Jeremiah 49:29-39

29 1Their tents and their flocks shall be taken, their 2curtains and all their goods; their camels shall be led away from them, and men shall cry to them: 3'Terror on every side!'
30 4Flee, wander far away, dwell in the depths, O inhabitants of Hazor! declares the LORD. For Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has made a plan against you and formed a purpose against you.
31 5"Rise up, advance against a nation 6at ease, 7that dwells securely, declares the LORD, 8that has no gates or bars, that dwells alone.
32 9Their camels shall become plunder, their herds of livestock a spoil. 10I will scatter to every wind 11those who cut the corners of their hair, and I will bring their calamity from every side of them, declares the LORD.
33 Hazor shall become 12a haunt of jackals, an everlasting waste; 13no man shall dwell there; 14no man shall sojourn in her."

Judgment on Elam

34 The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning 15Elam, in the beginning of the reign of 16Zedekiah king of Judah.
35 Thus says the LORD of hosts: "Behold, I will break 17the bow of 18Elam, the mainstay of their might.
36 And I will bring upon 19Elam the four winds from the four quarters of heaven. And I will scatter them to all those winds, and there shall be no nation to which those driven out of 20Elam shall not come.
37 I will 21terrify 22Elam before their enemies and before those who seek their life. I will bring disaster upon them, 23my fierce anger, declares the LORD. 24I will send the sword after them, until I have consumed them,
38 and I will set my throne in 25Elam and destroy their king and officials, declares the LORD.
39 "But in the latter days 26I will restore the fortunes of 27Elam, declares the LORD."

Jeremiah 49:29-39 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO JEREMIAH 49

This chapter contains prophecies concerning the judgments of God on several nations and kingdoms, chiefly bordering on the land of Israel; on the Ammonites, Jer 49:1-6; on the Edomites, Jer 49:7-22; on the kingdom of Damascus, or the Syrians, Jer 49:23-27; on the Kedarenes or Arabians, Jer 49:28-33; and on the Elamites or Persians, Jer 49:34-39.

Cross References 27

  • 1. Psalms 120:5; Song of Songs 1:5
  • 2. Psalms 120:5; Song of Songs 1:5
  • 3. See Jeremiah 6:25
  • 4. ver. 8
  • 5. [See ver. 28 above]
  • 6. Job 16:12
  • 7. Ezekiel 38:8, 11
  • 8. Ezekiel 38:8, 11
  • 9. [Ezekiel 38:12]
  • 10. ver. 36
  • 11. See Jeremiah 9:26
  • 12. See Jeremiah 9:11
  • 13. ver. 18
  • 14. ver. 18
  • 15. Jeremiah 25:25; Genesis 14:1; Isaiah 11:11; Isaiah 21:2; Ezekiel 32:24; Daniel 8:2
  • 16. 2 Kings 24:17, 18
  • 17. Isaiah 22:6
  • 18. [See ver. 34 above]
  • 19. [See ver. 34 above]
  • 20. [See ver. 34 above]
  • 21. [Jeremiah 1:17]
  • 22. [See ver. 34 above]
  • 23. See Jeremiah 12:13
  • 24. See Jeremiah 9:16
  • 25. [See ver. 34 above]
  • 26. [Jeremiah 48:47]
  • 27. [See ver. 34 above]
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