Jeremiah 49:34
The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet against Elam in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying, The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet against Elam in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying,
The utterance is a word from the LORD given to Jeremiah the prophet against Elam at the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah as king of Judah. It stands as the opening of the prophecy against Elam, dating it to the beginning of Zedekiah's reign and introducing the message about Elam that follows. It introduces an oracle against Elam within the section of Jeremiah containing prophecies against foreign nations.
It falls within the prophecies about the kingdoms surrounding Israel, whose doom is pronounced. It belongs to the section of Jeremiah containing prophecies against foreign nations, especially Babylon. Elam was among the powers prophesied to fall before Nebuchadnezzar. The prophecy about Elam is associated with the overthrow of Babylon by the Medes.