Jeremiah 49:38

Jeremiah 49:38 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I will set my throne in Elam, and will destroy from thence the king and the princes, saith the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)I will set my throne in Elam and destroy her king and officials,” declares the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and I will set my throne in Elam and destroy their king and officials, declares the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I will set My throne in Elam, And will destroy from there the king and the princes,’ says the Lord.

Context of Jeremiah 49:38

36I 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 banished ones will not go. 37I will devastate Elam before their enemies, before those who intend to take their lives. I will bring disaster on them, my burning anger. This is the Lord’s declaration. I will send the sword after them until I finish them off. I will set my throne in Elam, and I will destroy the king and officials from there. This is the Lord’s declaration. 39Yet, in the last days, I will restore the fortunes of Elam. This is the Lord’s declaration.

Jeremiah 49:38 word by word

וְשַׂמְתִּ֥י כִסְאִ֖י בְּעֵילָ֑ם וְהַאֲבַדְתִּ֥י מִשָּׁ֛ם מֶ֥לֶךְ וְשָׂרִ֖ים נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And I will setשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
• my throneכִּסֵּאkissê' kissêh · throneH3678
• in Elamעֵילָם‛êylâm ‛ôlâm · ElamH5867
• and will destroyאָבַד'âbad · to perishH6
• from thence the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• and the princesשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
• saithנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Jeremiah 49:38

• Jeremiah 43:10and tell them, ‘This is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says: I will send for my servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and I will place his throne on these stones that I have embedded, and he will pitch his pavilion over them.
• Daniel 7:9“As I kept watching, thrones were set in place, and the Ancient of Days took his seat. His clothing was white like snow, and the hair of his head like whitest wool. His throne was flaming fire; its wheels were blazing fire.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 49:38

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 38I will set my throne in Elam - This is spoken either of Nebuchadnezzar or Cyrus. It is certain that Cyrus did render himself master of Elymais and Media, which are in the land of Elam.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 38Literally, king and princes. Elam will lose its independence, and henceforward have no native ruler with his attendant officers.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 34-39Verses 34-39 The Elamites were the Persians; they acted against God's Israel, and must be reckoned with. Evil pursues sinners. God will make them know that he reigns. Yet the destruction of Elam shall not be for ever. But this promise was to have its full accomplishment in the days of the Messiah. In reading the Divine assurance of the destruction of all the enemies of the church, the believer sees that the issue of the holy war is not doubtful. It is…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 38I will set My throne in Elam: The Lord will show his supreme authority by removing Elam's king and officials.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3838. I will show Myself King by My judgments there, as though My tribunal were erected there. The throne of Cyrus, God's instrument, set up over Media, of which Elam was a part, may be meant [Grotius]; or rather, that of Nebuchadnezzar (Jr 43:10). Then the restoration of Elam (Jr 49:39) will refer partly to that which took place on the reduction of Babylon by Cyrus, prince of Persia and Media.Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 49:38

• Persia

In the dictionaries

• Elam
• Elam; Elamites
• Conceive
• Dwelling
• Heir
• Move
• Rise
• Isaiah
• Jeremiah (2)
• Obadiah, Book of

Commentaries on Jeremiah 49

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings