Quotes about Elam
from the descendants of Elam, Jeshaiah son of Athaliah, and with him 70 men;
— Ezra 8:7
A dire vision is declared to me: “The traitor still betrays, and the destroyer still destroys. Go up, O Elam! Lay siege, O Media! I will put an end to all her groaning.”
— Isaiah 21:2
This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning Elam at the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah.
— Jeremiah 49:34
I will bring the four winds against Elam from the four corners of the heavens, and I will scatter them to all these winds. There will not be a nation to which Elam’s exiles will not go.
— Jeremiah 49:36
Elam takes up a quiver, with chariots and horsemen, and Kir uncovers the shield.
— Isaiah 22:6
the descendants of the other Elam, 1,254;
— Ezra 2:31
The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
— Genesis 10:22
This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Behold, I will shatter Elam’s bow, the mainstay of their might.
— Jeremiah 49:35
Elam is one of the ancient names of Iran, just like Persia. The passage tells us that in the last days, God will scatter the people of Iran all over the earth. For many centuries, this seemed impossible because we Persians are such a proud and nationalistic people. But as incredible as it was, this prophecy actually began to come to pass in 1979.
— Joel Rosenberg
The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.
— 1 Chronicles 1:17
the descendants of Elam, 1,254;
— Nehemiah 7:12
the descendants of the other Elam, 1,254;
— Nehemiah 7:34