Jeremiah 49:34-39

34 Soon after Zedekiah became king of Judah, the Lord Almighty spoke to me about the country of Elam.

35 He said, "I will kill all the archers who have made Elam so powerful.

36 I will make winds blow against Elam from all directions, and I will scatter her people everywhere, until there is no country where her refugees have not gone.

37 I will make the people of Elam afraid of their enemies, who want to kill them. In my great anger I will destroy the people of Elam and send armies against them until I have wiped them out.

38 I will destroy their kings and leaders, and set up my throne there.

39 But later on I will make the people of Elam prosperous again. I, the Lord, have spoken."

Jeremiah 49:34-39 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO JEREMIAH 49

This chapter contains prophecies concerning the judgments of God on several nations and kingdoms, chiefly bordering on the land of Israel; on the Ammonites, Jer 49:1-6; on the Edomites, Jer 49:7-22; on the kingdom of Damascus, or the Syrians, Jer 49:23-27; on the Kedarenes or Arabians, Jer 49:28-33; and on the Elamites or Persians, Jer 49:34-39.