Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Jeremiah 49:34
Elam was the son of Shem, Genesis 10:22, his posterity were called Elamites; these were the Persians, as is most probable, though some judge that the Persians were at too great a distance from the Jews to be the people meant here, but we read of no other Elam in Scripture but in Persia, Daniel 8:2; and though they were indeed at a great distance, yet it is probable that Nebuchadnezzar, having conquered the Assyrians, might also make some inroads into Persia, the emperor of which afterward... read more
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Jeremiah 49:33
That is, the whole country subject to the king of Hazor shall be desolate. See Isaiah 34:13; Jeremiah 9:11. read more