“‘I will bring upon Elam
The four winds,
From the four quarters
Of heaven.
I will scatter them
To all those winds.
There shall be
No nation to which
The exiles from Elam
Shall not come.
I will terrify Elam
Before their enemies,
Before those
Who seek their life.
I will bring disaster
Upon them.
With my fierce anger.’
Says Yahweh.
‘I will send the sword
After them,
Until I have consumed them.
I will set my throne
In Elam.
I will destroy their king
With their officials.’
Says Yahweh.”
Yahweh was going to cast the Elamites to the 4 winds from 4 different directions. They were going to be scattered to practically every country on the earth. They would be terrified before their enemies who wanted to kill them. There is no mention of a specific enemy, even though disaster would fall upon them. The sword would come upon them until all of them, with their king and his officials, were destroyed. Yahweh would then take their throne. This looks like a complete wipeout.
Eugene Finnegan Bible Project 