King James Version
Jeremiah 49:39 in the King James Version says “But it shall come to pass in the latter days, that I will bring again the captivity of Elam, saith the LORD.” — study this verse from Jeremiah chapter 49 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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 · KJV
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:
And I will set my throne in Elam, and will destroy from thence the king and the princes, saith the LORD.
But it shall come to pass in the latter days, that I will bring again the captivity of Elam, saith the LORD.
KJV Study — Public Domain
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“But it shall come to pass in the latter”
H319the last or end, hence, the future; also posterity
“days”
H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
“that I will bring again”
H7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“the captivity”
H7622exile, concretely, prisoners; figuratively, a former state of prosperity
“of Elam”
H5867elam, a son of shem and his descendants, with their country; also of six israelites
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