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Jeremiah 49:38

Elam

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.

37 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.

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.

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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
I will set My throne in Elam, and destroy its king and officials,” declares the LORD.
KJV
And I will set my throne in Elam, and will destroy from thence the king and the princes, saith the LORD.
WEB
I will set my throne in Elam, and will destroy from there king and princes,’ says the LORD.
ASV
and I will set my throne in Elam, and will destroy from thence king and princes, saith Jehovah.
DARBY
And I will set my throne in Elam, and will destroy from thence king and princes, saith Jehovah.
BLB
And I will set My throne in Elam, and I will destroy from there the king and the princes,” a declaration of YHWH.
ÅB
Og jeg vil sette min trone i Elam, og jeg vil utrydde konge og høvdinger der, sier Herren.
OTB
Jeg vil opprette min trone i Elam og ødelegge hennes konge og embetsmenn,” sier Herren.
B1930
Og jeg vil sette min trone i Elam, og jeg vil utrydde konge og høvdinger der, sier Herren.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Daniel 7:9–14

    As I continued to watch, thrones were set in place, and the Ancient of Days took His seat. His clothing was white as snow, and the hair of His head was like pure wool. His throne was flaming with fire, and its wheels were all ablaze.

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  • Jeremiah 43:10

    Then tell them that this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and I will set his throne over these stones that I have embedded, and he will spread his royal pavilion over them.

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