Study it in the app“And I will dismay Elam before their enemies and before those who seek their life; and I will bring upon them evil, the burning of my anger, declares YHWH; and I will send after them the sword until I have consumed them.”
And I will dismayוְהַחְתַּתִּיElamעֵילָםbefore their enemiesלִפְנֵי אֹיְבֵיהֶםand beforeוְלִפְנֵיthose who seekמְבַקְשֵׁיtheir life;נַפְשָׁםand I will bringוְהֵבֵאתִיupon themעֲלֵיהֶםevil,רָעָהthe burningחֲרוֹןof my anger,אַפִּיdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH;יְהוָהand I will sendוְשִׁלַּחְתִּיafter themאַחֲרֵיהֶםthe swordהַחֶרֶבuntil I have consumedעַד כַּלּוֹתִיthem.אוֹתָם
be dismayed
To lose heart from fear, to have no strength to go on.
Where else “hachtati” appearsElam
Elam, a son of Shem; also the country east of Mesopotamia; also several Israelites.
Where else “elam” appearsbefore
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appearsenemy
Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.
Where else “oyve” appearsseek
To go after someone or something in order to find it.
Where else “mevakshe” appearslife
Life, when it is at stake.
Where else “nafsha” appearsbring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “heveti” appearsevil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “raa” appearsburning anger
Burning of anger.
Where else “charon” appearsanger
The rage of one who snorts; the "long of nose" is slow to become angry.
Where else “api” appearsdeclaration
Solemn words God himself speaks: "oracle of YHWH".
Where else “neum” appearsYHWH
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” appearssend
To send someone or something.
Where else “shilachti” appearssword
A sword; or war.
Where else “cherev” appearsdestroy
To put an end to something, destroy it.
Where else “kaloti” appears36And I will bring upon Elam four winds from the four ends of the heavens, and I will scatter them to all these winds, and there will be no nation to which those driven out of Elam will not come.
37 · This verse (above)
38And I will set my throne in Elam, and I will destroy from there king and princes, declares YHWH.
