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Jeremiah 49:39
39“Yet I will restore the fortunes of Elam in days to come,” declares 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.
- 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.”
- New Living Translation (NLT)But I will restore the fortunes of Elam in days to come. I, the Lord, have spoken!”
Context of Jeremiah 49:39
37I 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. 38I will set my throne in Elam and destroy her king and officials,” declares the Lord. “Yet I will restore the fortunes of Elam in days to come,” declares 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 48:47“Yet I will restore the fortunes of Moab in days to come,” declares the Lord. Here ends the judgment on Moab.
- Isaiah 2:2In the last days the mountain of the Lord’s temple will be established as the highest of the mountains; it will be exalted above the hills, and all nations will stream to it.
- Ezekiel 38:16You will advance against my people Israel like a cloud that covers the land. In days to come, Gog, I will bring you against my land, so that the nations may know me when I am proved holy through you before their eyes.
- Daniel 2:28but there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries. He has shown King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in days to come. Your dream and the visions that passed through your mind as you were lying in bed are these:
- Daniel 10:14Now I have come to explain to you what will happen to your people in the future, for the vision concerns a time yet to come.”
- Hosea 3:5Afterward the Israelites will return and seek the Lord their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the Lord and to his blessings in the last days.
- Micah 4:1In the last days the mountain of the Lord’s temple will be established as the highest of the mountains; it will be exalted above the hills, and peoples will stream to it.
- Jeremiah 49:6“Yet afterward, I will restore the fortunes of the Ammonites,” declares the Lord.
- Job 42:10After Job had prayed for his friends, the Lord restored his fortunes and gave him twice as much as he had before.
- Ezekiel 16:53“ ‘However, I will restore the fortunes of Sodom and her daughters and of Samaria and her daughters, and your fortunes along with them,
- Ezekiel 29:14I will bring them back from captivity and return them to Upper Egypt, the land of their ancestry. There they will be a lowly kingdom.
- Ezekiel 39:25“Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will now restore the fortunes of Jacob and will have compassion on all the people of Israel, and I will be zealous for my holy name.
- Amos 9:14and I will bring my people Israel back from exile. “They will rebuild the ruined cities and live in them. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit.
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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