Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
bow—Elam was famed for its bowmen (Isaiah 22:6).
chief of their might—in opposition to "bow," that is, bowmen, who constituted their main strength.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Jeremiah 49:35:
Job 29:20
Isaiah 22:6
Ezekiel 32:24
Hosea 1:5
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