Jeremías 49:34

Mensaje para Elam

34 La palabra del SEÑOR acerca de Elam vino al profeta Jeremías al comienzo del reinado de Sedequías, rey de Judá.

Jeremías 49:34 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 49:34

The word of the Lord that came unto Jeremiah the prophet
against Elam
The Persians, as it is commonly understood, who descended from Elam the son of Shem, ( Genesis 10:22 ) ; according to Josephus {w}; but rather the country of Elymais is here designed; which, though in the times of Cyrus, was added to, and made a part of, the Persian empire, yet was a country distinct both from Persia and Media; and as such is spoken of by Pliny ^F24; though as near unto Persia, and bordering on Media; according to Stephanus ^F25, the Elymaites were a country that belonged to the Assyrians; and so Strabo ^F1 places the Elymaeans in Aturia or Assyria; and it seems very manifest that Elam served under Sennacherib, king of Assyria, when he besieged Jerusalem, ( Isaiah 22:6 ) ; and afterwards fell into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and became subject to him, which is the calamity here threatened them; for certain it is, that, in Belshazzar's time, Shushan in Elam was the royal seat of the kings of Babylon, ( Daniel 8:2 ) ; now this prophecy against Elam was delivered out in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah;
perhaps in the first year of his reign, ten or eleven years before the destruction of Jerusalem; how long before it had its accomplishment is not certain: saying:
as follows:

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FOOTNOTES:

F23 Antiqu. l. 1. c. 6. sect. 4.
F24 Nat. Hist. l. 6. c. 25, 26, 27.
F25 De urbibus apud Cocceium in loc.
F1 Geograph. l. 16. in principio, 507.

Jeremías 49:34 In-Context

32 Sus camellos serán el botín,y su numeroso ganado, el despojo.Dispersaré a los cuatro vientosa los que se rapan las sienes;de todas partes les traeré su ruina—afirma el SEÑOR—.

33 Jazor se convertirá en una guarida de chacales,en un lugar desolado para siempre.Ningún ser humano vivirá allí,nadie habitará en ese lugar».

34 La palabra del SEÑOR acerca de Elam vino al profeta Jeremías al comienzo del reinado de Sedequías, rey de Judá.

35 Así dice el SEÑORTodopoderoso:«Voy a quebrar el arco de Elam;voy a acabar con lo mejor de su poderío.

36 Voy a desatar contra Elam los cuatro vientosdesde los cuatro confines de la tierra.Los voy a esparcir por los cuatro vientos,y no quedará nación algunaadonde no lleguen sus desterrados.