Jeremiah 49:34-39

New International Version

A Message About Elam

³⁴This 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:

³⁵This is what the Lord Almighty says:

“See, I will break the bow^(C) of Elam,
    the mainstay of their might.
³⁶I 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.
³⁷I 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.
³⁸I 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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Jeremiah 49:34-39

New King James Version

Judgment on Elam

³⁴The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet against ^(A)Elam, in the ^(B)beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying, ³⁵“Thus says the Lord of hosts:

‘Behold, I will break ^(C)the ^[a]bow of Elam,
The foremost of their might.
³⁶Against Elam I will bring the four winds
From the four quarters of heaven,
And scatter them toward all those winds;
There shall be no nations where the outcasts of Elam will not go.
³⁷For I will cause Elam to be dismayed before their enemies
And before those who seek their life.
^(D)I will bring disaster upon them,
My fierce anger,’ says the Lord;
‘And I will send the sword after them
Until I have consumed them.
³⁸I will ^(E)set My throne in Elam,
And will destroy from there the king and the princes,’ says the Lord.