“ Elam is also there. Its huge armies lie around the grave of its king. All those who spread terror while they were alive are now dead. They were killed by swords. They had not been circumcised. They went down into the earth below. Their shame is like the shame of others who go down into the grave.

“以拦也在那里，她的群众在她坟墓的四围，都是被杀倒在刀下、未受割礼而下阴府的；他们曾在活人之地使人惊恐，并且与下坑的人一同担当羞辱。

“以拦在那里，它的全军环绕它的坟墓；他们全都是被杀倒在刀下、未受割礼而到地底下的，曾在活人之地使人惊恐；他们与下到地府的人一同担当羞辱。

“以拦在那里，它的全军环绕它的坟墓；他们全都是被杀倒在刀下、未受割礼而到地底下的，曾在活人之地使人惊恐；他们与下到地府的人一同担当羞辱。

以拦在那里，她的百姓在她坟墓的周围。他们都未受割礼，丧身刀下，下到了阴间。他们生前曾使人恐惧，如今却和下坟墓的人一同抱愧蒙羞。

“以拦也在那里，它的众民都在它坟墓的周围，全是被杀死的，是倒在刀下的；他们没有受割礼而下到地府去；他们曾使惊恐散布在活人之地，现在他们与下坑的人一同担当自己的羞辱。

「以攔也在那裏，她的羣眾在她墳墓的四圍，都是被殺倒在刀下、未受割禮而下陰府的；他們曾在活人之地使人驚恐，並且與下坑的人一同擔當羞辱。

「以攔在那裏，它的全軍環繞它的墳墓；他們全都是被殺倒在刀下、未受割禮而到地底下的，曾在活人之地使人驚恐；他們與下到地府的人一同擔當羞辱。

「以攔在那裏，它的全軍環繞它的墳墓；他們全都是被殺倒在刀下、未受割禮而到地底下的，曾在活人之地使人驚恐；他們與下到地府的人一同擔當羞辱。

以攔在那裡，她的百姓在她墳墓的周圍。他們都未受割禮，喪身刀下，下到了陰間。他們生前曾使人恐懼，如今卻和下墳墓的人一同抱愧蒙羞。

“以攔也在那裡，它的眾民都在它墳墓的周圍，全是被殺死的，是倒在刀下的；他們沒有受割禮而下到地府去；他們曾使驚恐散布在活人之地，現在他們與下坑的人一同擔當自己的羞辱。

『在那裏有以攔，她的眾民在她墳墓的四圍；都是被刺死、倒斃於刀下的；他們沒受割禮而下地府之最低處；他們曾在活人之地使人驚恐，如今正擔受着羞辱、跟下了陰坑的人在一起呢。

以攔在此、其眾環於其塚、乃被戮而仆於刃、未受割而入地之深處者、生時令人恐懼、今與入墓之人、同蒙羞恥、

在彼有以蘭、及其眾旅、素使人恐懼、今亡以刃、抱愧蒙羞、下於窀穸、偃仆其側、與不潔者無異。

在彼有以蘭、其眾庶在其四周、俱見殺戮、殞亡於刃、俱為不潔者、下於幽冥之所、彼在生命地之時、曾使人恐懼、今則下入於坑、受辱蒙羞、

“ Elam is there, with all her hordes around her grave. All of them are slain, fallen by the sword. All who had spread terror in the land of the living went down uncircumcised to the earth below. They bear their shame with those who go down to the pit.

“ Elam is there, and all her multitude around her grave; all of them slain, fallen by the sword, who went down uncircumcised into the world below, who spread their terror in the land of the living; and they bear their shame with those who go down to the pit.

“ Elam lies there surrounded by the graves of all its hordes, those who were slaughtered by the sword. They struck terror in the hearts of people everywhere, but now they have descended as outcasts to the world below. Now they lie in the pit and share the shame of those who have gone before them.

“ Elam is there with all her hordes around her grave. All of them are slain, fallen by the sword— those who went down to the underworld uncircumcised, who once spread their terror in the land of the living. They bear their disgrace with those who descend to the Pit.

“ Elam is there and all her hordes around her grave; all of them killed, fallen by the sword, who went down uncircumcised to the lower parts of the earth, who inflicted their terror on the land of the living, and bore their disgrace with those who go down to the pit.

“ There is Elam and all her multitude, All around her grave, All of them slain, fallen by the sword, Who have gone down uncircumcised to the lower parts of the earth, Who caused their terror in the land of the living; Now they bear their shame with those who go down to the Pit.

There is Elam and all her multitude round about her grave; all of them slain, fallen by the sword, who are gone down uncircumcised into the nether parts of the earth, who caused their terror in the land of the living, and have borne their shame with them that go down to the pit.

Elam is there with all her hordes around her grave. All of them are slain, fallen by the sword— those who went down to the underworld uncircumcised, who once spread their terror in the land of the living. They bear their disgrace with those who descend to the Pit.

There[ is] Elam and all her multitude round about her grave, all of them slain, fallen by the sword, which are gone down uncircumcised into the nether parts of the earth, which caused their terror in the land of the living; yet have they borne their shame with them that go down to the pit.

“ Elam is there with all her hordes around her grave; all of them struck down by the sword. They went down uncircumcised to the lower parts of the earth, those who spread terror in the land of the living. Now they will bear their shame with those who descend to the pit.

“ There is Elam and all her multitude around her grave; all of them slain, fallen by the sword, who have gone down uncircumcised into the lower parts of the earth, who caused their terror in the land of the living, and have borne their shame with those who go down to the pit.

That will make you feel dishonored. You will be ashamed of everything you have done. You have made them feel better because you sinned more and were punished more than they were.

The sons of Shem were Elam, Ashur, Arphaxad, Lud and Aram.

“ All the princes of the north are there too. So are all the people of Sidon. They went down into the grave in dishonor. While they were alive, they used their power to spread terror. They had never been circumcised. But now they lie down there with those who were killed by swords. Their shame is like the shame of others who go down into the grave.

So you will be dishonored. You have given your sisters an excuse for what they did. Your sins were far worse than theirs. In fact, your sisters appear to be more godly than you. So then, be ashamed. You will be dishonored. You have made them appear to be godly.

A message from the Lord came to Jeremiah the prophet. It was about Elam. It came shortly after Zedekiah became king of Judah.The Lord who rules over all said,“ Elam’s bow is the secret of its strength. But I will break it.I will bring the four winds against Elam. I will bring them from all four directions. I will scatter Elam’s people to the four winds. They will be taken away to every nation on earth.I will use Elam’s enemies to smash them. Those who want to kill them will kill them. I will bring trouble on Elam’s people. My anger will be great against them,” announces the Lord.“ I will chase them with swords. I will hunt them down until I have destroyed them.I will set up my throne in Elam. I will destroy its king and officials,” announces the Lord.“ But in days to come I will bless Elam with great success again,” announces the Lord.

“ Son of man, weep over the huge army of Egypt. Tell the Egyptians they will go down into the earth below. The women singers from the other mighty nations will go down into the grave along with them and others.

So I will bring you down together with those who go down into the grave. The people there lived long ago. You will have to live in the earth below. It will be like living in buildings that were destroyed many years ago. You will go down into the grave along with others. And you will never come back. You will not take your place in this world again.

A bed is made for Elam’s king among the dead. His huge armies lie around his grave. They had not been circumcised. They were killed by swords. They had spread terror while they were alive. So now their shame is like the shame of others who go down into the grave. They lie down among the dead.

Ezekiel, prophesy about the land of Israel. Speak to the mountains, hills, canyons and valleys. Tell them,‘ The Lord and King says,“ I have a jealous anger against the nations. They have laughed at you.”So the Lord and King says,“ I raise my hand and make a promise. I promise that the nations around you will also be laughed at.

Amraphel was the king of Babylon. Arioch was the king of Ellasar. Kedorlaomer was the king of Elam. And Tidal was the king of Goyim.

“ They must not approach me to serve me as priests. They must not come near any of my holy things. They must stay away from my very holy offerings. They did many things they should have been ashamed of. I hated those things.

My people will forget the shameful things they have done. They will not remember all the ways they were unfaithful to me. They used to live in safety in their land. At that time no one made them afraid.

I will give them a land that is famous for its crops. They will never again be hungry there. The nations will not make fun of them anymore.

all the kings of Zimri, Elam and Media

So trees that receive plenty of water must never grow so high that it makes them proud. Their tops must never be above the rest of the leaves. No other trees that receive a lot of water must ever grow that high. They are appointed to die and go down into the earth below. They will join human beings, who go down to the place of the dead.”

But the Babylonians will be filled with shame instead of glory. So now it is their turn to drink and be stripped of their clothes. The cup of anger in my powerful right hand is going to punish them. They will be covered with shame instead of glory.

At that time the Lord will reach out his hand. He will gather his people a second time. He will bring back those who are left alive. He’ll bring them back from Assyria, Lower Egypt, Upper Egypt and Cush. He’ll bring them from Elam, Babylon and Hamath. He will also bring them from the islands of the Mediterranean Sea.

No human being understands how much it’s worth. It can’t be found anywhere in the world.

In my vision I saw myself in the city of Susa. It has high walls around it. It is in the land of Elam. In the vision I was beside the Ulai Canal.

The mighty leaders who are already in the place of the dead will talk about Egypt. They will also speak about the nations that were going to help it. They will say,‘ They have come down here. They are lying down with those who had not been circumcised. They are here with those who were killed by swords.’

From our earliest years shameful gods have harmed us. They have eaten up everything our people of long ago worked for. They have eaten up our flocks and herds. They’ve destroyed our sons and daughters.Let us lie down in our shame. Let our dishonor cover us. You are the Lord our God. But we have sinned against you. We and our people of long ago have sinned. We haven’t obeyed you from our earliest years until now.”

The sons of Shem were Elam, Ashur, Arphaxad, Lud and Aram. The sons of Aram were Uz, Hul, Gether and Meshek.

“ You will not have to listen to the nations laughing at you anymore. People will no longer make fun of you. You will not let your nation fall,” announces the Lord and King.