Jeremiah 49 · Verse 36

Jeremiah 49:36

And upon Elam will I bring the four winds from the four quarters of heaven, and will scatter them toward all those winds; and there shall be no nation whither the outcasts of Elam shall not come.
Jeremiah 49:36, King James Version

Jeremiah 49:36 in other translations

BSBI will bring the four winds against Elam from the four corners of the heavens, and I will scatter them to all these winds. There will not be a nation to which Elam’s exiles will not go.
WEBI will bring on Elam the four winds from the four quarters of the sky, and will scatter them toward all those winds. There will be no nation where the outcasts of Elam will not come.
ASVAnd upon Elam will I bring the four winds from the four quarters of heaven, and will scatter them toward all those winds; and there shall be no nation whither the outcasts of Elam shall not come.
YLTAnd I have brought in to Elam four winds, From the four ends of the heavens, And have scattered them to all these winds, And there is no nation whither outcasts of Elam come not in.
DARBYAnd upon Elam will I bring the four winds, from the four ends of the heavens, and I will scatter them toward all those winds; and there shall be no nation whither the outcasts of Elam shall not come.
BBEAnd I will send on Elam four winds from the four quarters of heaven, driving them out to all those winds; there will be no nation into which the wanderers from Elam do not come.
WebsterAnd upon Elam will I bring the four winds from the four quarters of heaven, and will scatter them towards all those winds; and there shall be no nation whither the outcasts of Elam shall not come.

What does Jeremiah 49:36 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
36. four winds, &c.--Nebuchadnezzar's army containing soldiers from the four quarters.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 36 Will I bring the four winds - Nebuchadnezzar and his armies, gathered out of different provinces, and attacking this people at all points in the same time. There shall be no nation, etc. - They shall be scattered through the one hundred and twenty-seven provinces of which the Babylonish empire is composed.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 49:34-39

The Elamites were the Persians; they acted against God's Israel, and must be reckoned with. Evil pursues sinners. God will make them know that he reigns. Yet the destruction of Elam shall not be for ever. But this promise was to have its full accomplishment in the days of the Messiah. In reading the Divine assurance of the destruction of all the enemies of the church, the believer sees that the issue of the holy war…

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Jeremiah 49:36 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְהֵבֵאתִ֨יve.he.ve.Tiand I will bringH935
אֶל\־'el-againstH413
עֵילָ֜ם'ei.LamElamH5867
אַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'fourH702
רוּח֗וֹתru.ChotwindsH7307
מֵֽאַרְבַּע֙me.'ar.Ba'from [the] fourH702
קְצ֣וֹתke.Tzot[the] ends ofH7098
הַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimthe heavensH8064
וְזֵ֣רִתִ֔יםve.Ze.ri.Timand I will scatter themH2219
לְכֹ֖לle.Kholto allH3605
הָרֻח֣וֹתha.ru.Chotthe windsH7307
הָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.leh<the> theseH428
וְלֹֽא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808
יִהְיֶ֣הyih.Yehit will beH1961
הַגּ֔וֹיha.Goythe nationH1471
אֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherwhereH834
לֹֽא\־lo'-notH3808
יָב֥וֹאya.Vo'it will goH935
שָׁ֖םshamthereH8033
נִדְּחֵ֥יni.de.Chei[the] outcasts ofH5080
עֵילָֽם\׃o.lamElamH5867

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Cross references for Jeremiah 49:36

  • Jeremiah 49:32

    And their camels shall be a booty, and the multitude of their cattle a spoil: and I will scatter into all winds them that are in the utmost corners; and I will bring their calamity from all sides thereof, saith the Lord.

  • Daniel 8:8

    Therefore the he goat waxed very great: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and for it came up four notable ones toward the four winds of heaven.

  • Jeremiah 30:17

    For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the Lord; because they called thee an Outcast, saying, This is Zion, whom no man seeketh after.

  • Amos 9:9

    For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all nations, like as corn is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least grain fall upon the earth.

  • Ezekiel 5:10

    Therefore the fathers shall eat the sons in the midst of thee, and the sons shall eat their fathers; and I will execute judgments in thee, and the whole remnant of thee will I scatter into all the winds.

  • Revelation 7:1

    And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree.

  • Daniel 11:4

    And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven; and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled: for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others beside those.

  • Psalms 147:2

    The Lord doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.

  • Ezekiel 5:12

    A third part of thee shall die with the pestilence, and with famine shall they be consumed in the midst of thee: and a third part shall fall by the sword round about thee; and I will scatter a third part into all the winds, and I will draw out a sword after them.

  • Isaiah 27:13

    And it shall come to pass in that day, that the great trumpet shall be blown, and they shall come which were ready to perish in the land of Assyria, and the outcasts in the land of Egypt, and shall worship the Lord in the holy mount at Jerusalem.

  • Deuteronomy 28:25

    The Lord shall cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies: thou shalt go out one way against them, and flee seven ways before them: and shalt be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth.

  • Isaiah 56:8

    The Lord God which gathereth the outcasts of Israel saith, Yet will I gather others to him, beside those that are gathered unto him.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the four winds.
Da 7:2,3; 8:8,22; 11:4; Re 7:1
scatter.
32; De 28:25,64; Eze 5:10,12; Am 9:9
the outcasts.
30:17; Ps 147:2; Isa 11:12; 16:3,4; 27:13; 56:8

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Jeremiah 49:35

    Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might.

  • Jeremiah 49:36

    And upon Elam will I bring the four winds from the four quarters of heaven, and will scatter them toward all those winds; and there shall be no nation whither the outcasts of Elam shall not come.

  • 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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Jeremiah 49:36 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y traeré sobre Elam los cuatro vientos de los cuatro puntos del cielo, y aventarélos á todos estos vientos; ni habrá gente adonde no vengan extranjeros de Elam.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et je ferai venir contre Élam les quatre vents, des quatre bouts des cieux, et je les disperserai à tous ces vents; et il n’y aura point de nation où ne viennent les fugitifs d’Élam.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und ich werde die vier Winde von den vier Enden des Himmels her über Elam bringen und es nach allen diesen Winden hin zerstreuen; und es soll keine Nation geben, wohin nicht Vertriebene Elams kommen werden.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		et inducam super Ælam quatuor ventos a quatuor plagis cæli, et ventilabo eos in omnes ventos istos, et non erit gens ad quam non perveniant profugi Ælam.