Judgment on Elam-5

The Father's authority and rule in Persia, Iran, Elam.

Jer. 49:38 And I will set my throne in Elam, and will destroy from thence the king and the princes, saith the LORD.

Jeremiah’s statement about Elam’s destruction seems to take on eschatological dimensions as God said He would set His throne (authority or rule upon) in Elam to supervise her destruction. Not a physical throne that will be in Jerusalem.

And I will set...

שִׂים שׂוּם

śûm śı̂ym

soom, seem

A primitive root; to put (used in a great variety of applications, literally, figuratively, inferentially and elliptically): - X any wise, appoint, bring, call [a name], care, cast in, change, charge, commit, consider, convey, determine, + disguise, dispose, do, get, give, heap up, hold, impute, lay (down, up), leave, look, make (out), mark, + name, X on, ordain, order, + paint, place, preserve, purpose, put (on), + regard, rehearse, reward, (cause to) set (on, up), shew, + steadfastly, take, X tell, + tread down, ([over-]) turn, X wholly, work.

my (Gods) throne (Authority)...

כִּסֵּה כִּסֵּא

kissê' kissêh

kis-say', kis-say'

From properly to plump; properly covered, that is, a throne (as canopied): - seat, stool, throne.

in Elam,...

עוֹלָם עֵילָם^o

‛êylâm ‛ôlâm

ay-lawm', o-lawm'

Probably from to veil from sight; hidden, that is, distant; Elam, a son of Shem, and his descendants, with their country; also of six Israelites: - Elam.

Happening as we watch prophesy unfold before us.

and will destroy...

אָבַד

'âbad

aw-bad'

A primitive root; properly to wander away, that is lose oneself; by implication to perish (causatively, destroy): - break, destroy (-uction), + not escape, fail, lose, (cause to, make) perish, spend, X and surely, take, be undone, X utterly, be void of, have no way to flee.

from thence...

מִנֵּי מִנִּי מִן

min minnı̂y minnêy

min, min-nee', min-nay'

For a part; properly a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses: - above, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, X neither, X nor, (out) of, over, since, X then, through, X whether, with.

שָׁם

shâm

shawm

A primitive particle (rather from the relative who, which, what, that); there (transferred to time) then; often thither, or thence: - in it, + thence, there (-in, + of, + out), + thither, + whither.

the king...

מֶלֶךְ

melek

meh'-lek

From to reign; a king: - king, royal.

and the princes...

שַׂר

śar

sar

From to have; a head person (of any rank or class): - captain (that had rule), chief (captain), general, governor, keeper, lord, ([-task-]) master, prince (-ipal), ruler, steward.

saith...

נְאֻם

n^e'ûm

nah-oom'

From properly to whisper; an oracle: - (hath) said, saith.

the (Father) Lord...

יְהֹוָה

y^ehôvâh

yeh-ho-vaw'

From to exist; (the) self Existent or eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God: - Jehovah, the Lord.