--- title: Ezekiel 17:9 — Say thou: Thus saith the Lord GOD: Shall it prosper? shall he not pu… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: Say thou: Thus saith the Lord GOD: Shall it prosper? shall he not pull up the roots thereof, and cut off the fruit thereof, that it wither, yea, wither in all its sprouting leaves? neither shall great power or much people be at hand when it is plucked up by the roots thereof. 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The page gives the verse in Hebrew as the Westminster Leningrad Codex has it, its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, built from MACULA Hebrew — and its pragmatics: who acts — thou, Lord, vine, great power, roots — and what happens in the verse to roots, fruit, sprouting leaves, hand, vine, read clause by clause by Mova's frames. Beside it stand the Aramaic of Targum Jonathan and the English of the Jewish Publication Society's 1917 translation, each English sentence with a tree of its own. It is one of the 48 chapters of Ezekiel on this site, all built by Mova itself from its own trees, with no large model in between. אֱמֹ֗ר כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֛ר אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהֹוִ֖ה תִּצְלָ֑ח הֲלוֹא֩ אֶת־שָׁרָשֶׁ֨יהָ יְנַתֵּ֜ק וְאֶת־פִּרְיָ֣הּ ׀ יְקוֹסֵ֣ס וְיָבֵ֗שׁ כָּל־טַרְפֵּ֤י צִמְחָהּ֙ תִּיבָ֔שׁ וְלֹֽא־בִזְרֹ֤עַ גְּדוֹלָה֙ וּבְעַם־רָ֔ב לְמַשְׂא֥וֹת אוֹתָ֖הּ מִשָּׁרָשֶֽׁיהָ׃ [Say thou: Thus saith the Lord GOD: Shall it prosper? shall he not pull up the roots thereof, and cut off the fruit thereof, that it wither, yea, wither in all its sprouting leaves? neither shall great power or much people be at hand when it is plucked up by the roots thereof.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/EZK.384/) ## The tree {#tree} Right to left, as the Hebrew is read; a prefix or suffix is a word of its own, and a line under the words joins those written as one. Under each word its part of speech and MACULA's English gloss. ```conllu rtl gloss # sent_id = wlc:EZK:369 # text = אֱמֹ֗ר כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֛ר אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהֹוִ֖ה תִּצְלָ֑ח הֲלוֹא֩ אֶת־שָׁרָשֶׁ֨יהָ יְנַתֵּ֜ק וְאֶת־פִּרְיָ֣הּ ׀ יְקוֹסֵ֣ס וְיָבֵ֗שׁ כָּל־טַרְפֵּ֤י צִמְחָהּ֙ תִּיבָ֔שׁ וְלֹֽא־בִזְרֹ֤עַ גְּדוֹלָה֙ וּבְעַם־רָ֔ב לְמַשְׂא֥וֹת אוֹתָ֖הּ מִשָּׁרָשֶֽׁיהָ׃ # verse = EZK.17.9 1 אֱמֹ֗ר אָמַר VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=2 0 root _ Gloss=say|Ref=EZK_17:9!1|MId=o260170090011|Strong=0559|Frame=A0:260170020011;|Type=imperative 2 כֹּ֥ה כֹּה ADV _ _ 3 advmod _ Gloss=thus|Ref=EZK_17:9!2|MId=o260170090021|Strong=3541 3 אָמַ֛ר אָמַר VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 1 ccomp _ Gloss=he.says|Ref=EZK_17:9!3|MId=o260170090031|Strong=0559|Frame=A0:260170090041;|Type=qatal 4-5 אֲדֹנָ֥י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4 אֲדֹנ אֲדֹנָי NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ Gloss=Lord|Ref=EZK_17:9!4|MId=o260170090041|Strong=0136 5 ָ֥י הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 4 nmod:poss _ Gloss=[the]|Ref=EZK_17:9!4|MId=o260170090042|Strong=2967a|Type=pronominal 6 יְהֹוִ֖ה יְהֹוִה PROPN _ _ 4 appos _ Gloss=Yahweh|Ref=EZK_17:9!5|MId=o260170090051|Strong=3069 7 תִּצְלָ֑ח צָלֵחַ VERB _ Gender=Fem|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 3 ccomp _ Gloss=will.it.prosper?|Ref=EZK_17:9!6|MId=o260170090061|Strong=6743|Frame=A0:260170070102;|Type=yiqtol 8-9 הֲלוֹא֩ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8 הֲ הֲ PART _ _ 13 advmod _ Gloss=?|Ref=EZK_17:9!7|MId=o260170090071|Strong=1886b|Type=interrogative 9 לוֹא֩ לֹא ADV _ _ 13 advmod _ Gloss=not|Ref=EZK_17:9!7|MId=o260170090072|Strong=3808|Type=negative 10 אֶת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 11 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=EZK_17:9!8|MId=o260170090081|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No 11-12 שָׁרָשֶׁ֨יהָ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11 שָׁרָשֶׁ֨י שֹׁרֶשׁ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 13 obj _ Gloss=roots|Ref=EZK_17:9!9|MId=o260170090091|Strong=8328 12 הָ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 11 nmod:poss _ Gloss=its|Ref=EZK_17:9!9|MId=o260170090092|Strong=1886d|Type=pronominal 13 יְנַתֵּ֜ק נָתַק VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=PIEL|Number=Sing|Person=3 7 parataxis _ Gloss=will.it.pull.up|Ref=EZK_17:9!10|MId=o260170090101|Strong=5423|Frame=A0:260170030062;A1:260170090091;|Type=yiqtol 14-15 וְאֶת־ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 14 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 19 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EZK_17:9!11|MId=o260170090111|Strong=2050b 15 אֶת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 16 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=EZK_17:9!11|MId=o260170090112|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker 16-17 פִּרְיָ֣הּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 16 פִּרְי פְּרִי NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 19 obj _ Gloss=fruit|Ref=EZK_17:9!12|MId=o260170090121|Strong=6529 17 ָ֣הּ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 16 nmod:poss _ Gloss=its|Ref=EZK_17:9!12|MId=o260170090122|Strong=1886d|Type=pronominal 18 ׀ ׀ PUNCT _ _ 17 punct _ Ref=EZK_17:9!12 19 יְקוֹסֵ֣ס קָסַס VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=POEL|Number=Sing|Person=3 13 conj _ Gloss=will.it.strip.off?|Ref=EZK_17:9!13|MId=o260170090131|Strong=7082|Frame=A0:260170030062;A1:260170090121;|Type=yiqtol 20-21 וְיָבֵ֗שׁ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 20 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 21 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EZK_17:9!14|MId=o260170090141|Strong=2050b 21 יָבֵ֗שׁ יָבֵשׁ VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 13 conj _ Gloss=it.will.wither|Ref=EZK_17:9!14|MId=o260170090142|Strong=3001|Frame=A0:260170070102;|Type=weqatal 22 כָּל־ כֹּל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 26 nsubj _ Gloss=all|Ref=EZK_17:9!15|MId=o260170090151|Strong=3605|SpaceAfter=No 23 טַרְפֵּ֤י טֶרֶף ADJ _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 22 compound:smixut _ Gloss=the.fresh.[things]|Ref=EZK_17:9!16|MId=o260170090161|Strong=2965|Type=adjective 24-25 צִמְחָהּ֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 24 צִמְח צֶמַח NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 23 compound:smixut _ Gloss=its.growth|Ref=EZK_17:9!17|MId=o260170090171|Strong=6780 25 ָהּ֙ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 24 nmod:poss _ Gloss=her|Ref=EZK_17:9!17|MId=o260170090172|Strong=1886d|Type=pronominal 26 תִּיבָ֔שׁ יָבֵשׁ VERB _ Gender=Fem|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 7 parataxis _ Gloss=it.will.wither|Ref=EZK_17:9!18|MId=o260170090181|Strong=3001|Frame=A0:260170090161;|Type=yiqtol 27-28 וְלֹֽא־ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 27 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 28 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EZK_17:9!19|MId=o260170090191|Strong=2050b 28 לֹֽא־ לֹא ADV _ _ 7 conj _ Gloss=not|Ref=EZK_17:9!19|MId=o260170090192|Strong=3808|Type=negative 29-30 בִזְרֹ֤עַ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 29 בִ בְּ ADP _ _ 30 case _ Gloss=by|Ref=EZK_17:9!20|MId=o260170090201|Strong=0871a 30 זְרֹ֤עַ זְרוֹעַ NOUN _ Number=Sing 28 obl _ Gloss=an.arm|Ref=EZK_17:9!20|MId=o260170090202|Strong=2220 31 גְּדוֹלָה֙ גָּדוֹל ADJ _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 30 amod _ Gloss=great|Ref=EZK_17:9!21|MId=o260170090211|Strong=1419|Type=adjective 32-34 וּבְעַם־ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 32 וּ וְ CCONJ _ _ 34 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EZK_17:9!22|MId=o260170090221|Strong=2050b 33 בְ בְּ ADP _ _ 34 case _ Gloss=by|Ref=EZK_17:9!22|MId=o260170090222|Strong=0871a 34 עַם־ עַם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 30 conj _ Gloss=a.people|Ref=EZK_17:9!22|MId=o260170090223|Strong=5971 35 רָ֔ב רַב ADJ _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 34 amod _ Gloss=numerous|Ref=EZK_17:9!23|MId=o260170090231|Strong=7227|Type=adjective 36-37 לְמַשְׂא֥וֹת _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 36 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 37 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=EZK_17:9!24|MId=o260170090241|Strong=3807a 37 מַשְׂא֥וֹת מַשְׂאֵת VERB _ HebBinyan=QAL 28 advcl _ Gloss=lift.up|Ref=EZK_17:9!24|MId=o260170090242|Strong=5375|Frame=A0:260170030062;A1:260170090252;|Type=infinitive_construct 38-39 אוֹתָ֖הּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 38 אוֹת אֵת ADP _ _ 39 case _ Gloss=|Ref=EZK_17:9!25|MId=o260170090251|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker 39 ָ֖הּ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 37 obj _ Gloss=it|Ref=EZK_17:9!25|MId=o260170090252|Strong=1886d|Type=pronominal 40-42 מִשָּׁרָשֶֽׁיהָ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 40 מִ מִן ADP _ _ 41 case _ Gloss=from|Ref=EZK_17:9!26|MId=o260170090261|Strong=4480 41 שָּׁרָשֶֽׁי שֹׁרֶשׁ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 37 obl _ Gloss=roots|Ref=EZK_17:9!26|MId=o260170090262|Strong=8328 42 הָ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 41 nmod:poss _ Gloss=its|Ref=EZK_17:9!26|MId=o260170090263|Strong=1886d|Type=pronominal 43 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 42 punct _ Ref=EZK_17:9!26 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: assert - voice: character - speech: a frame and its quote - negation: yes - the frame alone: decl · assert · none | verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | אֱמֹר *say* | imperative · qal | | | | | | אָמַר *he says* | qatal · qal | אֲדֹנ *Lord* | | | | | **not** תִּצְלָח *will it prosper?* | yiqtol · qal | | | | | | **not** יְנַתֵּק *will it pull up* | yiqtol · piel | | שָׁרָשֶׁי *roots* | | | | יְקוֹסֵס *will it strip off?* | yiqtol · poel | | פִּרְי *fruit* | | | | יָבֵשׁ *it will wither* | weqatal · qal | | | | | | תִּיבָשׁ *it will wither* | yiqtol · qal | טַרְפֵּי *the fresh \[things\]* | | | | | מַשְׂאוֹת *lift up* | infinitive construct · qal | | ָהּ *it* | | | MACULA's semantic frames: for each verb the head word of each participant. A0 is the one who acts, A1 what the act is done to or is about, A2 a further participant; AA, with a causative verb, the one who makes it happen. ## Targum Jonathan {#onkelos} אֲמַר כִּדְנַן יְיָ אֱלֹהִים תִּצְלַח הֲלָא יַת שָׁרְשׁוֹהִי יַפְסֵיק וְיַת אִבָּהּ יַקְטֵיף וְיִבְשׁוּן כָּל טַרְפֵי צִמְחָהּ יִתְּרוֹן וְלָא בְמַשִׁרְיָן סַגִיאִין וּבְעַם סַגִי יֵיתוּן לְמֶעְקַר יָתָהּ מִשׁוֹרְשָׁהָא: The Aramaic translation read beside the Hebrew. Text only: Mova has no Aramaic parser yet. ## English, JPS 1917 {#english} Each sentence on its own page, with its tree and pragmatics. A sentence that runs on into the next verse is listed under the verse it begins in. 1. [Say thou: Thus saith the Lord GOD: Shall it prosper? shall he not pull up the roots thereof, and cut off the fruit thereof, that it wither, yea, wither in all its sprouting leaves? neither shall great power or much people be at hand when it is plucked up by the roots thereof.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/EZK.384/) **Hebrew text:** Westminster Leningrad Codex, public domain. **Tree, glosses and frames:** MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets, available at [github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-hebrew](https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-hebrew/), [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/); converted to Universal Dependencies by Mova (words in text order, a prefix its own word). **Speech act:** Mova's rules on the MACULA words (`macula prag`). **Targum:** Onkelos (Torat Emet), Jonathan and the Writings (Mikraot Gedolot), from Sefaria, public domain. **English:** JPS 1917, public domain; trees and speech acts by Mova's cycle, frames by Mova's reader (Elamur Cosmic License). Hebrew sentence `wlc:EZK:369`. - ← previous: [Ezekiel 17:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/EZK.17.8/) - next →: [Ezekiel 17:10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/EZK.17.10/) - ↑ back to [Ezekiel 17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/EZK/17/)