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That whichאֲשֶׁרcameהָיָהas the wordדְבַרof YHWHיְהוָהto Jeremiahאֶל יִרְמְיָהוּthe prophetהַנָּבִיאconcerning Elam,אֶל עֵילָםat the beginningבְּרֵאשִׁיתof the reignמַלְכוּתof Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּהkingמֶלֶךְof Judah,יְהוּדָהsaying:לֵאמֹר
Jeremiah 49:34
Study it in the app“That which came as the word of YHWH to Jeremiah the prophet concerning Elam, at the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying:”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 49:34, word by word
- cameהָיָהhaya
become
To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.
Where else “haya” appears- as the wordדְבַרdevar
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “devar” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- to Jeremiahיִרְמְיָהוּyirmyahu
Jeremiah
Jeremiah: a name meaning "YHWH raises up" or "YHWH exalts," borne by several men: best known is the prophet, son of Hilkiah, from Anathoth (Jeremiah 1:1); in 2 Kings 23:31 and 24:18 another Jeremiah, of Libnah, grandfather of two kings.
Where else “yirmyahu” appears- the prophetנָּבִיאnavi
prophet
Someone who speaks for YHWH.
Where else “navi” appears- concerning Elamעֵילָםelam
Elam
Elam, a son of Shem; also the country east of Mesopotamia; also several Israelites.
Where else “elam” appears- at the beginningרֵאשִׁיתreshit
beginning
The beginning: "in the beginning".
Where else “reshit” appears- of the reignמַלְכוּתmalchut
reign
A reign, or what belongs to a king: his rule and dignity.
Where else “malchut” appears- of Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּהtsidkiya
Zedekiah
Zedekiah: a name meaning "YHWH is righteousness." It is borne by several people, among them the prophet, son of Chenaanah, who announced a false victory to Ahab (1 Kings 22), and the last king of Judah (2 Kings 24:17).
Where else “tsidkiya” appears- kingמֶלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda
Judah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appears- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears
The context
33And Hazor will become a lair of jackals, a desolation forever; no one will dwell there, nor will a son of man reside in it.
34 · This verse (above)
35Thus says YHWH Tsevaot: Look, I am breaking the bow of Elam, the first of their might.