Jeremiah 49:39
New International Version
“Yet I will restore the fortunes of Elam in days to come,” declares the LORD.

New Living Translation
But I will restore the fortunes of Elam in days to come. I, the LORD, have spoken!”

English Standard Version
“But in the latter days I will restore the fortunes of Elam, declares the LORD.”

Berean Standard Bible
“Yet in the last days, I will restore Elam from captivity,” declares the LORD.

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

New King James Version
‘But it shall come to pass in the latter days: I will bring back the captives of Elam,’ says the LORD.”

New American Standard Bible
‘But it will come about in the last days That I will restore the fortunes of Elam,’” Declares the LORD.

NASB 1995
‘But it will come about in the last days That I will restore the fortunes of Elam,’” Declares the LORD.

NASB 1977
‘But it will come about in the last days That I shall restore the fortunes of Elam,’” Declares the LORD.

Legacy Standard Bible
‘But it will be in the last days That I will return the fortunes of Elam,’” Declares Yahweh.

Amplified Bible
‘But it will be in the last days (the end of days) That I will reverse the captivity and restore the fortunes of Elam,’” Says the LORD.

Christian Standard Bible
Yet, in the last days, I will restore the fortunes of Elam. This is the LORD’s declaration.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
In the last days, I will restore the fortunes of Elam. This is the LORD’s declaration.

American Standard Version
But it shall come to pass in the latter days, that I will bring back the captivity of Elam, saith Jehovah.

Contemporary English Version
But I promise that someday I will bring your people back to their land.

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

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But afterward, I'll return the captives of Elam, declares the LORD.

Good News Translation
But later on I will make the people of Elam prosperous again. I, the LORD, have spoken."

International Standard Version
"But in the latter days I'll restore the fortunes of Elam," declares the LORD.

Majority Standard Bible
“Yet in the last days, I will restore Elam from captivity,” declares the LORD.

NET Bible
"Yet in days to come I will reverse Elam's ill fortune." says the LORD.

New Heart English Bible
'But it shall happen in the latter days, that I will bring back the captivity of Elam,' says the LORD."

Webster's Bible Translation
But it shall come to pass in the latter days, that I will bring again the captivity of Elam, saith the LORD.

World English Bible
‘But it will happen in the latter days that I will reverse the captivity of Elam,’ says Yahweh.”
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And it has come to pass, in the latter end of the days, I return the captivity of Elam, "" A declaration of YHWH!”

Young's Literal Translation
And it hath come to pass, in the latter end of the days, I turn back to the captivity of Elam, An affirmation of Jehovah!'

Smith's Literal Translation
And it was in the last days I will turn back the captivity of Elam, says Jehovah.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
But in the latter days I will cause the captives of Elam, to return, saith the Lord.

Catholic Public Domain Version
But in the last days, I will cause the captives of Elam to return, says the Lord.”

New American Bible
But at the end of days I will restore the fortunes of Elam—oracle of the LORD.

New Revised Standard Version
But in the latter days I will restore the fortunes of Elam, says the LORD.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
But it shall come to pass in the latter days that I will bring back the captivity of Elam, says the LORD.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And in the last of days, I shall return the captivity of EilamEternity, says LORD JEHOVAH
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
But it shall come to pass in the end of days, That I will bring back the captivity of Elam, saith the LORD.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
But it shall come to pass at the end of days, that I will turn the captivity of Aelam, saith the Lord.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
The Judgment on Elam
38I will set My throne in Elam, and destroy its king and officials,” declares the LORD. 39“Yet in the last days, I will restore Elam from captivity,” declares the LORD.

Cross References
Isaiah 11:11
On that day the Lord will extend His hand a second time to recover the remnant of His people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.

Amos 9:14-15
I will restore My people Israel from captivity; they will rebuild and inhabit the ruined cities. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit. / I will firmly plant them in their own land, never again to be uprooted from the land that I have given them,” says the LORD your God.

Ezekiel 38:14-16
Therefore prophesy, son of man, and tell Gog that this is what the Lord GOD says: On that day when My people Israel are dwelling securely, will you not take notice of this? / And you will come from your place out of the far north—you and many peoples with you, all riding horses—a mighty horde, a huge army. / You will advance against My people Israel like a cloud covering the land. It will happen in the latter days, O Gog, that I will bring you against My land, so that the nations may know Me when I show Myself holy in you before their eyes.

Isaiah 14:1-2
For the LORD will have compassion on Jacob; once again He will choose Israel and settle them in their own land. The foreigner will join them and unite with the house of Jacob. / The nations will escort Israel and bring it to its homeland. Then the house of Israel will possess the nations as menservants and maidservants in the LORD’s land. They will make captives of their captors and rule over their oppressors.

Zechariah 10:6
I will strengthen the house of Judah and save the house of Joseph. I will restore them because I have compassion on them, and they will be as though I had not rejected them. For I am the LORD their God, and I will answer them.

Hosea 1:10-11
Yet the number of the Israelites will be like the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or counted. And it will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’ / Then the people of Judah and of Israel will be gathered together, and they will appoint for themselves one leader, and will go up out of the land. For great will be the day of Jezreel.

Isaiah 60:1-3
Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you. / For behold, darkness covers the earth, and thick darkness is over the peoples; but the LORD will rise upon you, and His glory will appear over you. / Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn.

Isaiah 19:23-25
In that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria. The Assyrians will go to Egypt, and the Egyptians to Assyria. The Egyptians and Assyrians will worship together. / In that day Israel will join a three-party alliance with Egypt and Assyria—a blessing upon the earth. / The LORD of Hosts will bless them, saying, “Blessed be Egypt My people, Assyria My handiwork, and Israel My inheritance.”

Isaiah 49:22-23
This is what the Lord GOD says: “Behold, I will lift up My hand to the nations, and raise My banner to the peoples. They will bring your sons in their arms and carry your daughters on their shoulders. / Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow to you facedown and lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who hope in Me will never be put to shame.”

Isaiah 66:18-20
“And I, knowing their deeds and thoughts, am coming to gather all nations and tongues, and they will come and see My glory. / I will establish a sign among them, and I will send survivors from among them to the nations—to Tarshish, Put, and the archers of Lud; to Tubal, Javan, and the islands far away who have not heard of My fame or seen My glory. So they will proclaim My glory among the nations. / And they will bring all your brothers from all the nations as a gift to the LORD on horses and chariots and wagons, on mules and camels, to My holy mountain Jerusalem,” says the LORD, “just as the Israelites bring an offering in a clean vessel to the house of the LORD.”

Romans 11:25-27
I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you will not be conceited: A hardening in part has come to Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles has come in. / And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come from Zion; He will remove godlessness from Jacob. / And this is My covenant with them when I take away their sins.”

Acts 15:16-17
‘After this I will return and rebuild the fallen tent of David. Its ruins I will rebuild, and I will restore it, / so that the remnant of men may seek the Lord, and all the Gentiles who are called by My name, says the Lord who does these things

Revelation 21:24-26
By its light the nations will walk, and into it the kings of the earth will bring their glory. / Its gates will never be shut at the end of the day, because there will be no night there. / And into the city will be brought the glory and honor of the nations.

Romans 9:25-26
As He says in Hosea: “I will call them ‘My People’ who are not My people, and I will call her ‘My Beloved’ who is not My beloved,” / and, “It will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’”

Ephesians 2:11-13
Therefore remember that formerly you who are Gentiles in the flesh and called uncircumcised by the so-called circumcision (that done in the body by human hands)— / remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world. / But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ.


Treasury of Scripture

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

in the

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 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.

I will

Jeremiah 49:6
And afterward I will bring again the captivity of the children of Ammon, saith the LORD.

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.

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: …

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Jeremiah 49
1. The judgment of the Ammonites
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7. The judgment of Edom
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28. of Kedar
30. of Hazor
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Yet in the last days
This phrase points to a future time, often associated with eschatological events in biblical prophecy. The Hebrew term for "last days" is "אַחֲרִית הַיָּמִים" (acharit hayamim), which can refer to the end times or a period of fulfillment of God's promises. In a conservative Christian perspective, this phrase is often linked to the Messianic age or the second coming of Christ, where God's ultimate plan for redemption and restoration is realized. It serves as a reminder of God's sovereignty over history and His faithfulness to fulfill His promises.

I will restore
The Hebrew word for "restore" is "שׁוּב" (shuv), which means to return or bring back. This word is rich with the connotation of repentance and renewal. In the context of Elam, it signifies God's intention to bring back the people from their dispersion and to renew their fortunes. This act of restoration is a testament to God's mercy and grace, highlighting His desire to heal and redeem even those who have been judged. It reflects the broader biblical theme of restoration that is available to all who turn back to God.

Elam
Elam was an ancient kingdom located in what is now southwestern Iran. Historically, Elam was a significant power in the ancient Near East, often interacting with the empires of Mesopotamia. The mention of Elam in this prophecy indicates God's concern for all nations, not just Israel. It underscores the universal scope of God's redemptive plan. From a conservative Christian viewpoint, this inclusion of Elam serves as a foreshadowing of the gospel's reach to all nations, as seen in the Great Commission (Matthew 28:19).

from captivity
The term "captivity" in Hebrew is "שְׁבוּת" (shevut), which refers to exile or being taken captive. This phrase indicates a reversal of fortune for Elam, as God promises to bring them back from a state of bondage. In the biblical narrative, captivity often results from disobedience and sin, but God's promise to restore signifies hope and redemption. It is a powerful reminder of God's ability to liberate and restore those who are oppressed, both physically and spiritually.

declares the LORD
This phrase emphasizes the authority and certainty of the prophecy. The Hebrew word for "declares" is "נְאֻם" (ne'um), which is often used in prophetic literature to assert that the message comes directly from God. The use of "the LORD" (YHWH) highlights the covenantal name of God, underscoring His faithfulness and unchanging nature. In a conservative Christian context, this declaration assures believers of the reliability of God's word and His ultimate control over the unfolding of history. It is a call to trust in God's promises and His perfect timing.

(39) I will bring again the captivity of Elam.--Of the special history of Elam, as distinct from the other provinces of the Persian Empire, history records but little. The mention of Elamites among those who were present at Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2:9) shows that they were a recognised province under the Parthian monarchy, and that Jews had settled among them in large numbers, and so supplies a partial fulfilment of their return from their captivity.

Verse 39. - But... in the latter days; i.e. presumably in the Messianic age. Into the fulfilment of this promise we need not inquire in too prosaic a spirit. It is true that "Elamites" are mentioned among the persons present on the great "day of Pentecost" (Acts 2:9). But this would be a meagre fulfilment indeed. The fact is that, both in the narrative in the Acts and in this prophecy, the Elamites are chiefly mentioned as representatives of the distant and less civilized Gentile nations, and the fulfilment is granted whenever a similar people to the Elamites is brought to the knowledge of the true religion.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Yet
וְהָיָ֣ה ׀ (wə·hā·yāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

in the last
בְּאַחֲרִ֣ית (bə·’a·ḥă·rîṯ)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 319: The last, end, the future, posterity

days,
הַיָּמִ֗ים (hay·yā·mîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3117: A day

I will restore
אָשִׁ֛יב (’ā·šîḇ)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again

Elam
עֵילָ֖ם (‘ê·lām)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 5867: Elam -- a son of Shem, also his descendants and their country

from captivity,”
שְׁב֥וּת (šə·ḇūṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 7622: Exile, prisoners, a former state of prosperity

declares
נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 5002: An oracle

the LORD.
יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel


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