Jeremías 49:38

38 Y pondré mi trono en Elam, y perderé de allí rey y príncipes, dijo el SEÑOR

Jeremías 49:38 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 49:38

And 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 ( Daniel 8:2 ) . This is called the Lord's throne, because he gave it to him; his conquest of Elam, and his dominion over it, were from him: and will destroy from thence the king and the princes, saith the Lord;
so that there should be no more kings of Elam, and princes and nobles of their own, after this time; and because mention is made of the kings of Elam in the times of Nebuchadnezzar, ( Jeremiah 25:25 ) ; though that is observed in the first year of his reign, some have thought that it is best to understand it or Cyrus, the Lord's servant and anointed; and whose throne might well be called the throne of God, which he gave him, and set him on in an eminent manner, not only there, but elsewhere; see ( Ezra 1:2 ) ( Isaiah 45:1 ) ; and when this country of Elam, or Elymais, became at part of the Persian empire, and never had any more kings to reign over it separately. Some of the Jewish Rabbins ^F2, as Kimchi observes, interpret the king and princes of Vashti of Haman and his sons; but very wrongly.

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FOOTNOTES:

F2 In T. Bab. Megillah, fol. 10. 2.

Jeremías 49:38 In-Context

36 Y traeré sobre Elam los cuatro vientos de los cuatro cantones del cielo, y los aventaré a todos estos vientos; ni habrá gente adonde no vengan extranjeros de Elam

37 Y haré que Elam tenga temor delante de sus enemigos, y delante de los que buscan su alma; y traeré sobre ellos mal, y el furor de mi enojo, dijo el SEÑOR; y enviaré en pos de ellos espada hasta que los acabe

38 Y pondré mi trono en Elam, y perderé de allí rey y príncipes, dijo el SEÑOR

39 Mas acontecerá en lo postrero de los días, que haré tornar la cautividad de Elam, dijo el SEÑOR