And upon Elam will I bring the four winds from the four quarters of heaven, and will scatter them toward all those winds; and there shall be no nation whither the outcasts of Elam shall not come.
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Interpretation
The Elamites were the Persians; they acted against God's Israel, and must be reckoned with. Evil pursues sinners.
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This thought runs through Jeremiah 49:34-38.
Glossary
- Elam Place
- Biblical region. Modern identification: Shush.