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They will be exiled to countries around the world. <a href="/esv/jeremiah/49.htm">English Standard Version</a> And I will bring upon Elam the four winds from the four quarters of heaven. And I will scatter them to all those winds, and there shall be no nation to which those driven out of Elam shall not come. <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/49.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> I will bring the four winds against Elam from the four corners of the heavens, and I will scatter them to all these winds. There will not be a nation to which Elam’s exiles will not go. <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/49.htm">King James Bible</a> And upon Elam will I bring the four winds from the four quarters of heaven, and will scatter them toward all those winds; and there shall be no nation whither the outcasts of Elam shall not come. <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/49.htm">New King James Version</a> Against Elam I will bring the four winds From the four quarters of heaven, And scatter them toward all those winds; There shall be no nations where the outcasts of Elam will not go. <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/49.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> ‘I will bring upon Elam the four winds From the four ends of heaven, And will scatter them to all these winds; And there will be no nation To which the outcasts of Elam will not go. <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/49.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8216I will bring upon Elam the four winds From the four ends of heaven, And will scatter them to all these winds; And there will be no nation To which the outcasts of Elam will not go. <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/49.htm">NASB 1977 </a> ‘And I shall bring upon Elam the four winds From the four ends of heaven, And shall scatter them to all these winds; And there will be no nation To which the outcasts of Elam will not go. <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/49.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> I will bring upon Elam the four winds From the four ends of heaven, And I will scatter them to all these winds; And there will be no nation To which the banished ones of Elam will not go. <a href="/amp/jeremiah/49.htm">Amplified Bible</a> ‘And I will bring upon Elam the four winds From the four corners of heaven; And I will scatter them toward all those winds, And there will be no nation To which the outcasts of Elam will not go. <a href="/csb/jeremiah/49.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> I will bring the four winds against Elam from the four corners of the heavens, and I will scatter them to all these winds. There will not be a nation to which Elam’s banished ones will not go. <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/49.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> I will bring the four winds against Elam from the four corners of the heavens, and I will scatter them to all these winds. There will not be a nation to which Elam&#8217s banished ones will not go. <a href="/asv/jeremiah/49.htm">American Standard Version</a> And upon Elam will I bring the four winds from the four quarters of heaven, and will scatter them toward all those winds; and there shall be no nation whither the outcasts of Elam shall not come. <a href="/cev/jeremiah/49.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Enemies will attack from all directions, and you will be led captive to every nation on earth. <a href="/erv/jeremiah/49.htm">English Revised Version</a> And upon Elam will I bring the four winds from the four quarters of heaven, and will scatter them toward all those winds; and there shall be no nation whither the outcasts of Elam shall not come. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/49.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I'll bring the four winds from the four corners of heaven against Elam and scatter its people in every direction. There won't be a nation where Elam's refugees won't go. <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/49.htm">Good News Translation</a> I will make winds blow against Elam from all directions, and I will scatter her people everywhere, until there is no country where her refugees have not gone. <a href="/isv/jeremiah/49.htm">International Standard Version</a> I'll bring the four winds against Elam from the four corners of the heavens, and I'll scatter them to all these winds. There will be no nation to which the exiles from Elam won't go. <a href="/net/jeremiah/49.htm">NET Bible</a> I will cause enemies to blow through Elam from every direction like the winds blowing in from the four quarters of heaven. I will scatter the people of Elam to the four winds. There will not be any nation where the refugees of Elam will not go. <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/49.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> On Elam will I bring the four winds from the four quarters of the sky, and will scatter them toward all those winds; and there shall be no nation where the outcasts of Elam shall not come. <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/49.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And upon Elam will I bring the four winds from the four quarters of heaven, and will scatter them towards all those winds; and there shall be no nation whither the outcasts of Elam shall not come.<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/jeremiah/49.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> I will bring the four winds against Elam from the four corners of the heavens, and I will scatter them to all these winds. There will not be a nation to which Elam’s exiles will not go. <a href="/web/jeremiah/49.htm">World English Bible</a> I will bring on Elam the four winds from the four quarters of the sky, and will scatter them toward all those winds. There will be no nation where the outcasts of Elam will not come. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/49.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And I have brought four winds to Elam, "" From the four ends of the heavens, "" And have scattered them to all these winds, "" And there is no nation to where outcasts of Elam do not come in. <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/49.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And I have brought in to Elam four winds, From the four ends of the heavens, And have scattered them to all these winds, And there is no nation whither outcasts of Elam come not in. <a href="/slt/jeremiah/49.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And I brought upon Elam the four winds from the four ends of the heavens, and I scattered them to all these winds; and there shall not be a nation where the outcasts of Elam shall not come there.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/49.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And I will bring upon Elam the four winds from the fear quarters of heaven: and I will scatter them into all these winds: and there shall be no nation, to which the fugitives of Elam shall not come. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/49.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And I will lead the four winds over Elam, from the four corners of heaven. And I will scatter them into all these winds. And there will be no nation to which the fugitives of Elam will not travel. <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/49.htm">New American Bible</a> I will bring upon Elam the four winds from the four ends of the heavens: I will scatter them to all these winds, until there is no nation to which the outcasts of Elam have not gone. <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/49.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> and I will bring upon Elam the four winds from the four quarters of heaven; and I will scatter them to all these winds, and there shall be no nation to which the exiles from Elam shall not come.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/49.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And I will bring upon Elam the four winds from the four quarters of heaven, and will scatter the people to all these winds; and there shall be no nation whither the dispersed ones of Elam shall not come. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/49.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And I shall bring on Eilam four winds from four corners of Heaven and I shall scatter them among all these winds, and there shall not be a nation where outcasts of Eilam shall not be<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/49.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And I will bring against Elam the four winds From the four quarters of heaven, And will scatter them toward all those winds; And there shall be no nation whither the dispersed of Elam shall not come. <a href="/sep/jeremiah/49.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And I will bring upon Aelam the four winds from the four corners of heaven, and I will disperse them toward all these winds; and there shall be no nation to which they shall not come - even the outcasts of Aelam. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/49-36.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=15160" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/49.htm">The Judgment on Elam</a> …35This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Behold, I will shatter Elam’s bow, the mainstay of their might. 36<a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: wə·hê·ḇê·ṯî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">I will bring</a> <a href="/hebrew/702.htm" title="702: ’ar·ba‘ (Number-fs) -- Four. Masculine oarbaah; from raba'; four.">the four</a> <a href="/hebrew/7307.htm" title="7307: rū·ḥō·wṯ (N-cp) -- Breath, wind, spirit. From ruwach; wind; by resemblance breath.">winds</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">against</a> <a href="/hebrew/5867.htm" title="5867: ‘ê·lām (N-proper-fs) -- Or mowlam; probably from alam; hidden, i.e. Distant; Elam, a son of Shem and his descendants, with their country; also of six Israelites.">Elam</a> <a href="/hebrew/702.htm" title="702: mê·’ar·ba‘ (Prep-m:: Number-fsc) -- Four. Masculine oarbaah; from raba'; four.">from the four</a> <a href="/hebrew/7098.htm" title="7098: qə·ṣō·wṯ (N-fpc) -- An end. Feminine of qatseh; a termination.">corners</a> <a href="/hebrew/8064.htm" title="8064: haš·šā·ma·yim (Art:: N-mp) -- Heaven, sky. Dual of an unused singular shameh; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky.">of the heavens,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2219.htm" title="2219: wə·zê·ri·ṯîm (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-1cs:: 3mp) -- To scatter, fan, winnow. A primitive root; to toss about; by implication, to diffuse, winnow.">and I will scatter them</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: lə·ḵōl (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">to all</a> <a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: hā·’êl·leh (Art:: Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">these</a> <a href="/hebrew/7307.htm" title="7307: hā·ru·ḥō·wṯ (Art:: N-cp) -- Breath, wind, spirit. From ruwach; wind; by resemblance breath.">winds.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">There will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">be</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: hag·gō·w (Art:: N-ms) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">a nation</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">to which</a> <a href="/hebrew/5769.htm" title="5769: ʿō·lå̄m (N-proper-fs) -- Long duration, antiquity, futurity. ">Elam’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/5080.htm" title="5080: nid·də·ḥê (V-Nifal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- To impel, thrust, banish. A primitive root; to push off; used in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively.">exiles</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: yā·ḇō·w (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">go.</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence."></a> 37So I will shatter Elam before their foes, before those who seek their lives. I will bring disaster upon them, even My fierce anger,” declares the LORD. “I will send out the sword after them until I finish them off.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/ezekiel/37-9.htm">Ezekiel 37:9</a> Then He said to me, “Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man, and tell the breath that this is what the Lord GOD says: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe into these slain, so that they may live!” <a href="/daniel/7-2.htm">Daniel 7:2</a> Daniel declared: “In my vision in the night I looked, and suddenly the four winds of heaven were churning up the great sea. <a href="/revelation/7-1.htm">Revelation 7:1</a> After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back its four winds so that no wind would blow on land or sea or on any tree. <a href="/isaiah/11-12.htm">Isaiah 11:12</a> He will raise a banner for the nations and gather the exiles of Israel; He will collect the scattered of Judah from the four corners of the earth. <a href="/zechariah/2-6.htm">Zechariah 2:6</a> “Get up! Get up! Flee from the land of the north,” declares the LORD, “for I have scattered you like the four winds of heaven,” declares the LORD. <a href="/matthew/24-31.htm">Matthew 24:31</a> And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other. <a href="/isaiah/41-16.htm">Isaiah 41:16</a> You will winnow them, and a wind will carry them away; a gale will scatter them. But you will rejoice in the LORD; you will glory in the Holy One of Israel. <a href="/revelation/20-8.htm">Revelation 20:8</a> and will go out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth—Gog and Magog—to assemble them for battle. Their number is like the sand of the seashore. <a href="/isaiah/43-5.htm">Isaiah 43:5-6</a> Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east and gather you from the west. / I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’ and to the south, ‘Do not hold them back!’ Bring My sons from afar, and My daughters from the ends of the earth— <a href="/ezekiel/5-10.htm">Ezekiel 5:10-12</a> As a result, fathers among you will eat their sons, and sons will eat their fathers. I will execute judgments against you and scatter all your remnant to every wind.’ / Therefore as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, because you have defiled My sanctuary with all your detestable idols and abominations, I Myself will withdraw My favor; I will not look upon you with pity, nor will I spare you. / A third of your people will die by plague or be consumed by famine within you, a third will fall by the sword outside your walls, and a third I will scatter to every wind and unleash a sword behind them. <a href="/revelation/16-12.htm">Revelation 16:12</a> And the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings of the East. <a href="/isaiah/27-13.htm">Isaiah 27:13</a> And in that day a great ram’s horn will sound, and those who were perishing in Assyria will come forth with those who were exiles in Egypt. And they will worship the LORD on the holy mountain in Jerusalem. <a href="/jeremiah/25-32.htm">Jeremiah 25:32</a> This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Behold! Disaster is spreading from nation to nation; a mighty storm is rising from the ends of the earth.” <a href="/matthew/24-31.htm">Matthew 24:31</a> And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other. <a href="/isaiah/49-12.htm">Isaiah 49:12</a> Behold, they will come from far away, from the north and from the west, and from the land of Aswan.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And on Elam will I bring the four winds from the four quarters of heaven, and will scatter them toward all those winds; and there shall be no nation where the outcasts of Elam shall not come.the four winds<a href="/daniel/7-2.htm">Daniel 7:2,3</a> Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea… <a href="/daniel/8-8.htm">Daniel 8:8,22</a> Therefore the he goat waxed very great: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and for it came up four notable ones toward the four winds of heaven… <a href="/daniel/11-4.htm">Daniel 11:4</a> And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven; and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled: for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others beside those.scatter<a href="/jeremiah/49-32.htm">Jeremiah 49:32</a> And their camels shall be a booty, and the multitude of their cattle a spoil: and I will scatter into all winds them that are in the utmost corners; and I will bring their calamity from all sides thereof, saith the LORD.<a href="/deuteronomy/28-25.htm">Deuteronomy 28:25,64</a> The LORD shall cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies: thou shalt go out one way against them, and flee seven ways before them: and shalt be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth… <a href="/ezekiel/5-10.htm">Ezekiel 5:10,12</a> Therefore the fathers shall eat the sons in the midst of thee, and the sons shall eat their fathers; and I will execute judgments in thee, and the whole remnant of thee will I scatter into all the winds… the outcasts<a href="/jeremiah/30-17.htm">Jeremiah 30:17</a> For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the LORD; because they called thee an Outcast, saying, This is Zion, whom no man seeketh after.<a href="/psalms/147-2.htm">Psalm 147:2</a> The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.<a href="/isaiah/11-12.htm">Isaiah 11:12</a> And he shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/56-8.htm">Dispersed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-5.htm">Driven</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-23.htm">Driving</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-35.htm">Elam</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-32.htm">Ends</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-31.htm">Exiles</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-23.htm">Four</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-25.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-18.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-31.htm">Nation</a> <a href="/isaiah/56-8.htm">Outcasts</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-30.htm">Quarters</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-32.htm">Scatter</a> <a href="/jeremiah/40-15.htm">Scattered</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-25.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-6.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-28.htm">Whither</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-32.htm">Winds</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/36-19.htm">Dispersed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-17.htm">Driven</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-19.htm">Driving</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-37.htm">Elam</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-16.htm">Ends</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-1.htm">Exiles</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-21.htm">Four</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-9.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-9.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-3.htm">Nation</a> <a href="/micah/4-6.htm">Outcasts</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-2.htm">Quarters</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-2.htm">Scatter</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-17.htm">Scattered</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-53.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-5.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-12.htm">Whither</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-10.htm">Winds</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 49</div>1. <a href="/jeremiah/49-1.htm">The judgment of the Ammonites</a> 6. <a href="/jeremiah/49-6.htm">Their restoration</a> 7. <a href="/jeremiah/49-7.htm">The judgment of Edom</a> 23. <a href="/jeremiah/49-23.htm">of Damascus</a> 28. <a href="/jeremiah/49-28.htm">of Kedar</a> 30. <a href="/jeremiah/49-30.htm">of Hazor</a> 34. <a href="/jeremiah/49-34.htm">and of Elam</a> 39. <a href="/jeremiah/49-39.htm">The restoration of Elam</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The "four winds" symbolize a comprehensive and overwhelming force, often used in Scripture to denote divine judgment (e.g., <a href="/daniel/7-2.htm">Daniel 7:2</a>; <a href="/zechariah/6-5.htm">Zechariah 6:5</a>). Elam, located in present-day southwestern Iran, was a significant ancient kingdom. Historically, Elam was known for its military prowess and strategic location. This prophecy indicates that despite its strength, Elam would face divine retribution.from the four corners of the heavens The "four corners of the heavens" is a metaphorical expression indicating universality and totality. It suggests that the judgment on Elam will be all-encompassing, leaving no part of the nation untouched. This phrase echoes the idea of God's omnipresence and omnipotence, as seen in other biblical texts like <a href="/isaiah/11-12.htm">Isaiah 11:12</a>, where God gathers His people from the four corners of the earth.and I will scatter them to all these winds The scattering of Elam's people represents the dispersion and loss of national identity, a common theme in biblical judgments (e.g., <a href="/deuteronomy/28-64.htm">Deuteronomy 28:64</a>). This scattering fulfills the pattern of divine retribution where nations opposing God's will face dispersion, similar to the fate of Israel and Judah when they were exiled. It underscores the consequences of defying God’s commands and the inevitable fulfillment of His prophetic word.There will not be a nation to which Elam’s exiles will not go This hyperbolic statement emphasizes the extent of Elam's dispersion. It suggests that Elam's exiles will be so widespread that they will be found among all nations, reflecting the severity of their judgment. This mirrors the dispersion of Israel and Judah, serving as a warning to other nations. Theologically, it highlights God's control over the fate of nations and His ability to execute justice universally.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> A major prophet in the Old Testament, known for his prophecies concerning the judgment and restoration of Israel and the surrounding nations. 2. <a href="/topical/e/elam.htm">Elam</a> An ancient kingdom located in what is now southwestern Iran. Elam was often in conflict with the Assyrian and Babylonian empires. 3. <a href="/topical/f/four_winds.htm">Four Winds</a> Symbolic of God's sovereign power and judgment, representing forces from all directions. 4. <a href="/topical/f/four_corners_of_heaven.htm">Four Corners of Heaven</a> A metaphorical expression indicating the entirety of the earth, emphasizing the completeness of God's action. 5. <a href="/topical/e/exiles_of_elam.htm">Exiles of Elam</a> The people of Elam who would be scattered among the nations as a result of God's judgment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a> God is in control of all nations and their destinies. His plans are executed with precision and purpose, as seen in His judgment on Elam. <a href="/topical/t/the_universality_of_god's_judgment.htm">The Universality of God's Judgment</a> No nation is exempt from God's judgment. The scattering of Elam serves as a reminder that God's justice reaches all corners of the earth. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a> Elam's scattering is a direct result of their actions and rebellion against God. This serves as a warning to all nations and individuals about the consequences of sin. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_restoration.htm">Hope in Restoration</a> While the focus here is on judgment, the broader biblical account includes restoration. God's ultimate plan includes redemption and restoration for those who turn to Him. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophecy.htm">The Role of Prophecy</a> Prophecies like this one serve to remind us of God's active role in history and His faithfulness to His word.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_49.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 49</a> <a href="/q/what_are_the_four_winds_in_the_bible.htm">What are the Four Winds in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/iran's_role_in_biblical_prophecy.htm">What role does Iran play in biblical prophecy?</a> <a href="/q/how_do_zech._6_chariots_fit_global_winds.htm">How do the four chariots in Zechariah 6:1–5 reconcile with our modern understanding of a spherical Earth and global winds? </a> <a href="/q/job_1_16-19__natural_or_symbolic.htm">Job 1:16–19 – Are there natural or scientific explanations for the rapid succession of disasters that befell Job, or is this account purely symbolic? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/49.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(36) Upon Elam will I bring the four winds . . .--The words reproduce those of <a href="/jeremiah/49-32.htm" title="And their camels shall be a booty, and the multitude of their cattle a spoil: and I will scatter into all winds them that are in the utmost corners; and I will bring their calamity from all sides thereof, said the LORD.">Jeremiah 49:32</a> as to the extent of the dispersion, but there is an added circumstance of terror in the picture of destruction. The "four winds" whirling round as in a cyclone are to be the instruments of destruction. The imagery of the threshing-floor seems once more brought before us, and the Elamites are as the chaff which the winds, in such a tempest, carry off in all directions.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/49.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 36. - An emblem of the utter hopelessness of escape. The four winds (figuratively spoken of by Zechariah (<a href="/zechariah/6-5.htm">Zechariah 6:5</a>) as "presenting themselves" before God, to receive his commissions) shall combine their forces to scatter the doomed nation. The outcasts of Elam. This is the marginal reading in the Hebrew Bible; the text has, "the perpetual outcasts." No philological eye can doubt that the correction should be admitted (a yod for a vav). <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/49-36.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>I will bring וְהֵבֵאתִ֨י (wə·hê·ḇê·ṯî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go the four אַרְבַּ֣ע (’ar·ba‘) Number - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_702.htm">Strong's 702: </a> Four winds רוּח֗וֹת (rū·ḥō·wṯ) Noun - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7307.htm">Strong's 7307: </a> Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit against אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to Elam עֵילָ֜ם (‘ê·lām) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5867.htm">Strong's 5867: </a> Elam -- a son of Shem, also his descendants and their country from the four מֵֽאַרְבַּע֙ (mê·’ar·ba‘) Preposition-m | Number - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_702.htm">Strong's 702: </a> Four corners קְצ֣וֹת (qə·ṣō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7098.htm">Strong's 7098: </a> A termination of the heavens, הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם (haš·šā·ma·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8064.htm">Strong's 8064: </a> Heaven, sky and I will scatter them וְזֵ֣רִתִ֔ים (wə·zê·ri·ṯîm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2219.htm">Strong's 2219: </a> To toss about, to diffuse, winnow to all לְכֹ֖ל (lə·ḵōl) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every these הָאֵ֑לֶּה (hā·’êl·leh) Article | Pronoun - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> These, those winds. הָרֻח֣וֹת (hā·ru·ḥō·wṯ) Article | Noun - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7307.htm">Strong's 7307: </a> Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit There will not וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no be יִהְיֶ֣ה (yih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be a nation הַגּ֔וֹי (hag·gō·w) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts to which אֲשֶׁ֛ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that Elam’s עֵילָֽם׃ (‘ê·lām) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5867.htm">Strong's 5867: </a> Elam -- a son of Shem, also his descendants and their country exiles נִדְּחֵ֥י (nid·də·ḥê) Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5080.htm">Strong's 5080: </a> To impel, thrust, banish will not לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no go. יָב֥וֹא (yā·ḇō·w) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/49-36.htm">Jeremiah 49:36 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/49-36.htm">Jeremiah 49:36 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/49-36.htm">Jeremiah 49:36 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/49-36.htm">Jeremiah 49:36 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/49-36.htm">Jeremiah 49:36 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/49-36.htm">Jeremiah 49:36 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/49-36.htm">Jeremiah 49:36 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/49-36.htm">Jeremiah 49:36 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/49-36.htm">Jeremiah 49:36 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/49-36.htm">Jeremiah 49:36 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-36.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 49:36 On Elam will I bring the four (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/49-35.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 49:35"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 49:35" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/49-37.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 49:37"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 49:37" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>