Jeremiah 49:38 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

Jeremiah 49:38 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Literally, king and princes. Elam will lose its independence, and henceforward have no native ruler with his attendant officers.
Jeremiah 49:38 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And I will set my (i) throne in Elam, and will destroy from there the king and the princes, saith the LORD. (i) I will place Nebuchadnezzar there, and in these prophecies Jeremiah speaks of those co...
Jeremiah 49:38 - 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 49:38 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

He confirms what I have just referred to as to their consumption; but he at the same time adds, that God would be in such a way the avenger as though his tribunal was erected in that land. He t...
Jeremiah 49:38 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And I will set my throne in Elam, and will destroy from thence the king and the princes, saith the LORD. I will set my throne in Elam - This is spoken either of Nebuchadnezzar or Cyrus. It is certain...
Jeremiah 49:38 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And I will set my throne in Elam— "Nebuchadrezzar shall place his throne in Elam in token of his intire conquest of that country." See chap. Jeremiah 1:15 Jeremiah 43:10 . This is called God's...
Jeremiah 49:38 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And I will set my throne in Elam, and will destroy from thence the king and the princes, saith the LORD. I will set my throne in Elam - I will show myself King by my judgments there, as thoug...
Jeremiah 49:38 - 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 49:38 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

I will set my throne in Elam. — The throne of Jehovah is, it is clear, the throne of the king who is, for the time, His chosen instrument and servant, in this case therefore the throne of Nebuchadn...
Jeremiah 49:38 - 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 49:38 - 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 49:38 - 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 49:38 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And I will set my throne in Elam ,.... Either when Alexander subdued it, or Cyrus, or rather Nebuchadnezzar, whose palace probably was, as it is certain his successors was, in Shushan in Elam, as be...
Jeremiah 49:38 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And I will set my throne in Elam, and will destroy from thence the king and the princes, saith the LORD. Ver. 38. And I will set my throne in Elam, ] i.e., I will solemnly execute my judgments...
Jeremiah 49:38 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Behold, I will break the bow of Elam The Elamites were famous archers, as this expression intimates, as also Isaiah's words, Isaiah 22:6 ; And Elam bare the quiver. Strabo also says, that the mo...
Jeremiah 49:38 - 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 49:38 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

God here calls the throne of Nebuchadnezzar, or Cyrus, or Alexander, (whoever he was that conquered the Persians,) his throne: 1. Because God gave it the conqueror. 2. Or because God showed himse...
Jeremiah 49:38 - 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 49:38 - 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 49:38 - 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 49:38 - 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 49:38 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Against Damascus, Hazok, and Elam
Jeremiah 49:38 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Daniel 7:9-14 ; Jeremiah 43:10
Jeremiah 49:38 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

My throne — God calls the throne of Cyrus or Alexander his throne; because he gave it the conqueror.

Jeremiah 49:38 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Jeremiah 49:38 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Jeremiah 49:38 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 49:38 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 49:38 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Jeremiah 49:38 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Jeremiah 49:38 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Jeremiah 49:38 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 49:38 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Jeremiah 49:38 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Jeremiah 49:38 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Jeremiah 49:38 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Jeremiah 49:38 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Jeremiah 49:38 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Jeremiah 49:38 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 49:38 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Jeremiah 49:38 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Jeremiah 49:38 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 49:38 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Jeremiah 49:38 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 49:38 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Jeremiah 49:38 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Jeremiah 49:38 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Jeremiah 49:38 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes