Jeremiah 49:35
Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might.
Jeremiah 49:35 in other translations
| BSB | This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Behold, I will shatter Elam’s bow, the mainstay of their might. |
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| WEB | “The LORD of Armies says: ‘Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might. |
| ASV | Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might. |
| YLT | ‘Thus said Jehovah of Hosts: Lo, I am breaking the bow of Elam, The beginning of their might. |
| DARBY | Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might. |
| BBE | This is what the Lord of armies has said: See, I will have the bow of Elam, their chief strength, broken. |
| Webster | Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might. |
What does Jeremiah 49:35 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 49:34-39
The Elamites were the Persians; they acted against God's Israel, and must be reckoned with. Evil pursues sinners. God will make them know that he reigns. Yet the destruction of Elam shall not be for ever. But this promise was to have its full accomplishment in the days of the Messiah. In reading the Divine assurance of the destruction of all the enemies of the church, the believer sees that the issue of the holy war…
Jeremiah 49:35 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Jeremiah 49:35
- Isaiah 22:6
And Elam bare the quiver with chariots of men and horsemen, and Kir uncovered the shield.
- Psalms 46:9
He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire.
- Jeremiah 51:56
Because the spoiler is come upon her, even upon Babylon, and her mighty men are taken, every one of their bows is broken: for the Lord God of recompences shall surely requite.
- Jeremiah 50:14
Put yourselves in array against Babylon round about: all ye that bend the bow, shoot at her, spare no arrows: for she hath sinned against the Lord.
- Jeremiah 50:29
Call together the archers against Babylon: all ye that bend the bow, camp against it round about; let none thereof escape: recompense her according to her work; according to all that she hath done, do unto her: for she hath been proud against the Lord, against the Holy One of Israel.
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Context
- Jeremiah 49:34
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,
- Jeremiah 49:35
Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might.
- Jeremiah 49:36
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.
Jeremiah 49:35 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Así ha dicho Jehová de los ejércitos: He aquí que yo quiebro el arco de Elam, principio de su fortaleza. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Ainsi dit l’ Éternel des armées: Voici, je briserai l’arc d’Élam, les prémices de sa force. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | So spricht Jehova der Heerscharen: Siehe, ich zerbreche den Bogen Elams, seine vornehmste Stärke. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Hæc dicit Dominus exercituum: Ecce ego confringam arcum Ælam, et summam fortitudinem eorum: |