Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary
Jeremiah 49:35
The bow was the national weapon of Elam, and therefore the “chief of their might,” that on which their strength in war depended.
The bow was the national weapon of Elam, and therefore the “chief of their might,” that on which their strength in war depended.
Verse Jeremiah 49:35. _I WILL BREAK THE BOW OF ELAM_] They were eminent archers; and had acquired their power and eminence by their dexterity in the use of the bow. See Isaiah 22:6. _Strabo, Livy_, an...
CHAPTER 49 Concerning Ammon, Edom, Damascus, Kedar, and Elam _ 1. Concerning the Ammonites (Jeremiah 49:1) _ 2. Concerning Edom (Jeremiah 49:7) 3. Concerning Damascus (Jeremiah 49:23)...
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 have been the conquest of Elam by Teispes, a Persian a...
_the bow of Elam_ For Elam's prowess with the bow cp. Isaiah 22:6....
IX. AN ORACLE AGAINST ELAM Jeremiah 49:34-39 TRANSLATION (3?) The word of the LORD which came unto Jeremiah the prophet concerning Elam in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah. (35) Thus says the L...
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 for its bowmen (). THE CHIEF OF THEIR MIGHT - in opposi...
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 away of the tribes on the E. of Jordan by Tiglath-pileser...
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 Herodotus gives (ii. 136) of the three things taught to th...
כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָאֹ֔ות הִנְנִ֥י שֹׁבֵ֖ר...
CHAPTER XXIV ELAM Jeremiah 49:34 "I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might."- Jeremiah 49:35 WE do not know what principle or absence of principle determined the arrangement of these...
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, they were to be dispossessed and driven forth. The...
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 shows that the thing in which they put their trust wou...
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 consult the Prophet Joel for the meaning of the phrase l...
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 archers; for every nation possesses its own peculiar excelle...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 45 THROUGH 51. Chapter 45 gives us the prophecy with respect to Baruch, already mentioned. Chapter 46 and following Chapter s contain the prophecies against t...
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 22:6; this the Lord threatens to break, so that it, shoul...
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 the use whereof they excelled, being very skilful ar...
_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 Elam bare the quiver._ Strabo also says, that the mount...
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, thus rendering them helpless before their enemies....
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 b...
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 armour, though by the chief of their might may also be m...
Jeremiah 49:35 says H559 (H8804) LORD H3068 hosts H6635 break H7665 (H8799) bow H7198 Elam H5867 foremost...
JUDGMENT AGAINST ELAM (JEREMIAH 49:34). Elam was one of the nations in the area around Mesopotamia, situated in the plain of Khazistan and watered by the River Kerkh, which fed into the Tigris just no...
PROPHECY OF JUDGMENT ON THE NATIONS CONTINUED (JEREMIAH 49:1 TO JEREMIAH 51:64). Having learned that judgment was coming on Egypt, Philistia and Moab, we now go on to learn that it will also visit Am...
CONTENTS: Prophecies against the Ammonites, Edom, Damascus, Kedar, kingdoms of Hazor, Elam. CHARACTERS: God, Jeremiah, Nebuchadrezzar, Zedekiah. CONCLUSION: Nations that despise and persecute God's...
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 had in times of war, seized the cities of Gad. By ev...
CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—1. CHRONOLOGY OF THE CHAPTER.—The prophecies against _Ammon, Edom, Damascus,_ and _Kedar._ Jeremiah 49:1 are synchronous with the previous chapter, but the section (Jere...
EXPOSITION On Ammon, Edom, Damascus, Kedar and Hazer, and Elam. JEREMIAH 49:1 The violence of the Ammonites shall be severely punished. JEREMIAH 49:1 HATH ISRAEL NO SONS! The violent seizure, perp...
Now in chapter 49, he speaks first of the Ammonites. Now, the Ammonites were those people who were north of Moab and east of the Jordan in the upper Jordan area, east of the Sea of Galilee and the Gol...
Isaiah 22:6; Jeremiah 50:14; Jeremiah 50:29; Jeremiah 51:56; Psal