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’ll bring the four winds from the four corners of heaven against Elam and scatter its people in every direction. There won’t be a nation where Elam’s refugees won’t go. 37I’ll defeat the people of Elam in the presence of their enemies, in the presence of those who want to kill them. I’ll bring disaster with my burning anger, declares the Lord. I’ll send armies after them until I put an end to them. I’ll set my throne in Elam and destroy its king and officials, declares the Lord. 39But afterward, I’ll return the captives of Elam, declares the Lord.

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 43:10Say to them, ‘This is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says: I’m going to send for my servant King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. I will set his throne over these stones that I buried, and I will spread his royal canopy above them.
• Daniel 7:9I watched until thrones were set up and the Ancient One, who has lived for endless years, sat down. His clothes were as white as snow and the hair on his head was like pure wool. His throne was fiery flames, and its wheels were burning 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