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Jeremiah 49:35

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49:35The Lord who rules over all said,

“I will kill all the archers of Elam,

who are the chief source of her military might.79

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Footnotes

  1. 79 Heb “I will break the bow of Elam, the chief source of their might.” The phrase does not mean that God will break literal bows or that he will destroy their weapons (synecdoche of species for genus) or their military power (so Hos 1:5). Because of the parallelism, the “bow” here stands for the archers who wield the bow, and were the strongest force (or chief contingent) in their military.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Thus says the Lord of hosts: “Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the mainstay of their might.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

This is what the Lord Almighty says:

“See, I will break the bow of Elam,

the mainstay of their might.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

This is what the Lord of Armies says:

I am about to shatter Elam’s bow,

the source of their might.

NLTNew Living Translation

This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says:

“I will destroy the archers of Elam—

the best of their forces.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“Thus says Yahweh of hosts:

‘Look, I am going to break the bow of Elam,

the first and best of their might.

KJV 1900King James Version

Thus saith the Lord of hosts;

Behold, I will break the bow of Elam,

The chief of their might.