--- title: Ezekiel 33:27 (JPS 1917) — Thus shalt thou say unto them: Thus saith the Lord GOD: As I live, s… · tree and pragmatics description: Thus shalt thou say unto them: Thus saith the Lord GOD: As I live, surely they that are in the waste places shall fall by the sword, and him that is in the open field will I give to the beasts to be devoured, and they that are in the strongholds and in the caves shall die of the pestilence. 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The page gives the sentence's syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, parsed by Mova and checked by a teacher model — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (thou, Lord GOD, I, idols), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it. The original of the verse links back to its own tree and to the Targum. ## The tree {#tree} ```conllu # sent_id = jps:EZK:877 # text = Thus shalt thou say unto them: Thus saith the Lord GOD: As I live, surely they that are in the waste places shall fall by the sword, and him that is in the open field will I give to the beasts to be devoured, and they that are in the strongholds and in the caves shall die of the pestilence. 1 Thus thus ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 2 shalt shall AUX MD Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 4 nsubj _ _ 4 say say VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 unto unto ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 obl _ _ 7 : : PUNCT : _ 9 punct _ _ 8 Thus thus ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ 9 saith say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 parataxis _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 11 Lord Lord PROPN NNP Number=Sing 12 compound _ _ 12 GOD GOD PROPN NNP Number=Sing 9 nsubj _ _ 13 : : PUNCT : _ 27 punct _ _ 14 As as SCONJ IN _ 16 mark _ _ 15 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 16 nsubj _ _ 16 live live VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 27 advcl _ _ 17 , , PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ _ 18 surely surely ADV RB _ 27 advmod _ _ 19 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 27 nsubj _ _ 20 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 25 nsubj _ _ 21 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 25 cop _ _ 22 in in ADP IN _ 25 case _ _ 23 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 25 det _ _ 24 waste waste NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 compound _ _ 25 places place NOUN NNS Number=Plur 19 acl:relcl _ _ 26 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 27 aux _ _ 27 fall fall VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 9 ccomp _ _ 28 by by ADP IN _ 30 case _ _ 29 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 30 det _ _ 30 sword sword NOUN NN Number=Sing 27 obl _ _ 31 , , PUNCT , _ 42 punct _ _ 32 and and CCONJ CC _ 42 cc _ _ 33 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 42 obj _ _ 34 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 39 nsubj _ _ 35 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 39 cop _ _ 36 in in ADP IN _ 39 case _ _ 37 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 39 det _ _ 38 open open ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 39 amod _ _ 39 field field NOUN NN Number=Sing 33 acl:relcl _ _ 40 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 42 aux _ _ 41 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 42 nsubj _ _ 42 give give VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 27 conj _ _ 43 to to ADP IN _ 45 case _ _ 44 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 45 det _ _ 45 beasts beast NOUN NNS Number=Plur 42 obl _ _ 46 to to PART TO _ 48 mark _ _ 47 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 48 aux:pass _ _ 48 devoured devour VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 42 advcl _ _ 49 , , PUNCT , _ 62 punct _ _ 50 and and CCONJ CC _ 62 cc _ _ 51 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 62 nsubj _ _ 52 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 56 nsubj _ _ 53 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 56 cop _ _ 54 in in ADP IN _ 56 case _ _ 55 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 56 det _ _ 56 strongholds stronghold NOUN NNS Number=Plur 51 acl:relcl _ _ 57 and and CCONJ CC _ 60 cc _ _ 58 in in ADP IN _ 60 case _ _ 59 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 60 det _ _ 60 caves cave NOUN NNS Number=Plur 56 conj _ _ 61 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 62 aux _ _ 62 die die VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 27 conj _ _ 63 of of ADP IN _ 65 case _ _ 64 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 65 det _ _ 65 pestilence pestilence NOUN NN Number=Sing 62 obl _ _ 66 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: assert - voice: narrator - polarity: neg - teacher: kept the draft | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | shall | thou | | | | | unto idols *= idol*; thus *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the Lord GOD | | | | | thus *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **live** | present | I | | | | | | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 4 | **is** | present | | | | the waste places | | | tree rules | | 5 | **fall** | shall | idols *= idol* | | | | | by the sword; surely *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme by sword=Location | | 6 | **is** | present | | | | the open field | | | tree rules | | 7 | **give** | future | I | GOD | the beasts | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent he=Theme to beast=Recipient | | 8 | **devour** | to-infinitive · passive | I *not said here* | | | | | | vn devour-39.4 «NP V NP» | | 9 | **is** | present | | | | the strongholds and the caves | | | tree rules | | 10 | **die** | shall | idols *= idol* | | | | | of the pestilence | vn die-42.4-1 «NP V PP.cause»: agent=Patient of pestilence=Causer | One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree. ## The Hebrew of this verse {#hebrew} כֹּֽה־תֹאמַ֨ר אֲלֵהֶ֜ם כֹּה־אָמַ֨ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִה֮ חַי־אָנִי֒ אִם־לֹ֞א אֲשֶׁ֤ר בֶּֽחֳרָבוֹת֙ בַּחֶ֣רֶב יִפֹּ֔לוּ וַֽאֲשֶׁר֙ עַל־פְּנֵ֣י הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה לַחַיָּ֥ה נְתַתִּ֖יו לְאָכְל֑וֹ וַאֲשֶׁ֛ר בַּמְּצָד֥וֹת וּבַמְּעָר֖וֹת בַּדֶּ֥בֶר יָמֽוּתוּ׃ [Ezekiel 33:27: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Jonathan →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/EZK.33.27/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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