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Jeremiah 49:39 KJV
Jeremiah · chapter 49 · verse 39
But it shall come to pass in the latter days, that I will bring again the captivity of Elam, saith the LORD.Jeremiah 49:39 · King James Version
Jeremiah 49:39 in context
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)
- captivityshᵉbûwthexile, concretely, prisonersH7622 →
- latterʼachărîyththe last or end, hence, the futureH319 →
- saithnᵉʼuman oracleH5002 →
- daysyôwma day , whether literal , or figurativeH3117 →
- ElamʻÊylâmElam, a son of Shem and his descendants, with their countryH5867 →
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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