Jeremiah 49:37

Jeremiah 49:37 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For I will cause Elam to be dismayed before their enemies, and before them that seek their life: and I will bring evil upon them, even my fierce anger, saith the Lord; and I will send the sword after them, till I have consumed them:
• New International Version (NIV)I will shatter Elam before their foes, before those who want to kill them; I will bring disaster on them, even my fierce anger,” declares the Lord. “I will pursue them with the sword until I have made an end of them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I will terrify Elam before their enemies and before those who seek their life. I will bring disaster upon them, my fierce anger, declares the Lord. I will send the sword after them, until I have consumed them,
• New King James Version (NKJV)For I will cause Elam to be dismayed before their enemies And before those who seek their life. I will bring disaster upon them, My fierce anger,’ says the Lord; ‘And I will send the sword after them Until I have consumed them.

Context of Jeremiah 49:37

35Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might. 36And upon Elam will I bring the four winds, from the four ends of the heavens, and I will scatter them toward all those winds; and there shall be no nation whither the outcasts of Elam shall not come. And I will cause Elam to be dismayed before their enemies, and before them that seek their life; and I will bring evil upon them, my fierce anger, saith Jehovah; and I will send the sword after them, till I have consumed them. 38And I will set my throne in Elam, and will destroy from thence king and princes, saith Jehovah. 39But it shall come to pass at the end of the days, I will turn the captivity of Elam, saith Jehovah.

Jeremiah 49:37 word by word

וְהַחְתַּתִּ֣י אֶת־עֵ֠ילָם לִפְנֵ֨י אֹיְבֵיהֶ֜ם וְלִפְנֵ֣י׀ מְבַקְשֵׁ֣י נַפְשָׁ֗ם וְהֵבֵאתִ֨י עֲלֵיהֶ֧ם׀ רָעָ֛ה אֶת־חֲר֥וֹן אַפִּ֖י נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה וְשִׁלַּחְתִּ֤י אַֽחֲרֵיהֶם֙ אֶת־הַחֶ֔רֶב עַ֥ד כַּלּוֹתִ֖י אוֹתָֽם׃Read the interlinear

• Elamעֵילָם‛êylâm ‛ôlâm · ElamH5867
• dismayedחָתַתchâthath · to to be dismayedH2865
• enemiesאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341
• seekבָּקַשׁbâqash · to seekH1245
• lifeנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: lifeH5315
• bringבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• evilרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: harmfulH7451
• angerאַף'aph · face: angerH639
• sendשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719

Cross-references for Jeremiah 49:37

• Jeremiah 49:5Behold, I will bring a fear upon thee, saith the Lord Jehovah of hosts, from all that are about thee; and ye shall be driven out every man right forth; and none shall assemble the fugitives.
• Jeremiah 48:39They howl, How is it broken down! how hath Moab turned the back with shame! And Moab shall be a derision and a terror to all that are round about him.
• Jeremiah 50:36the sword is upon the liars, and they shall become fools; the sword is upon her mighty men, and they shall be dismayed;
• Psalms 48:4For behold, the kings assembled themselves, they passed by together;
• Ezekiel 32:23their graves are set in the sides of the pit, and his assemblage is round about his grave; all of them slain, fallen by the sword, — who caused terror in the land of the living.
• Jeremiah 34:20them will I give into the hand of their enemies and into the hand of them that seek their life; and their carcases shall be food for the fowl of the heavens and for the beasts of the earth.
• Jeremiah 9:16and will scatter them among the nations, whom neither they nor their fathers have known; and I will send the sword after them, till I have consumed them.
• Jeremiah 48:2Moab's praise is no more; in Heshbon they have devised evil against her: Come, and let us cut her off from [being] a nation. Thou also, O Madmen, shalt be cut down; the sword shall pursue thee.
• Leviticus 26:33And I will scatter you among the nations, and will draw out the sword after you; and your land shall be desolation, and your cities waste.
• Ezekiel 5:2A third part shalt thou burn in the fire in the midst of the city, when the days of the siege are fulfilled; and thou shalt take a third part, [and] smite about it with a knife; and a third part thou shalt scatter to the wind, and I will draw out a sword after them.
• Ezekiel 12:14And I will scatter toward every wind all that are about him to help him, and all his troops; and I will draw out the sword after them.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 49:37

• 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. 37The Lord would show his strong anger through the great disaster coming to Elam. Although no specific charge is mentioned, Elam, like other nations, worshipped false gods and was cruel in wars against its neighbors.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3737. consumed--as a distinct nation (Da 8:2-27). Fulfilled under Alexander and his successors.Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 49:37

• 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