A city of Moab mentioned in prophetic oracles of judgment. The name likely means 'double caves' or 'two hollows.' Referenced in Isaiah and Jeremiah's oracles against Moab.
Horonaim appears in the prophetic pattern of God's judgment extending beyond Israel to all nations. God is not merely Israel's tribal deity — He is sovereign over Moab, Edom, Assyria, and all peoples. The cry rising from Horonaim (Jer 48:3–5) teaches that no nation can permanently resist God's justice. Yet even in judgment, there is pathos: 'My heart moans for Moab' (Isa 15:5) reveals God's grief over necessary judgment.