Jeremiah 49:37

³⁵ This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Behold, I will shatter Elam’s bow, the mainstay of their might.

³⁶ I will bring the four winds against Elam from the four corners of the heavens, and I will scatter them to all these winds. There will not be a nation to which Elam’s exiles will not go.

So I will shatter Elam before their foes, before those who seek their lives. I will bring disaster upon them, even My fierce anger,” declares the LORD. “I will send out the sword after them until I finish them off.

³⁸ I will set My throne in Elam, and destroy its king and officials,” declares the LORD.

³⁹ “Yet in the last days, I will restore Elam from captivity,” declares the LORD.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: So I will shatter Elam before their foes, before those who seek their lives. I will bring disaster upon them, even My fierce anger,” declares the LORD. “I will send out the sword after them until I finish them off.
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:
WEB: I will cause Elam to be dismayed before their enemies, and before those who seek their life. I will bring evil on them, even my fierce anger,’ says the LORD; ‘and I will send the sword after them, until I have consumed them.
ASV: 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, even my fierce anger, saith Jehovah; and I will send the sword after them, till I have consumed them;
DARBY: 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.
BLB: And I will shatter Elam before the face of their enemies, and before those seeking their soul; I will bring upon them disaster, the burning of My anger,” a declaration of YHWH. “And I will send after them the sword until I have finished them.

ÅB: Og jeg vil gjøre Elam redd for sine fiender og for dem som står dem etter livet, og jeg vil la ulykke komme over dem, min brennende vrede, sier Herren, og jeg vil sende sverd etter dem, inntil jeg får gjort ende på dem.
OTB: Jeg vil knuse Elam foran deres fiender, foran dem som søker deres liv; jeg vil bringe ulykke over dem, selv min voldsomme vrede,” sier Herren. “Jeg vil forfølge dem med sverdet til jeg har gjort ende på dem.
B1930: Og jeg vil gjøre Elam redd for sine fiender og for dem som står dem efter livet, og jeg vil la ulykke komme over dem, min brennende vrede, sier Herren, og jeg vil sende sverd efter dem, inntil jeg får gjort ende på dem.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Jeremiah 9:16
I will scatter them among the nations that neither they nor their fathers have known, and I will send a sword after them until I have finished them off.”
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Jeremiah 48:2
There is no longer praise for Moab; in Heshbon they devise evil against her: ‘Come, let us cut her off from nationhood.’ You too, O people of Madmen, will be silenced; the sword will pursue you.
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Jeremiah 50:36
A sword is against her false prophets, and they will become fools. A sword is against her warriors, and they will be filled with terror.
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Jeremiah 48:39
“How shattered it is! How they wail! How Moab has turned his back in shame! Moab has become an object of ridicule and horror to all those around him.”
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Ezekiel 12:14
And I will scatter to every wind all the attendants around him and all his troops, and I will draw a sword to chase after them.
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Psalms 48:4–6
For behold, the kings assembled; they all advanced together.
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Ezekiel 5:12
A third of your people will die by plague or be consumed by famine within you, a third will fall by the sword outside your walls, and a third I will scatter to every wind and unleash a sword behind them.
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Jeremiah 49:22
Look! An eagle will soar and swoop down, spreading its wings over Bozrah. In that day the hearts of Edom’s mighty men will be like the heart of a woman in labor.
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