Jeremiah 49:37 meaning and explanation

So I will shatter Elam before their foes, before those who seek their lives. I will bring disaster upon them, even My fierce anger,” declares the LORD. “I will send out the sword after them until I finish them off.

Jeremiah 49:37, Berean Standard Bible

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Jeremiah 49:37 comes from an oracle against Elam delivered through the prophet early in Zedekiah's reign (verse 34). The LORD speaks of shattering Elam's bow, the mainstay of its might, and here describes disaster and sword pursuing the people before their foes until they are finished.

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