A message about Elam

34 I received this message from Yahweh when King Zedekiah was starting to rule Judah.

35 This is what the Commander of the armies of angels says:

“The men of Elam are famous ◄archers/men who shoot arrows well►;

that is how they have made their country very powerful.

But I will get rid of them [MET].

36 I will bring their enemies from all directions [IDM, DOU],

and they will scatter the people of Elam in all directions.

The people of Elam will be exiled to every nation on the earth [LIT, HYP].

37 Because I am very angry with the people of Elam,

I will enable their enemies to smash Elam;

I will cause the people of Elam to experience great disasters.

I will enable their enemies, who want to kill them, to pursue them and kill them with swords

until I completely get rid of all of them.

38 I, Yahweh, will judge them there [MTY],

and then I will get rid of their king and his officials.

39 But some day, I will enable the people of Elam to return to their land.

That will surely happen because I, Yahweh, have said it.”