Jeremiah 49:35
This is what the Commander of the armies of angels says: “The men of Elam are famous ◄archers/men who shoot arrows well►; that is how they have made their country very powerful. But I will get rid of them [MET].
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might.
In Context
34I received this message from Yahweh when King Zedekiah was starting to rule Judah.
Cross References
Psalms 46:10God says, “Be quiet, and remember that I am God! I will be honored by the people of all nations. I will be honored all over the earth.”
Isaiah 22:6The armies from Elam and Kir in Media will attack, driving chariots and carrying shields.
Jeremiah 50:29Summon archers [DOU] to come to attack Babylon; surround the city in order that no one will escape. Do to the people of Babylon what they have done to others [DOU], because they have defied me, the Holy One of the Israeli people.
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 49:35-39
The Judgment of Elam. ( b. c. 595.) 34 The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet against Elam in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying, 35 Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might. 36 And upon Elam will I bring the four winds from the four quarters of heaven, and will scatter them toward all those winds; and there shall be no nation whither the outcasts of Elam shall not come. 37 For I will cause Elam to be dismayed before… Read the whole commentary →