Jeremiah 49:38
in Jeremiah 49I will set My throne in Elam, and destroy its king and officials,” declares the LORD.
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ASV
and I will set my throne in Elam, and will destroy from thence king and princes, saith Jehovah.
KJV
And I will set my throne in Elam, and will destroy from thence the king and the princes, saith the Lord.
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This verse in Jeremiah 49
Commentary
7 notes on this verseAnd I will set my throne in Elam,.... Either when Alexander subdued it, or Cyrus, or rather Nebuchadnezzar, whose palace probably was, as it is certain his successors was, in Shushan in Elam, as before observed from Dan 8:
This site's exposition
concerning Elam at the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah
on Jeremiah 49:34-39
This oracle is dated to “the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah” and reaches Elam. The LORD will “shatter Elam’s bow, the mainstay of their might.” Yet verse 39 closes, “I will restore Elam from captivity,” the promise given to Egypt in 46:26, Moab in 48:47, and Ammon in 49:6.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
The Ammonites were next, both in kindred and neighbourhood, to the Moabites, and therefore are next set to the bar. Their country joined to that of the two tribes and a half, on the other side Jordan, and was but a bad neighbour; however, being a neighbour, they shall have a share in these circular predictions.
): I will set my throne in Elam. The throne of Nebuchadnezzar shall be set there, or the throne of Cyrus, who began his conquests with Elymais. Or it may be meant of the throne on which God sits for judgment; he will make them know that he reigns, that he judges in the earth, that kings and princes are accountable to him, and that high as they are he is above them.
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The Nineteenth Century3 voices
I will set my throne in Elam - This is spoken either of Nebuchadnezzar or Cyrus. It is certain that Cyrus did render himself master of Elymais and Media, which are in the land of Elam.
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
I will show Myself King by My judgments there, as though My tribunal were erected there. The throne of Cyrus, God's instrument, set up over Media, of which Elam was a part, may be meant [GROTIUS]; or rather, that of Nebuchadnezzar (Jer 43:10).
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
Literally, king and princes. Elam will lose its independence, and henceforward have no native ruler with his attendant officers.
The words behind it
9 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְשַׂמְתִּ֥י | vesamti | and I will set | H7760 → | 584 times |
| כִסְאִ֖י | khisi | throne my | H3678 → | 135 times |
| בְּעֵילָ֑ם | beeilam | in Elam | H5867 → | 28 times |
| וְהַאֲבַדְתִּ֥י | vehaavadti | and I will destroy | H6 → | 184 times |
| מִשָּׁ֛ם | misham | from there | H8033 → | 834 times |
| מֶ֥לֶךְ | melekh | king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| וְשָׂרִ֖ים | vesarim | and officials | H8269 → | 421 times |
| נְאֻם־ | neum- | [the] utterance of | H5002 → | 376 times |
| יְהוָֽה׃ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
וְשַׂמְתִּ֥יand I will set
vesamtiH7760 →584 times
כִסְאִ֖יthrone my
khisiH3678 →135 times
בְּעֵילָ֑םin Elam
beeilamH5867 →28 times
וְהַאֲבַדְתִּ֥יand I will destroy
vehaavadtiH6 →184 times
מִשָּׁ֛םfrom there
mishamH8033 →834 times
מֶ֥לֶךְking
melekhH4428 →2525 times
וְשָׂרִ֖יםand officials
vesarimH8269 →421 times
נְאֻם־[the] utterance of
neum-H5002 →376 times
יְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
5 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Jeremiah 43:10Then 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…
it leads to
- Isaiah 44:28
who says of Cyrus, ‘My shepherd will fulfill all that I desire,’ who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be rebuilt,’ and of the temple, ‘Let its foundation be laid.’”
- Jeremiah 1:15
For I am about to summon all the clans and kingdoms of the north,” declares the LORD. “Their kings will come and set up their thrones at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem.…
- Ezekiel 29:18–20
“Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon caused his army to labor strenuously against Tyre. Every head was made bald and every shoulder made raw. But he and his army received no wages from…
- Psalms 31:20
You hide them in the secret place of Your presence from the schemes of men. You conceal them in Your shelter from accusing tongues.
- Psalms 27:5
For in the day of trouble He will hide me in His shelter; He will conceal me under the cover of His tent; He will set me high upon a rock.
- Isaiah 44:28
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About Jeremiah
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Carl Friedrich Keil, The Prophecies of Jeremiah; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.