Jeremiah 49:31-39

31 "Arise, go up against a nation which is ¹at ease, Which lives securely," declares the LORD. "It has ²no gates or bars; They ³dwell alone.

32 "Their camels will become plunder, And their many cattle for booty, And I will ⁴scatter to all the winds those who ⁵cut the corners of their hair; And I will bring their disaster from every side," declares the LORD.

33 "Hazor will become a ⁶haunt of jackals, A desolation forever *; No one will live there, Nor will a son of man reside in it."

Prophecy against Elam

34 That which came as the word of the LORD to Jeremiah the prophet concerning ⁷Elam, ⁸at the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying:

35 "Thus says the LORD of hosts, 'Behold, I am going to ⁹break the bow of Elam, The finest of their might.

36 'I will bring upon Elam the ¹⁰four winds From the four ends of heaven, And will ¹¹scatter them to all these winds; And there will be no nation To which the outcasts of Elam will not go.

37 'So I will shatter Elam before their enemies And before those who seek their lives; And I will ¹²bring calamity upon them, Even My ¹³fierce anger,' declares the LORD, 'And I will ¹⁴send out the sword after them Until I have consumed them.

38 'Then I will set My throne in Elam And destroy out of it king and princes,' Declares the LORD.

39 'But it will come about in the last days That I will ¹⁵restore the fortunes of Elam,' " Declares the LORD.

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Jeremiah 49:31-39 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.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 15

1. Judges 18:7; Isaiah 47:8
2. Isaiah 42:11
3. Numbers 23:9; Deuteronomy 33:28; Micah 7:14
4. Ezekiel 5:10; Ezekiel 12:14, 15
5. Jeremiah 9:26; Jeremiah 25:23
6. Isaiah 13:20-22; Jeremiah 9:11; Jeremiah 10:22; Jeremiah 51:37; Zeph 2:9, 13-15; Malachi 1:3
7. Genesis 10:22; Genesis 14:1, 9; Isaiah 11:11; Jeremiah 25:25; Ezekiel 32:24; Daniel 8:2
8. 2 Kings 24:17, 18; Jeremiah 28:1
9. Psalms 46:9; Isaiah 22:6; Jeremiah 51:56
10. Daniel 7:2; Daniel 8:8; Revelation 7:1
11. Jeremiah 49:32; Ezekiel 5:10; Amos 9:9
12. Jeremiah 6:19
13. Jeremiah 30:24
14. Jeremiah 9:16; Jeremiah 48:2
15. Jeremiah 48:47

Footnotes 4

[a]. Lit "first"
[b]. Or "dismay"
[c]. Or "from there"
[d]. Or "captivity"