--- title: Jeremiah 29:17 — thus saith the LORD of hosts: Behold, I will send upon them the swor… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: thus saith the LORD of hosts: Behold, I will send upon them the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, and will make them like vile figs, that cannot be eaten, they are so bad. Who acts: LORD, I, sword. 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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 — LORD, I, sword — and what happens in the verse to sword, vile figs, 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. כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת הִנְנִי֙ מְשַׁלֵּ֣חַ בָּ֔ם אֶת־הַחֶ֖רֶב אֶת־הָרָעָ֣ב וְאֶת־הַדָּ֑בֶר וְנָתַתִּ֣י אוֹתָ֗ם כַּתְּאֵנִים֙ הַשֹּׁ֣עָרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־תֵאָכַ֖לְנָה מֵרֹֽעַ׃ [thus saith the LORD of hosts: Behold, I will send upon them the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, and will make them like vile figs, that cannot be eaten, they are so bad.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JER.792/) ## 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:704 # text = כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת הִנְנִי֙ מְשַׁלֵּ֣חַ בָּ֔ם אֶת־הַחֶ֖רֶב אֶת־הָרָעָ֣ב וְאֶת־הַדָּ֑בֶר וְנָתַתִּ֣י אוֹתָ֗ם כַּתְּאֵנִים֙ הַשֹּׁ֣עָרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־תֵאָכַ֖לְנָה מֵרֹֽעַ׃ # verse = JER.29.17 1 כֹּ֤ה כֹּה ADV _ _ 2 advmod _ Gloss=thus|Ref=JER_29:17!1|MId=o240290170011|Strong=3541 2 אָמַר֙ אָמַר VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 0 root _ Gloss=he.says|Ref=JER_29:17!2|MId=o240290170021|Strong=0559|Frame=A0:240290170031;|Type=qatal 3 יְהוָ֣ה יהוה PROPN _ _ 2 nsubj _ Gloss=Yahweh|Ref=JER_29:17!3|MId=o240290170031|Strong=3068 4 צְבָא֔וֹת צָבָא NOUN _ Number=Plur 3 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.hosts|Ref=JER_29:17!4|MId=o240290170041|Strong=6635 5-6 הִנְנִי֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5 הִנ הִנֵּה INTJ _ _ 7 nsubj _ Gloss=here|Ref=JER_29:17!5|MId=o240290170051|Strong=2009|Type=demonstrative 6 ְנִי֙ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ Gloss=I|Ref=JER_29:17!5|MId=o240290170052|Strong=2967a|Type=pronominal 7 מְשַׁלֵּ֣חַ שָׁלַח VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=PIEL|Number=Sing 2 ccomp _ Gloss=[am].about.to.send|Ref=JER_29:17!6|MId=o240290170061|Strong=7971|Frame=A0:240290170052;A1:240290170092;240290170112;240290170132;|Type=participle_active 8-9 בָּ֔ם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8 בּ בְּ ADP _ _ 9 case _ Gloss=on|Ref=JER_29:17!7|MId=o240290170071|Strong=0871a 9 ָ֔ם הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 obl _ Gloss=them|Ref=JER_29:17!7|MId=o240290170072|Strong=3963a|Type=pronominal 10 אֶת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 12 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=JER_29:17!8|MId=o240290170081|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No 11-12 הַחֶ֖רֶב _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 12 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=JER_29:17!9|MId=o240290170091|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 12 חֶ֖רֶב חֶרֶב NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 7 obj _ Gloss=sword|Ref=JER_29:17!9|MId=o240290170092|Strong=2719 13 אֶת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 15 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=JER_29:17!10|MId=o240290170101|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No 14-15 הָרָעָ֣ב _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 14 הָ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 15 det _ Gloss=(the)|Ref=JER_29:17!11|MId=o240290170111|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 15 רָעָ֣ב רָעָב NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 12 conj _ Gloss=famine|Ref=JER_29:17!11|MId=o240290170112|Strong=7458 16-17 וְאֶת־ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 16 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 19 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=JER_29:17!12|MId=o240290170121|Strong=2050b 17 אֶת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 19 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=JER_29:17!12|MId=o240290170122|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker 18-19 הַדָּ֑בֶר _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 18 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 19 det _ Gloss=(the)|Ref=JER_29:17!13|MId=o240290170131|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 19 דָּ֑בֶר דֶּבֶר NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 12 conj _ Gloss=pestilence|Ref=JER_29:17!13|MId=o240290170132|Strong=1698 20-21 וְנָתַתִּ֣י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 20 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 21 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=JER_29:17!14|MId=o240290170141|Strong=2050b 21 נָתַתִּ֣י נָתַן VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=1 7 conj _ Gloss=I.will.make|Ref=JER_29:17!14|MId=o240290170142|Strong=5414|Frame=A0:240290170031;A1:240290170152;|Type=weqatal 22-23 אוֹתָ֗ם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 22 אוֹת אֵת ADP _ _ 23 case _ Gloss=|Ref=JER_29:17!15|MId=o240290170151|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker 23 ָ֗ם הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 21 obj _ Gloss=them|Ref=JER_29:17!15|MId=o240290170152|Strong=3963a|Type=pronominal 24-26 כַּתְּאֵנִים֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 24 כַּ כְּ ADP _ _ 26 case _ Gloss=like|Ref=JER_29:17!16|MId=o240290170161|Strong=3509a 25 ה הַ DET _ PronType=Art 26 det _ Gloss=(the)|Ref=JER_29:17!16|MId=o240290170161ה|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 26 תְּאֵנִים֙ תְּאֵנָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Plur 21 obl _ Gloss=figs|Ref=JER_29:17!16|MId=o240290170162|Strong=8384 27-28 הַשֹּׁ֣עָרִ֔ים _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 27 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 28 det _ Gloss=(the)|Ref=JER_29:17!17|MId=o240290170171|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 28 שֹּׁ֣עָרִ֔ים שֹׁעָר ADJ _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 26 amod _ Gloss=rotten|Ref=JER_29:17!17|MId=o240290170172|Strong=8182|Type=adjective 29 אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֲשֶׁר SCONJ _ _ 31 mark _ Gloss=which|Ref=JER_29:17!18|MId=o240290170181|Strong=0834|Type=relative 30 לֹא־ לֹא ADV _ _ 31 advmod _ Gloss=not|Ref=JER_29:17!19|MId=o240290170191|Strong=3808|Type=negative|SpaceAfter=No 31 תֵאָכַ֖לְנָה אָכַל VERB _ Gender=Fem|HebBinyan=NIPHAL|Number=Plur|Person=3 26 acl:relcl _ Gloss=they.will.be.eaten|Ref=JER_29:17!20|MId=o240290170201|Strong=0398|Frame=A1:240290170163;|Type=yiqtol 32-33 מֵרֹֽעַ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 32 מֵ מִן ADP _ _ 33 case _ Gloss=from|Ref=JER_29:17!21|MId=o240290170211|Strong=4480 33 רֹֽעַ רֹעַ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 31 obl _ Gloss=badness|Ref=JER_29:17!21|MId=o240290170212|Strong=7455 34 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 33 punct _ Ref=JER_29:17!21 ``` ## 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) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | אָמַר *he says* | qatal · qal | יְהוָה *Yahweh* | | | | | מְשַׁלֵּחַ *\[am\] about to send* | participle active · piel | ְנִי *I* | חֶרֶב *sword* + רָעָב *famine* + דָּבֶר *pestilence* | | | | נָתַתִּי *I will make* | weqatal · qal | יְהוָה *Yahweh* | ָם *them* | | | | **not** תֵאָכַלְנָה *they will be eaten* | yiqtol · niphal | | | | | 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} כִּדְנַן אֲמַר יְיָ צְבָאוֹת הָאֲנָא מְגָרֵי בְּהוֹן יַת דְקַטְלִין בְּחַרְבָּא וּבְכַפְנָא וּמוֹתָא וְאֶתֵּן יַתְהוֹן כְּתֵינַיָא בִּישָׁתָא דְלָא מִתְאַכְלָן מִבִּישׁוּ: 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. [thus saith the LORD of hosts: Behold, I will send upon them the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, and will make them like vile figs, that cannot be eaten, they are so bad.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JER.792/) **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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