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Jeremiah 49:37 KJV
Jeremiah · chapter 49 · verse 37
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:Jeremiah 49:37 · King James Version
Jeremiah 49:37 in context
35Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might.
36And 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.
37For 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:
38And I will set my throne in Elam, and will destroy from thence the king and the princes, saith the LORD.
39But it shall come to pass in the latter days, that I will bring again the captivity of Elam, saith the LORD.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- dismayedchâthathproperly, to prostrateH2865 →
- enemiesʼôyêbhatingH341 →
- beforepânîymthe faceH6440 →
- fiercechârôwna burning of angerH2740 →
- bringbôwʼto go or comeH935 →
- angerʼaphproperly, the nose or nostrilH639 →
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This prophecy is dated in the beginning of Zedekiah's reign; it is probable that the other prophecies against the Gentiles, going before, were at the same time. The Elamites were the Persians, descended from Elam the son of Shem (Gen 10:22);
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 34-39