Jeremiah 49 · Verse 39

Jeremiah 49:39

But it shall come to pass in the latter days, that I will bring again the captivity of Elam, saith the Lord.
Jeremiah 49:39, King James Version

Jeremiah 49:39 in other translations

BSB“Yet in the last days, I will restore Elam from captivity,” declares the LORD.
WEB‘But it will happen in the latter days that I will reverse the captivity of Elam,’ says the LORD.”
ASVBut it shall come to pass in the latter days, that I will bring back the captivity of Elam, saith Jehovah.
YLTAnd it hath come to pass, in the latter end of the days, I turn back to the captivity of Elam, An affirmation of Jehovah!'
DARBYBut it shall come to pass at the end of the days, I will turn the captivity of Elam, saith Jehovah.
BBEBut it will come about that, in the last days, I will let the fate of Elam be changed, says the Lord.
WebsterBut it shall come to pass in the latter days, that I will bring again the captivity of Elam, saith the LORD.

What does Jeremiah 49:39 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
39. latter days--The full restoration belongs to gospel times. Elamites were among the first who heard and accepted it (Ac 2:9).

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 39 I will bring again the captivity of Elam - As this is to be in the latter days, probably it may mean the spiritual freedom which these people would receive under the Gospel dispensation. Under Cyrus, the Elamites, collected out of all quarters, were united with the Persians, their neighbors, and became, with them, masters of the east. See Calmet and Dahler. There are still, however, difficulties on this subject. Who the Elamites were is still a question. That which appears to be nearest the truth is, that the Elamites and Persians were two distinct people, and continued so till blended together under Cyrus. It is in this light that I have considered the subject in the preceding notes. Neighboring people are frequently confounded in history, and sometimes the name of a people is given to those who have the same character.

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 49:39 in the original Hebrew

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וְהָיָ֣ה\׀ve.ha.Yahand it will beH1961
בְּאַחֲרִ֣יתbe.'a.cha.Ritat [the] end ofH319
הַיָּמִ֗יםhai.ya.Mimthe daysH3117
אָשִׁ֛יב'a.shuvI will turn backH7725
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
שְׁב֥וּתshe.vit[the] captivity ofH7622
עֵילָ֖ם'ei.LamElamH5867
נְאֻם\־ne.'um-[the] utterance ofH5002
יְהוָֽה\׃\ \סYah.wehYahwehH3068

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Cross references for Jeremiah 49:39

  • Jeremiah 48:47

    Yet will I bring again the captivity of Moab in the latter days, saith the Lord. Thus far is the judgment of Moab.

  • Isaiah 2:2

    And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the Lord’s house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.

  • Ezekiel 29:14

    And I will bring again the captivity of Egypt, and will cause them to return into the land of Pathros, into the land of their habitation; and they shall be there a base kingdom.

  • Ezekiel 16:53-55

    When I shall bring again their captivity, the captivity of Sodom and her daughters, and the captivity of Samaria and her daughters, then will I bring again the captivity of thy captives in the midst of them: That thou mayest bear thine own shame, and mayest be confounded in all that thou hast done, in that thou art a comfort unto them. When thy sisters, Sodom and her daughters, shall return to their former estate, and Samaria and her daughters shall return to their former estate, then thou and thy daughters shall return to your former estate.

  • Micah 4:1

    But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it.

  • Daniel 10:14

    Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days: for yet the vision is for many days.

  • Amos 9:14

    And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them.

  • Ezekiel 38:16

    And thou shalt come up against my people of Israel, as a cloud to cover the land; it shall be in the latter days, and I will bring thee against my land, that the heathen may know me, when I shall be sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes.

  • Job 42:10

    And the Lord turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before.

  • Daniel 2:28

    But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these;

  • Hosea 3:5

    Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the Lord their God, and David their king; and shall fear the Lord and his goodness in the latter days.

  • Jeremiah 49:6

    And afterward I will bring again the captivity of the children of Ammon, saith the Lord.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
in the.
48:47; Isa 2:2; Eze 38:16; Da 2:28; 10:14; Ho 3:5; Mic 4:1
I will.
6; Job 42:10; Eze 16:53-55; 29:14; 39:25; Am 9:14

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Context

  • Jeremiah 49:38

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

  • Jeremiah 49:39

    But it shall come to pass in the latter days, that I will bring again the captivity of Elam, saith the Lord.

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Jeremiah 49:39 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Mas acontecerá en lo postrero de los días, que haré tornar la cautividad de Elam, dice Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il arrivera, à la fin des jours, que je rétablirai les captifs d’Élam, dit l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Aber es wird geschehen am Ende der Tage, da werde ich die Gefangenschaft Elams wenden, spricht Jehova.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		In novissimis autem diebus reverti faciam captivos Ælam, dicit Dominus.