Jeremiah 49:34 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet against Elam in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying, ”

Jeremiah 49:34 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Against Elam - Or, concerning Elam. This country, better known as Susiana, is the modern Chuzistan, and lies on the east of Chaldaea, from which it is separated by the Tigris. In the cuneiform in...
Jeremiah 49:34 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet against (g) Elam in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying, (g) That is Persia, so called for Elam the son of Shem.
Jeremiah 49:34 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Elam. Roughly, this was the modern Khuzistan, E. of the Tigris, and N. or NE. of the Persian Gulf; the date given is c. 596, and the occasion may have been the conquest of Elam by Teispes, a Persia...
Jeremiah 49:34 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

The Forty-Ninth Prophecy of Jeremiah (see book comments for Jeremiah). Elam. The country east of the Tigris. Compare Daniel 8:1 ; Daniel 8:2 . Its subjugation by Nebuchadnezzar ( Jeremiah 25...
Jeremiah 49:34 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

By Elam some interpreters understand Persia, and it is the most common opinion. I however think that the Elamites were not the same with the Persians; I should rather say that they were the Par...
Jeremiah 49:34 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet against Elam in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying, The Word - Against Elam - Another new head of prophecy. As this wa...
Jeremiah 49:34 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Against Elam— Concerning Elam. Elam we find to have been an independent kingdom in the days of Abraham. Genesis 14:1 . But I am not of opinion with those writers, who hold that by Elam in Scri...
Jeremiah 49:34 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet against Elam in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying, The word of the Lord ... against Elam - part of Susiana, w...
Jeremiah 49:34 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Against Ammon, Edom, and other Nations 1-6. The territory of Ammon was N. of Moab, and the two peoples were connected by descent. The carrying away of the tribes on the E. of Jordan by Tiglath-pil...
Jeremiah 49:34 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet against Elam... — It is noticeable that this is the only prophecy in Jeremiah 48, 49 with a date attached to it. Assuming the date to be right...
Jeremiah 49:34 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XXIV ELAM Jeremiah 49:34-39 "I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might."- Jeremiah 49:35 WE do not know what principle or absence of principle determined the arrangemen...
Jeremiah 49:34 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Against the children of Ammon Jeremiah raised a protest because their king was in possession of Gad. He declared that by the fierce judgment of war, they were to be dispossessed and driven forth. The...
Jeremiah 49:34 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

I beg the Reader, as he closeth this account, to mark the sweet promise of grace to Elam, in the latter days. And when he hath done it, let him consult the Prophet Joel for the meaning of the phrase...
Jeremiah 49:34 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

The word of the Lord that came unto Jeremiah the prophet against Elam ,.... The Persians, as it is commonly understood, who descended from Elam the son of Shem, Genesis 10:22 ; according to Josephu...
Jeremiah 49:34 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet against Elam in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying, Ver. 34. Against Elam, ] i.e., The Medes, say some; the Pers...
Jeremiah 49:34 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The word that came to Jeremiah against Elam Elam we find to have been an independent, and even powerful kingdom, in the days of Abraham, Genesis 14:1 . “But I am not of opinion with those writers,...
Jeremiah 49:34 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Judgment of Elam. B. C. 595. 34 The word of the L ORD that came to Jeremiah the p...
Jeremiah 49:34 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Elam was the son of Shem, Genesis 10:22 , his posterity were called Elamites; these were the Persians, as is most probable, though some judge that the Persians were at too great a distance from th...
Jeremiah 49:34 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Prophecy Of Judgment On The Nations Continued ( Jeremiah 49:1 to Jeremiah 51:64 ). Having learned that judgment was coming on Egypt, Philistia and Moab, we now go on to learn that it will also v...
Jeremiah 49:34 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.— 1. Chronology of the Chapter. —The prophecies against Ammon, Edom, Damascus, and Kedar. Jeremiah 49:1-33 are synchronous with the previous chapter, but the secti...
Jeremiah 49:34 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 49:1 . Hath Israel no sons; hath he no heir? In this bold and striking manner the prophet commences his elegy on Ammon. The king of Ammon had in times of war, seized the cities of Gad. By...
Jeremiah 49:34 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION On Ammon, Edom, Damascus, Kedar and Hazer, and Elam. Jeremiah 49:1-24 The violence of the Ammonites shall be severely punished. Jeremiah 49:1 Hath Israel no sons! The vi...
Jeremiah 49:34 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Against Damascus, Hazok, and Elam
Jeremiah 49:34 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 2:9 ; Daniel 8:2 ; Ezekiel 32:24 ; Ezekiel 32:25 ; Ezra 4:9 ; Genesis 10:22 ; Genesis 14:1 ; Isaiah 21:2 ; Jeremiah 25:25
Jeremiah 49:34 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Against Elam — Probably the Persians.

Jeremiah 49:34 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Jeremiah 49:34 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Jeremiah 49:34 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 49:34 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Jeremiah 49:34 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 49:34 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Jeremiah 49:34 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Jeremiah 49:34 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Jeremiah 49:34 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 49:34 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Jeremiah 49:34 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Jeremiah 49:34 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Jeremiah 49:34 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Jeremiah 49:34 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Jeremiah 49:34 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Jeremiah 49:34 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 49:34 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Jeremiah 49:34 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Jeremiah 49:34 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 49:34 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Jeremiah 49:34 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 49:34 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Jeremiah 49:34 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Jeremiah 49:34 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Jeremiah 49:34 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes