--- title: Jeremiah 39:16 — 'Go, and speak to Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying: Thus saith the… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: 'Go, and speak to Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying: Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will bring My words upon this city for evil, and not for good; and they shall be accomplished before thee in that day. Who acts: you, LORD, I, My. 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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, LORD, I, My — and what happens in the verse to Ebed melech, words, hosts, 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. הָל֣וֹךְ וְאָמַרְתָּ֡ לְעֶבֶד־מֶ֨לֶךְעֶבֶד־מֶ֨לֶךְהַכּוּשִׁ֜י לֵאמֹ֗ר כֹּֽה־אָמַ֞ר יְהוָ֤ה צְבָאוֹת֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל הִנְנִי֩ מֵבִ֨יא אֶת־דְּבָרַ֜י אֶל־הָעִ֥יר הַזֹּ֛את לְרָעָ֖ה וְלֹ֣א לְטוֹבָ֑ה וְהָי֥וּ לְפָנֶ֖יךָ בַּיּ֥וֹם הַהֽוּא׃ ['Go, and speak to Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying: Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will bring My words upon this city for evil, and not for good; and they shall be accomplished before thee in that day.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JER.1090/) ## 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:991 # text = הָל֣וֹךְ וְאָמַרְתָּ֡ לְעֶבֶד־מֶ֨לֶךְעֶבֶד־מֶ֨לֶךְהַכּוּשִׁ֜י לֵאמֹ֗ר כֹּֽה־אָמַ֞ר יְהוָ֤ה צְבָאוֹת֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל הִנְנִי֩ מֵבִ֨יא אֶת־דְּבָרַ֜י אֶל־הָעִ֥יר הַזֹּ֛את לְרָעָ֖ה וְלֹ֣א לְטוֹבָ֑ה וְהָי֥וּ לְפָנֶ֖יךָ בַּיּ֥וֹם הַהֽוּא׃ # verse = JER.39.16 1 הָל֣וֹךְ הָלַךְ VERB _ HebBinyan=QAL 0 root _ Gloss=go|Ref=JER_39:16!1|MId=o240390160011|Strong=1980|Frame=A0:240390150021;|Type=infinitive_absolute 2-3 וְאָמַרְתָּ֡ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 3 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=JER_39:16!2|MId=o240390160021|Strong=2050b 3 אָמַרְתָּ֡ אָמַר VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=2 1 conj _ Gloss=you.will.say|Ref=JER_39:16!2|MId=o240390160022|Strong=0559|Frame=A0:240390150021;|Type=weqatal 4-8 לְעֶבֶד־מֶ֨לֶךְעֶבֶד־מֶ֨לֶךְהַכּוּשִׁ֜י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 5 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=JER_39:16!3|MId=o240390160031|Strong=3807a 5 עֶבֶד־מֶ֨לֶךְ עֶבֶד־מֶלֶךְ PROPN _ _ 3 obl _ Gloss=Ebed|Ref=JER_39:16!3|MId=o240390160032 6 עֶבֶד־מֶ֨לֶךְ עֶבֶד־מֶלֶךְ PROPN _ _ 5 appos _ Gloss=Melech|Ref=JER_39:16!4|MId=o240390160041 7 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 8 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=JER_39:16!5|MId=o240390160051|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 8 כּוּשִׁ֜י כֻּשִׁי NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 5 appos _ Gloss=Cushite|Ref=JER_39:16!5|MId=o240390160052|Strong=3569|Type=gentilic 9-10 לֵאמֹ֗ר _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 9 לֵ לְ ADP _ ExtPos=SCONJ 12 mark _ Gloss=(cmp)|Ref=JER_39:16!6|MId=o240390160061|Strong=3807a 10 אמֹ֗ר אָמַר VERB _ HebBinyan=QAL 9 fixed _ Gloss=|Ref=JER_39:16!6|MId=o240390160062|Strong=0559|Frame=A0:240390150021;|Type=infinitive_construct 11 כֹּֽה־ כֹּה ADV _ _ 12 advmod _ Gloss=thus|Ref=JER_39:16!7|MId=o240390160071|Strong=3541|SpaceAfter=No 12 אָמַ֞ר אָמַר VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 3 ccomp _ Gloss=he.says|Ref=JER_39:16!8|MId=o240390160081|Strong=0559|Frame=A0:240390160081;|Type=qatal 13 יְהוָ֤ה יהוה PROPN _ _ 12 nsubj _ Gloss=Yahweh|Ref=JER_39:16!9|MId=o240390160091|Strong=3068 14 צְבָאוֹת֙ צָבָא NOUN _ Number=Plur 13 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.hosts|Ref=JER_39:16!10|MId=o240390160101|Strong=6635 15 אֱלֹהֵ֣י אֱלֹהִים NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 13 appos _ Gloss=the.God|Ref=JER_39:16!11|MId=o240390160111|Strong=0430 16 יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל יִשְׂרָאֵל PROPN _ _ 15 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.Israel|Ref=JER_39:16!12|MId=o240390160121|Strong=3478 17-18 הִנְנִי֩ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 17 הִנ הִנֵּה INTJ _ _ 19 nsubj _ Gloss=here|Ref=JER_39:16!13|MId=o240390160131|Strong=2009|Type=demonstrative 18 ְנִי֩ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 17 nsubj _ Gloss=I|Ref=JER_39:16!13|MId=o240390160132|Strong=2967a|Type=pronominal 19 מֵבִ֨יא בּוֹא VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=HIPHIL|Number=Sing 12 ccomp _ Gloss=[am].about.to.bring|Ref=JER_39:16!15|MId=o240390160151|Strong=0935|Frame=AA:240390160122;A0:240390160161;|Type=participle_active 20 אֶת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 21 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=JER_39:16!16|MId=o240390160161|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No 21-22 דְּבָרַ֜י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 21 דְּבָר דָּבָר NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 19 obj _ Gloss=words|Ref=JER_39:16!17|MId=o240390160171|Strong=1697 22 ַ֜י הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 21 nmod:poss _ Gloss=my|Ref=JER_39:16!17|MId=o240390160172|Strong=2967a|Type=pronominal 23 אֶל־ אֶל ADP _ _ 25 case _ Gloss=against|Ref=JER_39:16!18|MId=o240390160181|Strong=0413|SpaceAfter=No 24-25 הָעִ֥יר _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 24 הָ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 25 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=JER_39:16!19|MId=o240390160191|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 25 עִ֥יר עִיר NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 19 obl _ Gloss=city|Ref=JER_39:16!19|MId=o240390160192|Strong=5892 26-27 הַזֹּ֛את _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 26 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 27 det _ Gloss=(the)|Ref=JER_39:16!20|MId=o240390160201|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 27 זֹּ֛את זֹאת DET _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 25 det _ Gloss=this|Ref=JER_39:16!20|MId=o240390160202|Strong=2063|Type=demonstrative 28-29 לְרָעָ֖ה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 28 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 29 case _ Gloss=for|Ref=JER_39:16!21|MId=o240390160211|Strong=3807a 29 רָעָ֖ה רָעָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 19 obl _ Gloss=harm|Ref=JER_39:16!21|MId=o240390160212|Strong=7451b 30-31 וְלֹ֣א _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 30 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 31 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=JER_39:16!22|MId=o240390160221|Strong=2050b 31 לֹ֣א לֹא ADV _ _ 19 conj _ Gloss=not|Ref=JER_39:16!22|MId=o240390160222|Strong=3808|Type=negative 32-33 לְטוֹבָ֑ה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 32 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 33 case _ Gloss=for|Ref=JER_39:16!23|MId=o240390160231|Strong=3807a 33 טוֹבָ֑ה טוֹבָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 31 obl _ Gloss=good|Ref=JER_39:16!23|MId=o240390160232|Strong=2896b|Type=adjective 34-35 וְהָי֥וּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 34 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 37 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=JER_39:16!24|MId=o240390160241|Strong=2050b 35 הָי֥וּ הָיָה AUX _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=3 37 cop _ Gloss=they.will.happen|Ref=JER_39:16!24|MId=o240390160242|Strong=1961|Frame=A0:240390160161;|Type=weqatal 36-38 לְפָנֶ֖יךָ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 36 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 37 case _ Gloss=before|Ref=JER_39:16!25|MId=o240390160251|Strong=3807a 37 פָנֶ֖י פָּנֶה NOUN _ Number=Plur 19 conj _ Gloss=|Ref=JER_39:16!25|MId=o240390160252|Strong=6440 38 ךָ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 37 nmod:poss _ Gloss=you|Ref=JER_39:16!25|MId=o240390160253|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 39-41 בַּיּ֥וֹם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 39 בַּ בְּ ADP _ _ 41 case _ Gloss=on|Ref=JER_39:16!26|MId=o240390160261|Strong=0871a 40 ה הַ DET _ PronType=Art 41 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=JER_39:16!26|MId=o240390160261ה|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 41 יּ֥וֹם יוֹם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 37 obl _ Gloss=day|Ref=JER_39:16!26|MId=o240390160262|Strong=3117 42-43 הַהֽוּא _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 42 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 43 det _ Gloss=(the)|Ref=JER_39:16!27|MId=o240390160271|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 43 הֽוּא הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 41 det _ Gloss=that|Ref=JER_39:16!27|MId=o240390160272|Strong=1931|Type=personal 44 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 43 punct _ Ref=JER_39:16!27 ``` ## 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) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | הָלוֹךְ *go* | infinitive absolute · qal | | | | | | אָמַרְתָּ *you will say* | weqatal · qal | | | | | | אמֹר | infinitive construct · qal | | | | | | אָמַר *he says* | qatal · qal | אָמַר *he says* | | | | | **not** מֵבִיא *\[am\] about to bring* | participle active · hiphil | אֶת־ *(et)* | | | | | הָיוּ *they will happen* | weqatal · qal | אֶת־ *(et)* | | | | 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} אֱזֵיל וְתֵימַר לְעַבְדָא דְמַלְכָּא צִדְקִיָה לְמֵימָר כִּדְנַן אֲמַר יְיָ צְבָאוֹת אֱלָהָא דְיִשְׂרָאֵל הָא אֲנָא מַיְתֵי יַת פִּתְגָמֵי עַל קַרְתָּא הָדָא לְבִישְׁתָא וְלָא לְטָבָא וִיהוֹן קֳדָמָךְ בְּיוֹמָא הַהוּא: 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. ['Go, and speak to Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying: Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will bring My words upon this city for evil, and not for good; and they shall be accomplished before thee in that day.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JER.1090/) **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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