Jeremiah 49:38

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

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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.
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, a...
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 h...
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...
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 spoke...
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. Jerem...
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 wil...
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 awa...
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 serva...
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...
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,...
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 consu...
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 cer...
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...
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 El...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Judgment of Elam. B. C. 595. 34...
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...
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 a...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Judgment Against Elam ( Jeremiah 49:34-39 ). Elam was one of the nations in the area around Mesopotamia, situated in the plain of Khazistan and wa...
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 sy...
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...
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....
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Against Damascus, Hazok, and Elam
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

and I will set My throne in Elam, Jehovah showing Himself as King by His judgments there, and will destroy from thence the king and the princes, sai...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Daniel 7:9-14 ; Jeremiah 43:10

³⁸ And I will set my throne in Elam, and will destroy from thence the king and the princes, saith the LORD.

Related Commentaries of Jeremiah 49:38

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Jeremiah 49:38