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A Message Concerning Elam

34 The word of Yahweh that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning Elam at the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah the king of Judah, saying,[a] 35 “Thus says Yahweh of hosts:

‘Look, I am going to break the bow of Elam,
    the first and best of their might.
36 And I will bring to Elam four winds,
    from the four corners of heaven,
and I will scatter them to all these winds,
    and there will not be a nation
    where the scattered people of Elam will not go.
37 So I will shatter Elam before[b] their enemies,
    and before[c] the seekers of their life.
And I will bring disaster upon them,
    my burning anger,[d]declares[e] Yahweh.
‘And I will send after them the sword
    until I have destroyed them.
38 And I will set my throne in Elam
    and I will destroy from there king and officials,’ declares[f] Yahweh.
39 And then[g] in the last of the days
    I will restore the fortunes[h] of Elam,’ declares[i] Yahweh.”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 49:34 Literally “to say”
  2. Jeremiah 49:37 Literally “to the face of”
  3. Jeremiah 49:37 Literally “to the face of”
  4. Jeremiah 49:37 Literally “the blaze of my nose”
  5. Jeremiah 49:37 Literally “a declaration of”
  6. Jeremiah 49:38 Literally “a declaration of”
  7. Jeremiah 49:39 Literally “And it will happen”
  8. Jeremiah 49:39 Hebrew “fortune”
  9. Jeremiah 49:39 Literally “a declaration of”

A Message About Elam

34 This is the word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning Elam,(A) early in the reign of Zedekiah(B) king of Judah:

35 This is what the Lord Almighty says:

“See, I will break the bow(C) of Elam,
    the mainstay of their might.
36 I will bring against Elam the four winds(D)
    from the four quarters of heaven;(E)
I will scatter them to the four winds,
    and there will not be a nation
    where Elam’s exiles do not go.
37 I will shatter Elam before their foes,
    before those who want to kill them;
I will bring disaster on them,
    even my fierce anger,”(F)
declares the Lord.
“I will pursue them with the sword(G)
    until I have made an end of them.
38 I will set my throne in Elam
    and destroy her king and officials,”
declares the Lord.

39 “Yet I will restore(H) the fortunes of Elam
    in days to come,”
declares the Lord.

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