Jeremiah 49:37

For 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:

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Elam	עֵ֠ילָם 'Ei.lom	H5867	Elam · proper noun, a place name
dismayed	וְהַחְתַּתִּ֣י ve.hach.ta.Ti	H2865	properly · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential perfect, 1st person common singular
before	לִפְנֵ֨י lif.Nei	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
enemies	אֹיְבֵיהֶ֜ם 'o.ye.vei.Hem	H341	hating · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
before	וְלִפְנֵ֣י ve.lif.Nei	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · conjunction + preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
seek	מְבַקְשֵׁ֣י me.vak.Shei	H1245	to search out (by any method · verb, piel active participle, masculine plural construct
life	נַפְשָׁ֗ם naf.Sham	H5315	properly · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
bring	וְהֵבֵאתִ֨י ve.he.ve.Ti	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential perfect, 1st person common singular
evil	רָעָ֛ה ra.'Ah	H7451	bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) · noun, common feminine singular absolute
fierce	חֲר֥וֹן cha.Ron	H2740	a burning of anger · noun, common masculine singular construct
anger	אַפִּ֖י 'a.Pi	H639	properly · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
saith	נְאֻם ne.'um-	H5002	an oracle · noun, common masculine singular construct
LORD	יְהוָ֑ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
send	וְשִׁלַּחְתִּ֤י ve.shi.lach.Ti	H7971	to send away · conjunction + verb, piel sequential perfect, 1st person common singular
sword	הַחֶ֔רֶב ha.Che.rev	H2719	drought · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
after	אַֽחֲרֵיהֶם֙ 'a.cha.rei.Hem	H310	properly · cardinal number, masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
consumed	כַּלּוֹתִ֖י ka.lo.Ti	H3615	to end · verb, piel infinitive construct + pronominal suffix

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Cross-references

Jeremiah 9:16 I will scatter them also among the heathen, whom neither they nor their fathers have known: and I will send a sword after them, till I have…
Jeremiah 48:2 There shall be no more praise of Moab: in Heshbon they have devised evil against it; come, and let us cut it off from being a nation. Also t…
Leviticus 26:33 And I will scatter you among the heathen, and will draw out a sword after you: and your land shall be desolate, and your cities waste.
Psalms 48:4-6 For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together.
Jeremiah 30:24 The fierce anger of the LORD shall not return, until he have done it, and until he have performed the intents of his heart: in the latter da…
Jeremiah 34:20-21 I will even give them into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life: and their dead bodies shall be for mea…
Jeremiah 48:39 They shall howl, saying, How is it broken down! how hath Moab turned the back with shame! so shall Moab be a derision and a dismaying to all…
Jeremiah 49:5 Behold, I will bring a fear upon thee, saith the Lord GOD of hosts, from all those that be about thee; and ye shall be driven out every man…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 49:34–end

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); yet some think it was only that part of Persia which lay nearest to the Jews which was called Elymais, and adjoined to Media-Elam, which, say they, had acted against God's Israel, bore the quiver in an expedition against them (Isa 22:6), and therefore must be reckoned with among the rest. It is here foretold, in general, that God will bring evil upon them, even his fierce anger, and that is evil enough, it has all evil in it, Jer 49:37. In particular, 1.…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 49:37

consumed--as a distinct nation (Dan. 8:2-27). Fulfilled under Alexander and his successors.

John Gill on Jeremiah 49:37

For I will cause Elam to be dismayed before their enemies,.... Frightened; thrown into the utmost consternation, so that they shall have no heart nor spirit to go out against them, and meet them, and defend themselves; but make all haste imaginable to flee from them, such a panic would seize them: and before them that seek their life; a further description of their enemies; they being such, who, not content with their substance, sought to take away their lives; nothing less would satisfy them, being: cruel and blood thirsty ones: and I will bring evil upon them, even my fierce anger, saith the Lord; and a greater evil than that cannot be; signifying that the destruction that should be made…

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John Calvin on Jeremiah 49:37

Jeremiah 49:37 37. For 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. 37. Et expavefaciam Elam coram hostibus ipsorum, et coram his qui quaerunt animam ipsorum; et adducam super eos malum excandescentiae irae meae, dicit Jehova; et emittam post eos gladium usque dum consumpsero ipsos. This verse especially shews that the Elamites were of the number of those who had inhumanly raged against God's people, for he did not without reason set forth the severity of his vengeance towards them. We must, then, bear in mi…

Dictionary and topics

Persia · Prophecies concerning — Prophecies concerning

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Jeremiah 49:37

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 49:34–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 49:37

John Gill on Jeremiah 49:37

John Calvin on Jeremiah 49:37

Dictionary and topics

Jeremiah 49:37

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 49:34–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 49:37

John Gill on Jeremiah 49:37

John Calvin on Jeremiah 49:37

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Jeremiah 49:34–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Jeremiah 49:37

Rashi on Jeremiah 49:35