Isaiah 22:6; Jeremiah 50:14; Jeremiah 50:29; Jeremiah 51:56; Psalms 46:9
The bow was the national weapon of Elam, and therefore the “chief of their might,” that on which their strength in war depended.
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will break the (h) bow of Elam, the chief of their might. (h) Because the Persians were good archers, he sho...
Elam. Roughly, this was the modern Khuzistan, E. of the Tigris, and N. or NE. of the Persian Gulf; the date given is c. 596, and the occasion may h...
Then God, in the first place, declares that he would break the bow of Elam The Parthians and other Orientals, we know, were very skillful ar...
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might. I will break the bow of Elam - They were eminent archer...
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might. I will break the bow of Elam. Elam was famed fo...
Against Ammon, Edom, and other Nations 1-6. The territory of Ammon was N. of Moab, and the two peoples were connected by descent. The carrying awa...
The bow ] their chief weapon: cp. Isaiah 22:6 .
I will break the bow of Elam. — As in Isaiah 22:6 ; Herod. vii. 61, Elam was conspicuous for its archers. We are reminded of the account which Her...
CHAPTER XXIV ELAM Jeremiah 49:34-39 "I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might."- Jeremiah 49:35 WE do not know what principle...
Against the children of Ammon Jeremiah raised a protest because their king was in possession of Gad. He declared that by the fierce judgment of war,...
I beg the Reader, as he closeth this account, to mark the sweet promise of grace to Elam, in the latter days. And when he hath done it, let him consu...
Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I will break the bow of Elam ,.... The inhabitants of this country were famous for their skill in archery; Isaiah 22:...
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might. Ver. 35. Behold, I will break the bow of Elam. ] In...
Behold, I will break the bow of Elam The Elamites were famous archers, as this expression intimates, as also Isaiah's words, Isaiah 22:6 ; And El...
The Judgment of Elam. B. C. 595. 34...
All those Eastern people were famous for the use of the bow, the Elamites in special, Isaiah 22:6 : those bows were the chief of their offensive a...
Prophecy Of Judgment On The Nations Continued ( Jeremiah 49:1 to Jeremiah 51:64 ). Having learned that judgment was coming on Egypt, Philistia a...
Judgment Against Elam ( Jeremiah 49:34-39 ). Elam was one of the nations in the area around Mesopotamia, situated in the plain of Khazistan and wa...
CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.— 1. Chronology of the Chapter. —The prophecies against Ammon, Edom, Damascus, and Kedar. Jeremiah 49:1-33 are sy...
Jeremiah 49:1 . Hath Israel no sons; hath he no heir? In this bold and striking manner the prophet commences his elegy on Ammon. The king of Ammon...
EXPOSITION On Ammon, Edom, Damascus, Kedar and Hazer, and Elam. Jeremiah 49:1-24 The violence of the Ammonites shall be severely punished....
Against Damascus, Hazok, and Elam
Thus saith the Lord of hosts, Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, for the skilful use of which the Elamites were known, the chief of their might,...
35 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might.