31. “Arise and attack a nation at ease, which lives in confidence,” declares the Lord, “a nation that has neither gates nor bars; its people live far from danger.
32. Their camels will become plunder, and their large herds will be spoils of war. I will scatter to the winds those who are in distant places and will bring disaster on them from every side,” declares the Lord.
33. “Hazor will become a haunt of jackals, a desolate place forever. No one will live there; no people will dwell in it.”
34. This is the word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning Elam, early in the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah:
35. This is what the Lord Almighty says: “See, I will break the bow of Elam, the mainstay of their might.
36. I will bring against Elam the four winds from the four quarters of heaven; I will scatter them to the four winds, and there will not be a nation where Elam’s exiles do not go.
37. I will shatter Elam before their foes, before those who want to kill them; I will bring disaster on them, even my fierce anger,” declares the Lord. “I will pursue them with the sword until I have made an end of them.
38. I will set my throne in Elam and destroy her king and officials,” declares the Lord.
39. “Yet I will restore the fortunes of Elam in days to come,” declares the Lord.