Jeremiah 49:35
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Thus saith the Lord of hosts: Behold I will break the bow of Elam, and their chief strength.

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Jeremiah 50:14,29 Prepare yourselves against Babylon round about, all you that bend the bow: fight against her, spare not arrows: because she hath sinned against the Lord. . . .

Jeremiah 51:56 Because the spoiler is come upon her, that is, upon Babylon, and her valiant men are taken, and their bow is weakened, because the Lord, who is a strong revenger, will surely repay.

Psalm 46:9 Making wars to cease even to the end of the earth. He shall destroy the bow, and break the weapons: and the shield he shall burn in the fire.

Isaiah 22:6 And Elam took the quiver, the chariot of the horseman, and the shield was taken down from the wall.

Context
The Judgment on Elam
34The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet against Elam, in the beginning of the reign of Sedecias king of Juda, saying: 35Thus saith the Lord of hosts: Behold I will break the bow of Elam, and their chief strength.36And I will bring upon Elam the four winds from the four quarters of heaven: and I will scatter them into all these winds: and there shall be no nation, to which the fugitives of Elam shall not come.…
Cross References
Psalm 46:9
Making wars to cease even to the end of the earth. He shall destroy the bow, and break the weapons: and the shield he shall burn in the fire.

Isaiah 22:6
And Elam took the quiver, the chariot of the horseman, and the shield was taken down from the wall.

Jeremiah 51:56
Because the spoiler is come upon her, that is, upon Babylon, and her valiant men are taken, and their bow is weakened, because the Lord, who is a strong revenger, will surely repay.

Hosea 1:5
And in that day I will break in pieces the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezrahel.

Lexicon
This is what
כֹּ֤ה (kōh)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 3541: Like this, thus, here, now

the LORD
יְהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

of Hosts
צְבָא֔וֹת (ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ)
Noun - common plural
Strong's Hebrew 6635: A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign

says:
אָמַר֙ (’ā·mar)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

“Behold,
הִנְנִ֥י (hin·nî)
Interjection | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 2005: Lo! behold!

I will shatter
שֹׁבֵ֖ר (šō·ḇêr)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7665: To break, break in pieces

Elam’s
עֵילָ֑ם (‘ê·lām)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5867: Elam -- a son of Shem, also his descendants and their country

bow,
קֶ֣שֶׁת (qe·šeṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 7198: A bow, for, shooting, the iris

the mainstay
רֵאשִׁ֖ית (rê·šîṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 7225: The first, in place, time, order, rank

of their might.
גְּבוּרָתָֽם׃ (gə·ḇū·rā·ṯām)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1369: Force, valor, victory


Additional Translations
This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Behold, I will shatter Elam’s bow, the mainstay of their might.Thus said the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might.

Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might.

Thus saith the Lord, The bow of Aelam is broken, even the chief of their power.

Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might.

Thus saith the LORD of hosts: Behold, I will break the bow of Elam; the chief of their might.

Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might.

Thus says Yahweh of Armies: Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might.

'Thus said Jehovah of Hosts: Lo, I am breaking the bow of Elam, The beginning of their might.
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