--- title: Ezekiel 21:12 — And it shall be, when they say unto thee: Wherefore sighest thou? th… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: And it shall be, when they say unto thee: Wherefore sighest thou? that thou shalt say: Because of the tidings, for it cometh; and every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be slack, and every spirit shall be faint, and all knees shall drip with water; behold, it cometh, and it shall be done, saith --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/EZK.21.12/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Nevi'im](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/) / [Ezekiel](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/EZK/) / [chapter 21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/EZK/21/) / 21:12 # Ezekiel 21:12 יְחֶזְקֵאל **Who acts:** eyes, thou, flesh, heart, hands, spirit · **What happens:** say, sigh, come, melt, be, drip · **To what, where:** flesh · **Speech:** someone speaks in this verse This is Ezekiel 21:12 from Mova's open Bible corpus, the Tanakh in three languages (Nevi'im — the Prophets). 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 — eyes, thou, flesh, heart, hands, spirit — and what happens in the verse to flesh, 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. וְהָיָה֙ כִּֽי־יֹאמְר֣וּ אֵלֶ֔יךָ עַל־מָ֖ה אַתָּ֣ה נֶאֱנָ֑ח וְאָמַרְתָּ֡ אֶל־שְׁמוּעָ֣ה כִֽי־בָאָ֡ה וְנָמֵ֣ס כָּל־לֵב֩ וְרָפ֨וּ כָל־יָדַ֜יִם וְכִהֲתָ֣ה כָל־ר֗וּחַ וְכָל־בִּרְכַּ֙יִם֙ תֵּלַ֣כְנָה מַּ֔יִם הִנֵּ֤ה בָאָה֙ וְנִֽהְיָ֔תָה נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃פ [And it shall be, when they say unto thee: Wherefore sighest thou? that thou shalt say: Because of the tidings, for it cometh; and every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be slack, and every spirit shall be faint, and all knees shall drip with water; behold, it cometh, and it shall be done, saith the Lord GOD.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/EZK.512/) ## 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:486 # text = וְהָיָה֙ כִּֽי־יֹאמְר֣וּ אֵלֶ֔יךָ עַל־מָ֖ה אַתָּ֣ה נֶאֱנָ֑ח וְאָמַרְתָּ֡ אֶל־שְׁמוּעָ֣ה כִֽי־בָאָ֡ה וְנָמֵ֣ס כָּל־לֵב֩ וְרָפ֨וּ כָל־יָדַ֜יִם וְכִהֲתָ֣ה כָל־ר֗וּחַ וְכָל־בִּרְכַּ֙יִם֙ תֵּלַ֣כְנָה מַּ֔יִם הִנֵּ֤ה בָאָה֙ וְנִֽהְיָ֔תָה נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃פ # verse = EZK.21.12 1-2 וְהָיָה֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 2 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EZK_21:12!1|MId=o260210120011|Strong=2050b 2 הָיָה֙ הָיָה VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 0 root _ Gloss=it.will.be|Ref=EZK_21:12!1|MId=o260210120012|Strong=1961|Type=weqatal 3 כִּֽי־ כִּי SCONJ _ _ 4 mark _ Gloss=(dm)|Ref=EZK_21:12!2|MId=o260210120021|Strong=3588|SpaceAfter=No 4 יֹאמְר֣וּ אָמַר VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=3 2 advcl _ Gloss=they.will.say|Ref=EZK_21:12!3|MId=o260210120031|Strong=0559|Frame=A0:260210080022;|Type=yiqtol 5-6 אֵלֶ֔יךָ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5 אֵלֶ֔י אֶל ADP _ _ 6 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=EZK_21:12!4|MId=o260210120041|Strong=0413 6 ךָ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 4 obl _ Gloss=you|Ref=EZK_21:12!4|MId=o260210120042|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 7 עַל־ עַל ADP _ _ 8 case _ Gloss=concerning|Ref=EZK_21:12!5|MId=o260210120051|Strong=5921|SpaceAfter=No 8 מָ֖ה מָה PRON _ PronType=Int 10 obl _ Gloss=what?|Ref=EZK_21:12!6|MId=o260210120061|Strong=4100|Type=interrogative 9 אַתָּ֣ה אַתָּה PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 10 nsubj _ Gloss=[are].you|Ref=EZK_21:12!7|MId=o260210120071|Strong=0859|Type=personal 10 נֶאֱנָ֑ח אָנַח VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=NIPHAL|Number=Sing 4 ccomp _ Gloss=groaning|Ref=EZK_21:12!8|MId=o260210120081|Strong=0584|Frame=A0:260210120071;|Type=participle_active 11-12 וְאָמַרְתָּ֡ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 12 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EZK_21:12!9|MId=o260210120091|Strong=2050b 12 אָמַרְתָּ֡ אָמַר VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=2 10 conj _ Gloss=you.will.say|Ref=EZK_21:12!9|MId=o260210120092|Strong=0559|Frame=A0:260210110021;|Type=weqatal 13 אֶל־ אֶל ADP _ _ 14 case _ Gloss=because.of|Ref=EZK_21:12!10|MId=o260210120101|Strong=0413|SpaceAfter=No 14 שְׁמוּעָ֣ה שְׁמוּעָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 12 ccomp _ Gloss=a.report|Ref=EZK_21:12!11|MId=o260210120111|Strong=8052 15 כִֽי־ כִּי SCONJ _ _ 16 mark _ Gloss=(dm).that|Ref=EZK_21:12!12|MId=o260210120121|Strong=3588|SpaceAfter=No 16 בָאָ֡ה בּוֹא VERB _ Gender=Fem|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing 14 advcl _ Gloss=[it.is].coming|Ref=EZK_21:12!13|MId=o260210120131|Strong=0935|Frame=A0:260210120111;|Type=participle_active 17-18 וְנָמֵ֣ס _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 17 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 18 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EZK_21:12!14|MId=o260210120141|Strong=2050b 18 נָמֵ֣ס מָסַס VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=NIPHAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 14 conj _ Gloss=it.will.melt|Ref=EZK_21:12!14|MId=o260210120142|Strong=4549|Frame=A0:260210120161;|Type=weqatal 19 כָּל־ כֹּל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 18 nsubj _ Gloss=every|Ref=EZK_21:12!15|MId=o260210120151|Strong=3605|SpaceAfter=No 20 לֵב֩ לֵב NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 19 compound:smixut _ Gloss=heart|Ref=EZK_21:12!16|MId=o260210120161|Strong=3820 21-22 וְרָפ֨וּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 21 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 22 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EZK_21:12!17|MId=o260210120171|Strong=2050b 22 רָפ֨וּ רָפָה VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=3 14 conj _ Gloss=they.will.drop|Ref=EZK_21:12!17|MId=o260210120172|Strong=7503|Frame=A0:260210120191;|Type=weqatal 23 כָל־ כֹּל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 22 nsubj _ Gloss=all|Ref=EZK_21:12!18|MId=o260210120181|Strong=3605|SpaceAfter=No 24 יָדַ֜יִם יָד NOUN _ Number=Dual 23 compound:smixut _ Gloss=hands|Ref=EZK_21:12!19|MId=o260210120191|Strong=3027 25-26 וְכִהֲתָ֣ה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 25 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 26 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EZK_21:12!20|MId=o260210120201|Strong=2050b 26 כִהֲתָ֣ה כָּהָה VERB _ Gender=Fem|HebBinyan=PIEL|Number=Sing|Person=3 14 conj _ Gloss=it.will.grow.faint|Ref=EZK_21:12!20|MId=o260210120202|Strong=3543|Frame=A0:260210120221;|Type=weqatal 27 כָל־ כֹּל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 26 nsubj _ Gloss=every|Ref=EZK_21:12!21|MId=o260210120211|Strong=3605|SpaceAfter=No 28 ר֗וּחַ רוּחַ NOUN _ Number=Sing 27 compound:smixut _ Gloss=spirit|Ref=EZK_21:12!22|MId=o260210120221|Strong=7307 29-30 וְכָל־ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 29 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 32 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EZK_21:12!23|MId=o260210120231|Strong=2050b 30 כָל־ כֹּל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 32 nsubj _ Gloss=all|Ref=EZK_21:12!23|MId=o260210120232|Strong=3605 31 בִּרְכַּ֙יִם֙ בֶּרֶךְ NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Dual 30 compound:smixut _ Gloss=knees|Ref=EZK_21:12!24|MId=o260210120241|Strong=1290 32 תֵּלַ֣כְנָה הלך VERB _ Gender=Fem|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=3 14 conj _ Gloss=they.will.go|Ref=EZK_21:12!25|MId=o260210120251|Strong=1980|Frame=A0:260210120241;|Type=yiqtol 33 מַּ֔יִם מַיִם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 32 obl _ Gloss=water|Ref=EZK_21:12!26|MId=o260210120261|Strong=4325 34 הִנֵּ֤ה הִנֵּה INTJ _ _ 35 discourse _ Gloss=there!|Ref=EZK_21:12!27|MId=o260210120271|Strong=2009|Type=demonstrative 35 בָאָה֙ בּוֹא VERB _ Gender=Fem|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing 14 parataxis _ Gloss=[it.is].coming|Ref=EZK_21:12!28|MId=o260210120281|Strong=0935|Frame=A0:260210120111;|Type=participle_active 36-37 וְנִֽהְיָ֔תָה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 36 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 37 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EZK_21:12!29|MId=o260210120291|Strong=2050b 37 נִֽהְיָ֔תָה הָיָה VERB _ Gender=Fem|HebBinyan=NIPHAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 35 conj _ Gloss=it.will.happen|Ref=EZK_21:12!29|MId=o260210120292|Strong=1961|Frame=A0:260210120111;|Type=weqatal 38 נְאֻ֖ם נְאֻם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 14 parataxis _ Gloss=the.utterance|Ref=EZK_21:12!30|MId=o260210120301|Strong=5002 39-40 אֲדֹנָ֥י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 39 אֲדֹנ אֲדֹנָי NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 38 compound:smixut _ Gloss=Lord|Ref=EZK_21:12!31|MId=o260210120311|Strong=0136 40 ָ֥י הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 39 nmod:poss _ Gloss=of.[the]|Ref=EZK_21:12!31|MId=o260210120312|Strong=2967a|Type=pronominal 41 יְהוִֽה יְהֹוִה PROPN _ _ 39 appos _ Gloss=Yahweh|Ref=EZK_21:12!32|MId=o260210120321|Strong=3069|SpaceAfter=No 42 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 41 punct _ Ref=EZK_21:12!32|SpaceAfter=No 43 פ פ PUNCT _ _ 41 punct _ Ref=EZK_21:12!32 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: wh-question - act: ask - voice: character - speech: a frame and its quote - negation: no - the frame alone: decl · assert · none | verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | יֹאמְרוּ *they will say* | yiqtol · qal | | | | | | נֶאֱנָח *groaning* | participle active · niphal | אַתָּה *\[are\] you* | | | | | אָמַרְתָּ *you will say* | weqatal · qal | | | | | | בָאָה *\[it is\] coming* | participle active · qal | שְׁמוּעָה *a report* | | | | | נָמֵס *it will melt* | weqatal · niphal | לֵב *heart* | | | | | רָפוּ *they will drop* | weqatal · qal | יָדַיִם *hands* | | | | | כִהֲתָה *it will grow faint* | weqatal · piel | רוּחַ *spirit* | | | | | תֵּלַכְנָה *they will go* | yiqtol · qal | בִּרְכַּיִם *knees* | | | | | בָאָה *\[it is\] coming* | participle active · qal | שְׁמוּעָה *a report* | | | | | נִֽהְיָתָה *it will happen* | weqatal · niphal | שְׁמוּעָה *a report* | | | | 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} וִיהֵי אֲרֵי יֵמְרוּן לָךְ עַל מָה אַתְּ מִתְאַנַח וְתֵימַר עַל בְּסוֹרְתָא אֲרֵי אַתְיָא וְיִתְמְסֵי כָּל לֵב וְיִתְרַשְׁלָן כָּל יְדֵין וְתֶעֱמֵי כָל רוּחַ וְכָל רְכוּבַיָא יִתְאַשְׁדָן מַיָא הָא אַתְיָא וְתִתְקַיֵם אֲמַר יְיָ אֱלֹהִים: 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. [And it shall be, when they say unto thee: Wherefore sighest thou? that thou shalt say: Because of the tidings, for it cometh; and every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be slack, and every spirit shall be faint, and all knees shall drip with water; behold, it cometh, and it shall be done, saith the Lord GOD.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/EZK.512/) **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:486`. - ← previous: [Ezekiel 21:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/EZK.21.11/) - next →: [Ezekiel 21:13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/EZK.21.13/) - ↑ back to [Ezekiel 21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/EZK/21/)