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33 Hazor will be a place where jackals live,
a desolate place forever.
No man will live there.
No one will live in that place even as a temporary resident.

A Prophecy About Elam

34 This is the word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning Elam, early in the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah:

35 This is what the Lord of Armies says.
Look, I will break the bow of Elam,[a]
the main source of its power.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 49:35 Elam is in present-day Iran. Here it probably refers to mercenaries in the Babylonian army.

33 “Hazor(A) will become a haunt of jackals,(B)
    a desolate(C) place forever.
No one will live there;
    no people will dwell(D) in it.”

A Message About Elam

34 This is the word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning Elam,(E) early in the reign of Zedekiah(F) king of Judah:

35 This is what the Lord Almighty says:

“See, I will break the bow(G) of Elam,
    the mainstay of their might.

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