--- title: Jeremiah 20:9 — And if I say: 'I will not make mention of Him, nor speak any more in… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: And if I say: 'I will not make mention of Him, nor speak any more in His name', then there is in my heart as it were a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I weary myself to hold it in, but cannot. Who acts: I, burning fire, mention, LORD. 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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 — I, burning fire, mention, LORD — and what happens in the verse to mention, name, heart, burning fire, bones, myself, 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 52 chapters of Jeremiah on this site, all built by Mova itself from its own trees, with no large model in between. וְאָמַרְתִּ֣י לֹֽא־אֶזְכְּרֶ֗נּוּ וְלֹֽא־אֲדַבֵּ֥ר עוֹד֙ בִּשְׁמ֔וֹ וְהָיָ֤ה בְלִבִּי֙ כְּאֵ֣שׁ בֹּעֶ֔רֶת עָצֻ֖ר בְּעַצְמֹתָ֑י וְנִלְאֵ֥יתִי כַּֽלְכֵ֖ל וְלֹ֥א אוּכָֽל׃ [And if I say: 'I will not make mention of Him, nor speak any more in His name', then there is in my heart as it were a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I weary myself to hold it in, but cannot.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JER.557/) ## 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:JER:483 # text = וְאָמַרְתִּ֣י לֹֽא־אֶזְכְּרֶ֗נּוּ וְלֹֽא־אֲדַבֵּ֥ר עוֹד֙ בִּשְׁמ֔וֹ וְהָיָ֤ה בְלִבִּי֙ כְּאֵ֣שׁ בֹּעֶ֔רֶת עָצֻ֖ר בְּעַצְמֹתָ֑י וְנִלְאֵ֥יתִי כַּֽלְכֵ֖ל וְלֹ֥א אוּכָֽל׃ # verse = JER.20.9 1-2 וְאָמַרְתִּ֣י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 2 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=JER_20:9!1|MId=o240200090011|Strong=2050b 2 אָמַרְתִּ֣י אָמַר VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=1 0 root _ Gloss=I.will.say|Ref=JER_20:9!1|MId=o240200090012|Strong=0559|Frame=A0:240200030111;|Type=weqatal 3 לֹֽא־ לֹא ADV _ _ 4 advmod _ Gloss=not|Ref=JER_20:9!2|MId=o240200090021|Strong=3808|Type=negative|SpaceAfter=No 4-5 אֶזְכְּרֶ֗נּוּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4 אֶזְכְּר זָכַר VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=1 2 ccomp _ Gloss=I|Ref=JER_20:9!3|MId=o240200090031|Strong=2142|Frame=A0:240200030111;A1:240200090032;|Type=yiqtol 5 ֶ֗נּוּ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 obj _ Gloss=will.remember.him|Ref=JER_20:9!3|MId=o240200090032|Strong=5105b|Type=pronominal 6-7 וְלֹֽא־ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 8 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=JER_20:9!4|MId=o240200090041|Strong=2050b 7 לֹֽא־ לֹא ADV _ _ 8 advmod _ Gloss=not|Ref=JER_20:9!4|MId=o240200090042|Strong=3808|Type=negative 8 אֲדַבֵּ֥ר דָבַר VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=PIEL|Number=Sing|Person=1 4 conj _ Gloss=I.will.speak|Ref=JER_20:9!5|MId=o240200090051|Strong=1696|Frame=A0:240200030111;|Type=yiqtol 9 עוֹד֙ עוֹד ADV _ _ 8 advmod _ Gloss=again|Ref=JER_20:9!6|MId=o240200090061|Strong=5750 10-12 בִּשְׁמ֔וֹ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10 בִּ בְּ ADP _ _ 11 case _ Gloss=in|Ref=JER_20:9!7|MId=o240200090071|Strong=0871a 11 שְׁמ שֵׁם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 8 obl _ Gloss=name|Ref=JER_20:9!7|MId=o240200090072|Strong=8034 12 ֔וֹ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 11 nmod:poss _ Gloss=his|Ref=JER_20:9!7|MId=o240200090073|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 13-14 וְהָיָ֤ה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 13 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 16 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=JER_20:9!8|MId=o240200090081|Strong=2050b 14 הָיָ֤ה הָיָה AUX _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 16 cop _ Gloss=it.will.become|Ref=JER_20:9!8|MId=o240200090082|Strong=1961|Frame=A0:240200080101;|Type=weqatal 15-17 בְלִבִּי֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 15 בְ בְּ ADP _ _ 16 case _ Gloss=in|Ref=JER_20:9!9|MId=o240200090091|Strong=0871a 16 לִבּ לֵב NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 4 conj _ Gloss=heart|Ref=JER_20:9!9|MId=o240200090092|Strong=3820 17 ִי֙ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 16 nmod:poss _ Gloss=my|Ref=JER_20:9!9|MId=o240200090093|Strong=2967a|Type=pronominal 18-19 כְּאֵ֣שׁ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 18 כְּ כְּ ADP _ _ 19 case _ Gloss=like|Ref=JER_20:9!10|MId=o240200090101|Strong=3509a 19 אֵ֣שׁ אֵשׁ NOUN _ Number=Sing 16 obl _ Gloss=a.fire|Ref=JER_20:9!10|MId=o240200090102|Strong=0784 20 בֹּעֶ֔רֶת בָּעַר VERB _ Gender=Fem|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing 19 nmod _ Gloss=burning|Ref=JER_20:9!11|MId=o240200090111|Strong=1197|Frame=A0:240200090102;|Type=participle_active 21 עָצֻ֖ר עָצַר VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing 19 acl:relcl _ Gloss=shut.up|Ref=JER_20:9!12|MId=o240200090121|Strong=6113|Frame=A1:240200090102;|Type=participle_passive 22-24 בְּעַצְמֹתָ֑י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 22 בְּ בְּ ADP _ _ 23 case _ Gloss=in|Ref=JER_20:9!13|MId=o240200090131|Strong=0871a 23 עַצְמֹת עֶצֶם NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Plur 21 obl _ Gloss=bones|Ref=JER_20:9!13|MId=o240200090132|Strong=6106 24 ָ֑י הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 23 nmod:poss _ Gloss=my|Ref=JER_20:9!13|MId=o240200090133|Strong=2967a|Type=pronominal 25-26 וְנִלְאֵ֥יתִי _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 25 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 26 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=JER_20:9!14|MId=o240200090141|Strong=2050b 26 נִלְאֵ֥יתִי לָאָה VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=NIPHAL|Number=Sing|Person=1 4 conj _ Gloss=I.will.be.weary|Ref=JER_20:9!14|MId=o240200090142|Strong=3811|Frame=A0:240200030111;A1:240200090151;|Type=weqatal 27 כַּֽלְכֵ֖ל כּוּל VERB _ HebBinyan=PILPEL 26 obj _ Gloss=to.hold.[it].in|Ref=JER_20:9!15|MId=o240200090151|Strong=3557|Frame=A0:240200030111;|Type=infinitive_construct 28-29 וְלֹ֥א _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 28 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 30 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=JER_20:9!16|MId=o240200090161|Strong=2050b 29 לֹ֥א לֹא ADV _ _ 30 advmod _ Gloss=not|Ref=JER_20:9!16|MId=o240200090162|Strong=3808|Type=negative 30 אוּכָֽל יָכֹל VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=1 4 conj _ Gloss=I.will.be.able|Ref=JER_20:9!17|MId=o240200090171|Strong=3201|Frame=A0:240200030111;|Type=yiqtol|SpaceAfter=No 31 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 30 punct _ Ref=JER_20:9!17 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: promise - 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) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | אָמַרְתִּי *I will say* | weqatal · qal | | | | | | **not** אֶזְכְּר *I* | yiqtol · qal | | ֶנּוּ *will remember him* | | | | **not** אֲדַבֵּר *I will speak* | yiqtol · piel | | | | | | הָיָה *it will become* | weqatal · qal | | | | | | בֹּעֶרֶת *burning* | participle active · qal | אֵשׁ *a fire* | | | | | עָצֻר *shut up* | participle passive · qal | | אֵשׁ *a fire* | | | | נִלְאֵיתִי *I will be weary* | weqatal · niphal | | כַּֽלְכֵל *to hold \[it\] in* | | | | כַּֽלְכֵל *to hold \[it\] in* | infinitive construct · pilpel | | | | | | **not** אוּכָֽל *I will be able* | yiqtol · qal | | | | | 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} וַאֲמָרֵית לָא אִדְכְּרִינֵיהּ וְלָא אֲמַלֵיל עוֹד בִּשְׁמֵיהּ וַהֲווֹן פִּתְגָמוֹהִי בְּלִבִּי כְּאֶשְׁתָּא בַּעֲרָא שָׁטְפִין יַת גַרְמֵי וּלְאֵיתִי לְסוֹבָרָא וְלָא יְכִילִית: 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 if I say: 'I will not make mention of Him, nor speak any more in His name', then there is in my heart as it were a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I weary myself to hold it in, but cannot.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JER.557/) **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). 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