The Meaning of Jeremiah 49:38 Explained

Jeremiah 49:38

KJV: And I will set my throne in Elam, and will destroy from thence the king and the princes, saith the LORD.

YLT: And I have set My throne in Elam, And I have destroyed thence King and princes -- an affirmation of Jehovah.

Darby: And I will set my throne in Elam, and will destroy from thence king and princes, saith Jehovah.

ASV: and I will set my throne in Elam, and will destroy from thence king and princes, saith Jehovah.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And I will set  my throne  in Elam,  and will destroy  from thence the king  and the princes,  saith  the LORD. 

What does Jeremiah 49:38 Mean?

Verse Meaning

Yahweh would establish His sovereignty over Elam and would destroy its ruling dynasty.

Chapter Summary: Jeremiah 49

1  The judgment of the Ammonites
6  Their restoration
7  The judgment of Edom
23  of Damascus
28  of Kedar
30  of Hazor
34  and of Elam
39  The restoration of Elam

What do the individual words in Jeremiah 49:38 mean?

And I will set My throne in Elam and will destroy from there the king and the princes says Yahweh
וְשַׂמְתִּ֥י כִסְאִ֖י בְּעֵילָ֑ם וְהַאֲבַדְתִּ֥י מִשָּׁ֛ם מֶ֥לֶךְ וְשָׂרִ֖ים נְאֻם־ יְהוָֽה

וְשַׂמְתִּ֥י  And  I  will  set 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, first person common singular
Root: שׂוּמָה 
Sense: to put, place, set, appoint, make.
כִסְאִ֖י  My  throne 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: כִּסֵּא 
Sense: seat (of honour), throne, seat, stool.
בְּעֵילָ֑ם  in  Elam 
Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: עֵילָם 
Sense: a Korhite Levite in the time of David.
וְהַאֲבַדְתִּ֥י  and  will  destroy 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Conjunctive perfect, first person common singular
Root: אָבַד  
Sense: perish, vanish, go astray, be destroyed.
מִשָּׁ֛ם  from  there 
Parse: Preposition-m, Adverb
Root: שָׁם  
Sense: there, thither.
מֶ֥לֶךְ  the  king 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֶלֶךְ 
Sense: king.
וְשָׂרִ֖ים  and  the  princes 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural
Root: סָרַר 
Sense: prince, ruler, leader, chief, chieftain, official, captain.
נְאֻם־  says 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: נְאֻם  
Sense: (Qal) utterance, declaration (of prophet).
יְהוָֽה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.

What are the major concepts related to Jeremiah 49:38?

Loading Information...