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The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet against (
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That is Persia ,
so called for Elam the son of Shem .(:
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Elam in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah ,
saying ,
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Thus saith the LORD of hosts ;
Behold ,
I will break the (
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Because the Persians were good archers ,
he shows that the thing in which they put their trust would not profit them .(:
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bow of Elam ,
the chief of their might .
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And vpon Elam I will bring the foure windes from the foure quarters of heauen ,
and will scatter them towardes all these windes ,
and there shall bee no nation ,
whither the fugitiues of Elam shall not come .
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For I will cause Elam to be afraied before their enemies ,
and before them that seeke their liues ,
and will bring vpon them a plague ,
euen the indignation of my wrath ,
saieth the Lord , &
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I wil sende the sworde after them till I haue consumed them .
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And I will set my (
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I will place Nebuchadnezzar there ,
and in these prophecies Jeremiah speaks of those countries which would be subdued under the first of those four monarchies of which Daniel makes mention .(:
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throne in Elam ,
and will destroy from there the king and the princes ,
saith the LORD .
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But it shall come to pass (
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This may be referred to the empire of the Persians and Medes after the Chaldeans or to the time of Christ ,
as in (
Jer_48
:47 ).(:
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in the latter days , [
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I will bring again the captives of Elam ,
saith the LORD .