Jeremiah 49:38
Old Testament • 9 words with Strong's data
"And I will set my throne in Elam, and will destroy from thence the king and the princes, saith the LORD."
Word-by-Word Analysis
שׂוּם
sûwm
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
כִּסֵּא
kiççêʼ
properly, covered, i.e. a throne (as canopied)
עֵילָם
ʻÊylâm
Elam, a son of Shem and his descendants, with their country; also of six Israelites
שָׁחַת
shâchath
to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively)
שָׁם
shâm
there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence
שַׂר
sar
a head person (of any rank or class)
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
Key Terms in This Verse
עֵילָם ʻÊylâm
Elam, a son of Shem and his descendants, with their country; also of six Israelites
Study H5867 →שָׁחַת shâchath
to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively)
Study H7843 →שׂוּם sûwm
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
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