New English Translation
Jeremiah 49:39
39“Yet in days to come I will reverse Elam’s ill fortune.” says the Lord.
Jeremiah 49:39 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But it shall come to pass in the latter days, that I will bring again the captivity of Elam, saith the Lord.
- New International Version (NIV)“Yet I will restore the fortunes of Elam in days to come,” declares the Lord.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"But in the latter days I will restore the fortunes of Elam, declares the Lord."
- New King James Version (NKJV)‘But it shall come to pass in the latter days: I will bring back the captives of Elam,’ says the Lord.”
Context of Jeremiah 49:39
37I will make the people of Elam terrified of their enemies, who are seeking to kill them. I will vent my fierce anger and bring disaster upon them,” says the Lord. “I will send armies chasing after them until I have completely destroyed them. 38I will establish my sovereignty over Elam. I will destroy their king and their leaders,” says the Lord. “Yet in days to come I will reverse Elam’s ill fortune.” says the Lord.
Read all of Jeremiah 49Jeremiah 49:39 word by word
וְהָיָ֣ה׀ בְּאַחֲרִ֣ית הַיָּמִ֗ים אָשִׁ֛יב אֶת־שְׁב֥וּת עֵילָ֖ם נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ סRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for Jeremiah 49:39
- Jeremiah 48:47Yet in days to come I will reverse Moab’s ill fortune.” says the Lord. The judgment against Moab ends here.
- Isaiah 2:2In the future the mountain of the Lord’s temple will endure as the most important of mountains, and will be the most prominent of hills. All the nations will stream to it,
- Ezekiel 38:16You will advance against my people Israel like a cloud covering the earth. In the latter days I will bring you against my land so that the nations may acknowledge me, when before their eyes I magnify myself through you, O Gog.
- Daniel 2:28However, there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and he has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the times to come. The dream and the visions you had while lying on your bed are as follows.
- Daniel 10:14Now I have come to help you understand what will happen to your people in the latter days, for the vision pertains to future days.”
- Hosea 3:5Afterward, the Israelites will turn and seek the Lord their God and their Davidic king. Then they will submit to the Lord in fear and receive his blessings in the future.
- Micah 4:1In the future the Lord’s Temple Mount will be the most important mountain of all; it will be more prominent than other hills. People will stream to it.
- Jeremiah 49:6Yet in days to come I will reverse Ammon’s ill fortune.” says the Lord.
- Job 42:10So the Lord restored what Job had lost after he prayed for his friends, and the Lord doubled all that had belonged to Job.
- Ezekiel 16:53“‘I will restore their fortunes, the fortunes of Sodom and her daughters, and the fortunes of Samaria and her daughters (along with your fortunes among them),
- Ezekiel 29:14I will restore the fortunes of Egypt, and will bring them back to the land of Pathros, to the land of their origin; there they will be an insignificant kingdom.
- Ezekiel 39:25“Therefore this is what the sovereign Lord says: Now I will restore the fortunes of Jacob, and I will have mercy on the entire house of Israel. I will be zealous for my holy name.
- Amos 9:14I will bring back my people, Israel; they will rebuild the cities lying in rubble and settle down. They will plant vineyards and drink the wine they produce; they will grow orchards and eat the fruit they produce.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 49:39
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 39I will bring again the captivity of Elam - As this is to be in the latter days, probably it may mean the spiritual freedom which these people would receive under the Gospel dispensation. Under Cyrus, the Elamites, collected out of all quarters, were united with the Persians, their neighbors, and became, with them, masters of the east. See Calmet and Dahler. There are still, however, difficulties on this subject. Who the Elamites were is still a question…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 39Elam - Elam was subject to Babylon Daniel 8:2, and its capital Shushan a favorite residence of the Persian kings Esther 1:2. Of its subsequent fate we know little; the Elamites continued to exist, and members of their nation were present at Pentecost among those chosen to represent the Gentile world at the first preaching of the Gospel Acts 2:9.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. 39The Lord's judgment included a promise to restore Elam's fortunes. In 539 BC, Cyrus, an Elam native, conquered Babylon and started the Persian Empire. Susa, Elam's former capital, became the Persian Empire's capital (Esther 1:2). God chose Cyrus to free the Jews (Isaiah 44:28–45:1).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3939. latter days--The full restoration belongs to gospel times. Elamites were among the first who heard and accepted it (Ac 2:9).Read the comment
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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
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