Thus said the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief 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.
This is what the Lord of armies has said: See, I will have the bow of Elam, their chief strength, broken.
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 saith the LORD of hosts: Behold, I will break the bow of Elam; the chief of their might.
I will break the bow of Elam - They were eminent archers; and had acquired their power and eminence by their dexterity in the use of the bow. See Isaiah 22:6. Strabo, Livy, and others speak of their eminence in archery.
The bow was the national weapon of Elam, and therefore the "chief of their might," that on which their strength in war depended.