Jeremiah 49:38
And I will set my throne in Elam, and will destroy from thence the king and the princes, saith the LORD.
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Gill's Exposition
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…
Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Barnes' Notes
Literally, king and princes. Elam will lose its independence, and henceforward have no native ruler with his attendant officers.
This prophecy is dated in the beginning of Zedekiah's reign; it is probable that the other prophecies against the Gentiles, going before, were at the same time. The Elamites were the Persians,…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
set my throne in sit in judgement upon. Cp. Jer 1:15; Jer 43:10.