbol of power, being the instrument of strength in many animals (Psalms 75:10).
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