Jeremiah 49:38

And I will set My throne in Elam, and will destroy from thence king and princes, saith the LORD.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

And I will set my throne in Elam, and will destroy from thence the king and the princes, saith the LORD.

In Context

37And 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;

39But it shall come to pass in the end of days, that I will bring back the captivity of Elam, saith the LORD.

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Cross References

Psalms 9:5(9-6) Thou hast rebuked the nations, Thou hast destroyed the wicked, Thou hast blotted out their name for ever and ever.

Daniel 7:9I beheld till thrones were placed, and one that was ancient of days did sit: his raiment was as white snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool; his throne was fiery flames, and the wheels thereof burning fire.

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 49:35-39

The Judgment of Elam. ( b. c. 595.) 34 The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet against Elam in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying, 35 Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might. 36 And upon Elam will I bring the four winds from the four quarters of heaven, and will scatter them toward all those winds; and there shall be no nation whither the outcasts of Elam shall not come. 37 For I will cause Elam to be dismayed before… Read the whole commentary →

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