Jeremiah 49 · Verse 37

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:
Jeremiah 49:37, King James Version

Jeremiah 49:37 in other translations

BSBSo I will shatter Elam before their foes, before those who seek their lives. I will bring disaster upon them, even My fierce anger,” declares the LORD. “I will send out the sword after them until I finish them off.
WEBI will cause Elam to be dismayed before their enemies, and before those who seek their life. I will bring evil on them, even my fierce anger,’ says the LORD; ‘and I will send the sword after them, until I have consumed them.
ASVAnd 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 Jehovah; and I will send the sword after them, till I have consumed them:
YLTAnd I have affrighted Elam before their enemies, And before those seeking their life, And I have brought in against them evil, The heat of Mine anger, An affirmation of Jehovah, And I have sent after them the sword, Till I have consumed them;
DARBYAnd I will cause Elam to be dismayed before their enemies, and before them that seek their life; and I will bring evil upon them, my fierce anger, saith Jehovah; and I will send the sword after them, till I have consumed them.
BBEAnd I will let Elam be broken before their haters, and before those who are making designs against their lives: I will send evil on them, even my burning wrath, says the Lord; and I will send the sword after them till I have put an end to them:
WebsterFor 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:

What does Jeremiah 49:37 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
37. consumed--as a distinct nation (Da 8:2-27). Fulfilled under Alexander and his successors.

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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 49:37 in the original Hebrew

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וְהַחְתַּתִּ֣יve.hach.ta.Tiand I will shatterH2865
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
עֵ֠ילָם'Ei.lomElamH5867
לִפְנֵ֨יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440
אֹיְבֵיהֶ֜ם'o.ye.vei.Hemenemies theirH341
וְלִפְנֵ֣י\׀ve.lif.Neiand <to> beforeH6440
מְבַקְשֵׁ֣יme.vak.Shei[those who] seekH1245
נַפְשָׁ֗םnaf.Sham<of> life theirH5315
וְהֵבֵאתִ֨יve.he.ve.Tiand I will bringH935
עֲלֵיהֶ֧ם\׀'a.lei.Hemon themH5921
רָעָ֛הra.'AhcalamityH7451
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
חֲר֥וֹןcha.Ron[the] burning ofH2740
אַפִּ֖י'a.Pianger myH639
נְאֻם\־ne.'um-[the] utterance ofH5002
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וְשִׁלַּחְתִּ֤יve.shi.lach.Tiand I will sendH7971
אַֽחֲרֵיהֶם֙'a.cha.rei.Hemafter themH310
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַחֶ֔רֶבha.Che.revthe swordH2719
עַ֥ד'aduntilH5704
כַּלּוֹתִ֖יka.lo.Tihave made an end of IH3615
אוֹתָֽם\׃'o.Tam<obj.> themH853

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Cross references for Jeremiah 49:37

  • 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 consumed them.

  • 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 thou shalt be cut down, O Madmen; the sword shall pursue thee.

  • Jeremiah 50:36

    A sword is upon the liars; and they shall dote: a sword is upon her mighty men; and they shall be dismayed.

  • 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 them about him.

  • Ezekiel 12:14

    And I will scatter toward every wind all that are about him to help him, and all his bands; and I will draw out the sword after them.

  • Psalms 48:4-6

    For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together. They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were troubled, and hasted away. Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail.

  • 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.

  • Jeremiah 49:22

    Behold, he shall come up and fly as the eagle, and spread his wings over Bozrah: and at that day shall the heart of the mighty men of Edom be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.

  • 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 meat unto the fowls of the heaven, and to the beasts of the earth. And Zedekiah king of Judah and his princes will I give into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life, and into the hand of the king of Babylon’s army, which are gone up from you.

  • Jeremiah 49:24

    Damascus is waxed feeble, and turneth herself to flee, and fear hath seized on her: anguish and sorrows have taken her, as a woman in travail.

  • 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 days ye shall consider it.

  • Jeremiah 49:29

    Their tents and their flocks shall they take away: they shall take to themselves their curtains, and all their vessels, and their camels; and they shall cry unto them, Fear is on every side.

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to be.
5,22,24,29; 48:39; 50:36; Ps 48:4-6; Eze 32:23; *marg:
their enemies.
34:20,21
I will send the sword.
9:16; 48:2; Le 26:33; Eze 5:2,12; 12:14

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Context

  • 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:

  • Jeremiah 49:38

    And I will set my throne in Elam, and will destroy from thence the king and the princes, saith the Lord.

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Jeremiah 49:37 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y haré que Elam se intimide delante de sus enemigos, y delante de los que buscan su alma; y traeré sobre ellos mal, y el furor de mi enojo, dice Jehová; y enviaré en pos de ellos espada hasta que los acabe.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et je ferai trembler les Élamites devant leurs ennemis et devant ceux qui cherchent leur vie; et je ferai venir du mal sur eux, l’ardeur de ma colère, dit l’ Éternel; et j’enverrai après eux l’épée, jusqu’à ce que je les aie consumés.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und ich werde Elam verzagt machen vor ihren Feinden und vor denen, welche nach ihrem Leben trachten, und werde Unglück über sie bringen, die Glut meines Zornes, spricht Jehova; und ich werde das Schwert hinter ihnen her senden, bis ich sie vernichtet habe.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et pavere faciam Ælam coram inimicis suis, et in conspectu quærentium animam eorum: et adducam super eos malum, iram furoris mei, dicit Dominus, et mittam post eos gladium donec consumam eos.