But it shall come to pass in the latter days, that I will bring again the captivity of Elam, saith the LORD.
Elam stood among the powers destined to fall before Nebuchadnezzar. That conquest deprived Elam of its liberty and placed it under Babylonian rule. The promise of restored captivity therefore assumes this prior subjugation.
In the latter days that captivity would be brought back, with Elam regaining its liberty under the Medes and Persians. This recovery came about when Elam joined itself with the Medes and Persians. The restoration thus followed the period of Babylonian deprivation with freedom under the succeeding Medo-Persian power.
Elam stood among the powers destined to fall before Nebuchadnezzar. That conquest deprived Elam of its liberty and placed it under Babylonian rule. The promise of restored captivity therefore assumes this prior subjugation.
In the latter days that captivity would be brought back, with Elam regaining its liberty under the Medes and Persians. This recovery came about when Elam joined itself with the Medes and Persians. The restoration thus followed the period of Babylonian deprivation with freedom under the succeeding Medo-Persian power.