The Meaning of Jeremiah 49:34 Explained

Jeremiah 49:34

KJV: The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet against Elam in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying,

YLT: That which hath been the word of Jehovah unto Jeremiah the prophet concerning Elam, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying:

Darby: The word of Jehovah that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning Elam, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying,

ASV: The word of Jehovah that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning Elam, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The word  of the LORD  that came to Jeremiah  the prophet  against Elam  in the beginning  of the reign  of Zedekiah  king  of Judah,  saying, 

What does Jeremiah 49:34 Mean?

Verse Meaning

This oracle came to Jeremiah at the beginning of King Zedekiah"s reign, about597 B.C. By this time it had become clear that the invader from the north would be Babylon.

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 49:34 mean?

That came the word of Yahweh to Jeremiah the prophet against Elam in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah saying
אֲשֶׁ֨ר הָיָ֧ה דְבַר־ יְהוָ֛ה אֶל־ יִרְמְיָ֥הוּ הַנָּבִ֖יא אֶל־ עֵילָ֑ם בְּרֵאשִׁ֗ית מַלְכ֛וּת צִדְקִיָּ֥ה מֶֽלֶךְ־ יְהוּדָ֖ה לֵאמֹֽר

אֲשֶׁ֨ר  That 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
הָיָ֧ה  came 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
דְבַר־  the  word 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: דָּבָר  
Sense: speech, word, speaking, thing.
יְהוָ֛ה  of  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
יִרְמְיָ֥הוּ  Jeremiah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִרְמְיָה 
Sense: the major prophet, son of Hilkiah of the priestly family in Anathoth; author of the prophetic book bearing his name.
הַנָּבִ֖יא  the  prophet 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: נָבִיא  
Sense: spokesman, speaker, prophet.
אֶל־  against 
Parse: Preposition
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
עֵילָ֑ם  Elam 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: עֵילָם 
Sense: a Korhite Levite in the time of David.
בְּרֵאשִׁ֗ית  in  the  beginning 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: רֵאשִׁית  
Sense: first, beginning, best, chief.
מַלְכ֛וּת  of  the  reign 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: מַלְכוּת  
Sense: royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom, sovereign power.
צִדְקִיָּ֥ה  of  Zedekiah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: צִדְקִיָּה 
Sense: the last king of Judah renamed from ‘Mattaniah’ by Nebuchadnezzar; son of Josiah by wife Hamutal; placed on the throne by Nebuchadnezzar when he carried his nephew Jehoiakim in captivity.
מֶֽלֶךְ־  king 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מֶלֶךְ 
Sense: king.
יְהוּדָ֖ה  of  Judah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יְהוּדָה  
Sense: the son of Jacob by Leah.
לֵאמֹֽר  saying 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.