--- title: Jeremiah 45:5 — And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not; for, behol… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not; for, behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the LORD; but thy life will I give unto thee for a prey in all places whither thou goest.' Who acts: thou, I, 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 — thou, I, LORD — and what happens in the verse to great things, things, evil, life, 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. וְאַתָּ֛ה תְּבַקֶּשׁ־לְךָ֥ גְדֹל֖וֹת אַל־תְּבַקֵּ֑שׁ כִּ֡י הִנְנִי֩ מֵבִ֨יא רָעָ֤ה עַל־כָּל־בָּשָׂר֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה וְנָתַתִּ֨י לְךָ֤ אֶֽת־נַפְשְׁךָ֙ לְשָׁלָ֔ל עַ֥ל כָּל־הַמְּקֹמ֖וֹת אֲשֶׁ֥ר תֵּֽלֶךְ־שָֽׁם׃ס [And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not; for, behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the LORD; but thy life will I give unto thee for a prey in all places whither thou goest.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JER.1197/) ## 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:1097 # text = וְאַתָּ֛ה תְּבַקֶּשׁ־לְךָ֥ גְדֹל֖וֹת אַל־תְּבַקֵּ֑שׁ כִּ֡י הִנְנִי֩ מֵבִ֨יא רָעָ֤ה עַל־כָּל־בָּשָׂר֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה וְנָתַתִּ֨י לְךָ֤ אֶֽת־נַפְשְׁךָ֙ לְשָׁלָ֔ל עַ֥ל כָּל־הַמְּקֹמ֖וֹת אֲשֶׁ֥ר תֵּֽלֶךְ־שָֽׁם׃ס # verse = JER.45.5 1-2 וְאַתָּ֛ה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 3 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=JER_45:5!1|MId=o240450050011|Strong=2050b 2 אַתָּ֛ה אַתָּה PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ Gloss=you|Ref=JER_45:5!1|MId=o240450050012|Strong=0859|Type=personal 3 תְּבַקֶּשׁ־ בָּקַשׁ VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=PIEL|Number=Sing|Person=2 0 root _ Gloss=you.are.seeking|Ref=JER_45:5!2|MId=o240450050021|Strong=1245|Frame=A0:240450050012;A1:240450050041;|Type=yiqtol|SpaceAfter=No 4-5 לְךָ֥ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4 ל לְ ADP _ _ 5 case _ Gloss=for|Ref=JER_45:5!3|MId=o240450050031|Strong=3807a 5 ְךָ֥ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 3 obl _ Gloss=yourself|Ref=JER_45:5!3|MId=o240450050032|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 6 גְדֹל֖וֹת גָּדוֹל ADJ _ Gender=Fem|Number=Plur 3 obj _ Gloss=great.[things]|Ref=JER_45:5!4|MId=o240450050041|Strong=1419|Type=adjective 7 אַל־ אַל ADV _ _ 8 advmod _ Gloss=do.not|Ref=JER_45:5!5|MId=o240450050051|Strong=0408|Type=negative|SpaceAfter=No 8 תְּבַקֵּ֑שׁ בָּקַשׁ VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=PIEL|Number=Sing|Person=2 3 parataxis _ Gloss=seek.[them]|Ref=JER_45:5!6|MId=o240450050061|Strong=1245|Frame=A0:240450020071;A1:240450050041;|Type=jussive 9 כִּ֡י כִּי SCONJ _ _ 12 mark _ Gloss=(dm)|Ref=JER_45:5!7|MId=o240450050071|Strong=3588 10-11 הִנְנִי֩ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10 הִנ הִנֵּה INTJ _ _ 12 nsubj _ Gloss=here|Ref=JER_45:5!8|MId=o240450050081|Strong=2009|Type=demonstrative 11 ְנִי֩ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 10 nsubj _ Gloss=I|Ref=JER_45:5!8|MId=o240450050082|Strong=2967a|Type=pronominal 12 מֵבִ֨יא בּוֹא VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=HIPHIL|Number=Sing 3 advcl _ Gloss=[am].about.to.bring|Ref=JER_45:5!9|MId=o240450050091|Strong=0935|Frame=AA:240450050082;A0:240450050101;|Type=participle_active 13 רָעָ֤ה רָעָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 12 obj _ Gloss=calamity|Ref=JER_45:5!10|MId=o240450050101|Strong=7451b 14 עַל־ עַל ADP _ _ 15 case _ Gloss=on|Ref=JER_45:5!11|MId=o240450050111|Strong=5921|SpaceAfter=No 15 כָּל־ כֹּל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 12 obl _ Gloss=all|Ref=JER_45:5!12|MId=o240450050121|Strong=3605|SpaceAfter=No 16 בָּשָׂר֙ בָּשָׂר NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 15 compound:smixut _ Gloss=flesh|Ref=JER_45:5!13|MId=o240450050131|Strong=1320 17 נְאֻם־ נְאֻם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 3 parataxis _ Gloss=the.utterance|Ref=JER_45:5!14|MId=o240450050141|Strong=5002|SpaceAfter=No 18 יְהוָ֔ה יהוה PROPN _ _ 17 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.Yahweh|Ref=JER_45:5!15|MId=o240450050151|Strong=3068 19-20 וְנָתַתִּ֨י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 19 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 20 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=JER_45:5!16|MId=o240450050161|Strong=2050b 20 נָתַתִּ֨י נָתַן VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=1 3 conj _ Gloss=I.will.give|Ref=JER_45:5!16|MId=o240450050162|Strong=5414|Frame=A0:240450050151;A1:240450050191;|Type=weqatal 21-22 לְךָ֤ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 21 ל לְ ADP _ _ 22 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=JER_45:5!17|MId=o240450050171|Strong=3807a 22 ְךָ֤ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 20 obl _ Gloss=you|Ref=JER_45:5!17|MId=o240450050172|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 23 אֶֽת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 24 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=JER_45:5!18|MId=o240450050181|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No 24-25 נַפְשְׁךָ֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 24 נַפְשׁ נֶפֶשׁ NOUN _ Number=Sing 20 obj _ Gloss=life|Ref=JER_45:5!19|MId=o240450050191|Strong=5315 25 ְךָ֙ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 24 nmod:poss _ Gloss=your|Ref=JER_45:5!19|MId=o240450050192|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 26-27 לְשָׁלָ֔ל _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 26 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 27 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=JER_45:5!20|MId=o240450050201|Strong=3807a 27 שָׁלָ֔ל שָׁלָל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 20 obl _ Gloss=plunder|Ref=JER_45:5!20|MId=o240450050202|Strong=7998 28 עַ֥ל עַל ADP _ _ 29 case _ Gloss=at|Ref=JER_45:5!21|MId=o240450050211|Strong=5921 29 כָּל־ כֹּל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 20 obl _ Gloss=all|Ref=JER_45:5!22|MId=o240450050221|Strong=3605|SpaceAfter=No 30-31 הַמְּקֹמ֖וֹת _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 30 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 31 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=JER_45:5!23|MId=o240450050231|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 31 מְּקֹמ֖וֹת מָקוֹם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 29 compound:smixut _ Gloss=places|Ref=JER_45:5!23|MId=o240450050232|Strong=4725 32 אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֲשֶׁר SCONJ _ _ 33 mark _ Gloss=where|Ref=JER_45:5!24|MId=o240450050241|Strong=0834|Type=relative 33 תֵּֽלֶךְ־ הלך VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=2 29 acl:relcl _ Gloss=you.will.go|Ref=JER_45:5!25|MId=o240450050251|Strong=1980|Frame=A0:240450020071;|Type=yiqtol|SpaceAfter=No 34 שָֽׁם שָׁם ADV _ _ 33 advmod _ Gloss=there|Ref=JER_45:5!26|MId=o240450050261|Strong=8033|SpaceAfter=No 35 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 34 punct _ Ref=JER_45:5!26|SpaceAfter=No 36 ס ס PUNCT _ _ 34 punct _ Ref=JER_45:5!26 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: request - voice: character - speech: inside a quote begun earlier - negation: yes - indirect: yes | verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | תְּבַקֶּשׁ־ *you are seeking* | yiqtol · piel | אַתָּה *you* | גְדֹלוֹת *great \[things\]* | | | | **not** תְּבַקֵּשׁ *seek \[them\]* | jussive · piel | | גְדֹלוֹת *great \[things\]* | | | | מֵבִיא *\[am\] about to bring* | participle active · hiphil | רָעָה *calamity* | | | ְנִי *I* | | נָתַתִּי *I will give* | weqatal · qal | יְהוָה *of Yahweh* | נַפְשׁ *life* | | | | תֵּֽלֶךְ־ *you will go* | 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} וּדְאַתְּ בָּעֵי לָךְ רַבְרְבָן לָא תַבְעֵי אֲרֵי הָא אֲנָא מַיְתִי בִּישְׁתָא עַל כָּל בִּסְרָא אֲמַר יְיָ וְאֶתֵּן לָךְ יַת נַפְשָׁךְ לְשֵׁיזָבָא עַל כָּל אַתְרַיָא דִי תְהַךְ לְתַמָן: 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 seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not; for, behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the LORD; but thy life will I give unto thee for a prey in all places whither thou goest.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JER.1197/) **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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