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Judgment on Elam

Jeremiah 49:39

In 9 translations

BSB
“Yet in the last days, I will restore Elam from captivity,” declares the LORD.Or restore the fortunes of Elam
KJV
¶ But it shall come to pass in the latter days, that I will bring again the captivity of Elam, saith the LORD.
WEB
‘But it will happen in the latter days that I will reverse the captivity of Elam,’ says Yahweh.”
ASV
But it shall come to pass in the latter days, that I will bring back the captivity of Elam, saith Jehovah.
LSV
And it has come to pass, in the latter end of the days, I return the captivity of Elam, || A declaration of YHWH!”
YLT
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!'
DBY
But it shall come to pass at the end of the days, I will turn the captivity of Elam, saith Jehovah.
DRC
But in the latter days I will cause the captives of Elam, to return, saith the Lord.
JPS
But it shall come to pass in the end of days, that I will bring back the captivity of Elam, saith the LORD.

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Where the editions differ

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  • Written (Ketiv): אָשׁוּב (“I will turn back”). Read aloud (Qere): אָשִׁ֛יב (“I will turn back”) — the form shown in the word-by-word reader.
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (3)
  • Leningrad Codex reads אָשִׁ֛וב; read aloud (Qere) reads אָשִׁ֛יב (“I will turn back”).
  • Leningrad Codex reads שְׁב֥יּת; read aloud (Qere) reads שְׁב֥וּת (“[the] captivity of”).
  • Written (Ketiv): שְׁבִית. Read aloud (Qere): שְׁב֥וּת (“[the] captivity of”) — the form shown in the word-by-word reader.

Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

WLC
וְהָיָ֣ה ׀ בְּאַחֲרִ֣ית הַיָּמִ֗ים אשוב אֶת־שבית עֵילָ֖ם נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃Read aloud as (qere): אָשִׁ֛יבRead aloud as (qere): שְׁב֥וּת

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Jeremiah 48:47Yet in the latter days I will restore Moab from captivity,” declares the LORD. Here ends the judgment on Moab.
  • Hosea 3:5Afterward, the people of Israel will return and seek the LORD their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the LORD and to His goodness in the last days.
  • Isaiah 2:2In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and all nations will stream to it.
  • Ezekiel 16:53–55But I will restore Sodom and her daughters from captivity, as well as Samaria and her daughters. And I will restore you along with them. So you will bear your disgrace and be ashamed of all you did to comfort them. And…
  • Daniel 10:14Now I have come to explain to you what will happen to your people in the latter days, for the vision concerns those days.”
  • Daniel 2:28But there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the latter days. Your dream and the visions that came into your mind as you lay on your bed were these:
  • Amos 9:14I 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.
  • Jeremiah 49:6Yet afterward I will restore the Ammonites from captivity,” declares the LORD.
  • Ezekiel 39:25Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Now I will restore Jacob from captivity and will have compassion on the whole house of Israel, and I will be jealous for My holy name.
  • Ezekiel 38:16You 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…
  • Micah 4:1In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and the peoples will stream to it.
  • Job 42:10After Job had prayed for his friends, the LORD restored his prosperity and doubled his former possessions.
  • Ezekiel 29:14I will restore Egypt from captivity and bring them back to the land of Pathros, the land of their origin. There they will be a lowly kingdom.

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