Jeremiah 49:37
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
So I will shatterוְהַחְתַּתִּ֣י
(ve·hach·tat·ti)
2865: to be shattered or dismayeda prim. root
Elamעֵ֠ילָם
(ei·lam)
5867a: a son of Shem, also his desc. and their countryof uncertain derivation
beforeלִפְנֵ֨י
(lif·nei)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
their enemies 
 
340: to be hostile toa prim. root
And beforeוְלִפְנֵ֣י
(ve·lif·nei)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
those who seekמְבַקְשֵׁ֣י
(me·vak·shei)
1245: to seeka prim. root
their lives;נַפְשָׁ֗ם
(naf·sham)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
And I will bringוְהֵבֵאתִ֨י
(ve·he·ve·ti)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
calamity 
 
7463a: evil, misery, distress, injuryfrom the same as roa
upon them, Even My fierceחֲרֹ֥ון
(cha·ro·vn)
2740: (burning of) angerfrom charah
anger,'אַפִּ֖י
(ap·pi)
639: a nostril, nose, face, angerfrom anaph
declaresנְאֻם־
(ne·'um-)
5002: utterancefrom an unused word
the LORD,יְהוָ֑ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
And I will sendוְשִׁלַּחְתִּ֤י
(ve·shil·lach·ti)
7971: to senda prim. root
out the swordהַחֶ֔רֶב
(ha·che·rev,)
2719: a swordfrom charab
afterאַֽחֲרֵיהֶם֙
(a·cha·rei·hem)
310: the hind or following partfrom achar
them Untilעַ֥ד
(ad)
5704: as far as, even to, up to, until, whilefrom adah
I have consumedכַּלֹּותִ֖י
(kal·lo·v·ti)
3615: to be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spenta prim. root
them. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
For I will cause Elam
`Eylam  (ay-lawm')
hidden, i.e. distant; Elam, a son of Shem and his descendants, with their country; also of six Israelites -- Elam.
to be dismayed
chathath  (khaw-thath')
to prostrate; hence, to break down, either (literally) by violence, or (figuratively) by confusion and fear
before
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
their enemies
'oyeb  (o-yabe')
hating; an adversary -- enemy, foe.
and before
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
them that seek
baqash  (baw-kash')
to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
their life
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
and I will bring
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
evil
ra`  (rah)
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
upon them even my fierce
charown  (khaw-rone')
a burning of anger -- sore displeasure, fierce(-ness), fury, (fierce) wrath(-ful).
anger
'aph  (af)
the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
saith
n'um  (neh-oom')
an oracle -- (hath) said, saith.
the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
and I will send
shalach  (shaw-lakh')
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
the sword
chereb  (kheh'-reb)
drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement -- axe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.
after
'achar  (akh-ar')
the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
them till I have consumed
kalah  (kaw-law')
to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitived (to complete, prepare, consume)
them
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
'So I will shatter Elam before their enemies And before those who seek their lives; And I will bring calamity upon them, Even My fierce anger,' declares the LORD, 'And I will send out the sword after them Until I have consumed them.

King James Bible
For I will cause Elam to be dismayed before their enemies, and before them that seek their life: and I will bring evil upon them, even my fierce anger, saith the LORD; and I will send the sword after them, till I have consumed them:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I will devastate Elam before their enemies, before those who want to take their lives. I will bring disaster on them, My burning anger. This is the LORD's declaration. I will send the sword after them until I finish them off.

International Standard Version
I'll terrify Elam before their enemies and before those who seek to kill them. I'll bring on them disaster and become fiercely angry at them," declares the LORD. "I'll send the sword after them, until I've made an end of them.

NET Bible
I will make the people of Elam terrified of their enemies, who are seeking to kill them. I will vent my fierce anger and bring disaster upon them," says the LORD. "I will send armies chasing after them until I have completely destroyed them.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I'll defeat the people of Elam in the presence of their enemies, in the presence of those who want to kill them. I'll bring disaster with my burning anger, declares the LORD. I'll send armies after them until I put an end to them.

King James 2000 Bible
For I will cause Elam to be dismayed before their enemies, and before those that seek their life: and I will bring disaster upon them, even my fierce anger, says the LORD; and I will send the sword after them, till I have consumed them:
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