Jeremiah 49:35

Overview - Jeremiah 49
The judgment of the Ammonites.
Their restoration.
The judgment of Edom;
23 of Damascus;
28 of Kedar;
30 of Hazor;
34 and of Elam.
39 The restoration of Elam.
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Jeremiah 49:35  (King James Version)
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might.
 


break
Jeremiah 50:14 Jeremiah 50:29 51:56 Psalms 46:9 ; Isaiah 22:6

the bow
Strabo says that the mountainous part of Elymas chiefly bred archers; and Livy speaks of {Elymi sagittarii,} "the Elymean archers."