--- title: Jeremiah 21:2 — 'Inquire, I pray thee, of the LORD for us; for Nebuchadrezzar king o… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: 'Inquire, I pray thee, of the LORD for us; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon maketh war against us; peradventure the LORD will deal with us according to all His wondrous works, that he may go up from us.' Who acts: you, I, Nebuchadrezzar king, 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 — you, I, Nebuchadrezzar king, LORD, king — and what happens in the verse to thee, war, 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. דְּרָשׁ־נָ֤א בַעֲדֵ֙נוּ֙ אֶת־יְהוָ֔ה כִּ֛י נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥ר מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֖ל נִלְחָ֣ם עָלֵ֑ינוּ אוּלַי֩ יַעֲשֶׂ֨ה יְהוָ֤ה אוֹתָ֙נוּ֙ כְּכָל־נִפְלְאֹתָ֔יו וְיַעֲלֶ֖ה מֵעָלֵֽינוּ׃ס ['Inquire, I pray thee, of the LORD for us; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon maketh war against us; peradventure the LORD will deal with us according to all His wondrous works, that he may go up from us.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JER.568/) ## 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:494 # text = דְּרָשׁ־נָ֤א בַעֲדֵ֙נוּ֙ אֶת־יְהוָ֔ה כִּ֛י נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥ר מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֖ל נִלְחָ֣ם עָלֵ֑ינוּ אוּלַי֩ יַעֲשֶׂ֨ה יְהוָ֤ה אוֹתָ֙נוּ֙ כְּכָל־נִפְלְאֹתָ֔יו וְיַעֲלֶ֖ה מֵעָלֵֽינוּ׃ס # verse = JER.21.2 1 דְּרָשׁ־ דָּרַשׁ VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=2 0 root _ Gloss=seek|Ref=JER_21:2!1|MId=o240210020011|Strong=1875|Frame=A0:240210010051;A1:240210020051;|Type=imperative|SpaceAfter=No 2 נָ֤א נָא INTJ _ _ 1 discourse _ Gloss=please|Ref=JER_21:2!2|MId=o240210020021|Strong=4994|Type=exhortation 3-4 בַעֲדֵ֙נוּ֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3 בַעֲד בַּעַד ADP _ _ 4 case _ Gloss=for|Ref=JER_21:2!3|MId=o240210020031|Strong=1157 4 ֵ֙נוּ֙ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 1 obl _ Gloss=us|Ref=JER_21:2!3|MId=o240210020032|Strong=5105a|Type=pronominal 5 אֶת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 6 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=JER_21:2!4|MId=o240210020041|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No 6 יְהוָ֔ה יהוה PROPN _ _ 1 obj _ Gloss=Yahweh|Ref=JER_21:2!5|MId=o240210020051|Strong=3068 7 כִּ֛י כִּי SCONJ _ _ 11 mark _ Gloss=(dm)|Ref=JER_21:2!6|MId=o240210020061|Strong=3588 8 נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥ר נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר PROPN _ _ 11 nsubj _ Gloss=Nebuchadnezzar|Ref=JER_21:2!7|MId=o240210020071|Strong=5019 9 מֶֽלֶךְ־ מֶלֶךְ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 8 appos _ Gloss=the.king|Ref=JER_21:2!8|MId=o240210020081|Strong=4428|SpaceAfter=No 10 בָּבֶ֖ל בָּבֶל PROPN _ _ 9 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.Babylon|Ref=JER_21:2!9|MId=o240210020091|Strong=0894 11 נִלְחָ֣ם לָחַם VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=NIPHAL|Number=Sing 1 advcl _ Gloss=[is].waging.war|Ref=JER_21:2!10|MId=o240210020101|Strong=3898|Frame=A0:240210020071;|Type=participle_active 12-13 עָלֵ֑ינוּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 12 עָלֵ֑י עַל ADP _ _ 13 case _ Gloss=on|Ref=JER_21:2!11|MId=o240210020111|Strong=5921 13 נוּ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 11 obl _ Gloss=us|Ref=JER_21:2!11|MId=o240210020112|Strong=5105a|Type=pronominal 14 אוּלַי֩ אוּלַי ADV _ _ 15 advmod _ Gloss=perhaps|Ref=JER_21:2!12|MId=o240210020121|Strong=0194 15 יַעֲשֶׂ֨ה עָשָׂה VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 1 parataxis _ Gloss=he.will.do|Ref=JER_21:2!13|MId=o240210020131|Strong=6213|Frame=A0:240210020141;|Type=yiqtol 16 יְהוָ֤ה יהוה PROPN _ _ 15 nsubj _ Gloss=Yahweh|Ref=JER_21:2!14|MId=o240210020141|Strong=3068 17-18 אוֹתָ֙נוּ֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 17 אוֹת אֵת ADP _ _ 18 case _ Gloss=with|Ref=JER_21:2!15|MId=o240210020151|Strong=0854 18 ָ֙נוּ֙ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 15 obl _ Gloss=us|Ref=JER_21:2!15|MId=o240210020152|Strong=5105a|Type=pronominal 19-20 כְּכָל־ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 19 כְּ כְּ ADP _ _ 20 case _ Gloss=according|Ref=JER_21:2!16|MId=o240210020161|Strong=3509a 20 כָל־ כֹּל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 15 obl _ Gloss=to.all|Ref=JER_21:2!16|MId=o240210020162|Strong=3605 21-22 נִפְלְאֹתָ֔יו _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 21 נִפְלְאֹתָ֔י פָּלָא VERB _ Gender=Fem|HebBinyan=NIPHAL|Number=Plur 20 compound:smixut _ Gloss=wonders|Ref=JER_21:2!17|MId=o240210020171|Strong=6381|Type=participle_active 22 ו הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 21 nmod:poss _ Gloss=his|Ref=JER_21:2!17|MId=o240210020172|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 23-24 וְיַעֲלֶ֖ה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 23 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 24 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=JER_21:2!18|MId=o240210020181|Strong=2050b 24 יַעֲלֶ֖ה עָלָה VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 15 conj _ Gloss=he.will.go.up|Ref=JER_21:2!18|MId=o240210020182|Strong=5927|Frame=A0:240210020071;|Type=yiqtol 25-27 מֵעָלֵֽינוּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 25 מֵ מִן ADP _ _ 27 case _ Gloss=from|Ref=JER_21:2!19|MId=o240210020191|Strong=4480 26 עָלֵֽי עַל ADP _ _ 27 case _ Gloss=on|Ref=JER_21:2!19|MId=o240210020192|Strong=5921 27 נוּ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 24 obl _ Gloss=us|Ref=JER_21:2!19|MId=o240210020193|Strong=5105a|Type=pronominal 28 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 27 punct _ Ref=JER_21:2!19|SpaceAfter=No 29 ס ס PUNCT _ _ 27 punct _ Ref=JER_21:2!19 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: command - act: request - voice: character - speech: inside a quote begun earlier - negation: no - hedged: yes (נָא) | verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | דְּרָשׁ־ *seek* | imperative · qal | | יְהוָה *Yahweh* | | | | נִלְחָם *\[is\] waging war* | participle active · niphal | נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר *Nebuchadnezzar* | | | | | יַעֲשֶׂה *he will do* | yiqtol · qal | יְהוָה *Yahweh* | | | | | יַעֲלֶה *he will go up* | yiqtol · qal | נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר *Nebuchadnezzar* | | | | 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} צַלֵי כְעַן עֲלָנָא קֳדָם יְיָ אֲרֵי נְבוּכַדְרֶצַר מַלְכָּא דְבָבֶל מֵגִיחַ קְרָבָא בָנָא מָאִים יַעֲבֵּד יְיָ עִמָנָא כְּכָל פְּרִישָׁתֵיהּ וְיִסְתַּלֵק מִנָנָא: 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. ['Inquire, I pray thee, of the LORD for us; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon maketh war against us; peradventure the LORD will deal with us according to all His wondrous works, that he may go up from us.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JER.568/) **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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