Translations
Modern
I will bring the four winds against Elam from the four corners of the heavens, and I will scatter them to all these winds. There will not be a nation to which Elam’s exiles will not go.
Traditional
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.
Literal
And I will bring against Elam the four winds from the four corners of the heavens, and I will scatter them to all these winds, and there will be no nations to which those driven out of Elam will not go there.
Latin
…et inducam super Ælam quatuor ventos a quatuor plagis cæli, et ventilabo eos in omnes ventos istos, et non erit gens ad quam non perveniant profugi Ælam.
Original
Hebrew
English
I will bring the four winds against Elam from the four corners of the heavens, and I will scatter them to all these winds. There will not be a nation to which Elam’s exiles will not go.
Notes
After a successful invasion, the victors often scattered the refugees across a wide area.
The last poetic message in this series was for Elam. This fierce nation was in the Zagros Mountains, far east of Babylon (Ezekiel 32:24).
Theme notes and profiles
Messages Against the Nations Symbolic Numbers The Lord of Nations
Events
- Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC
Places
Elam: Ancient kingdom east of Babylon; ally and enemy of Israel
Glossary
Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (Old Testament) Book of Jeremiah Nations Outcast