--- title: Isaiah 61:3 (JPS 1917) — To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them a garland… · tree and pragmatics description: To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them a garland for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the mantle of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called terebinths of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, wherein He might glory. Who acts: LORD. 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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 (LORD), 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:ISA:1320 # text = To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them a garland for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the mantle of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called terebinths of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, wherein He might glory. 1 To to PART TO _ 2 mark _ _ 2 appoint appoint VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 3 unto unto ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 4 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 obl _ _ 5 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 6 nsubj _ _ 6 mourn mourn VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 acl:relcl _ _ 7 in in ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 Zion Zion PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ 9 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 10 to to PART TO _ 11 mark _ _ 11 give give VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 conj _ _ 12 unto unto ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 13 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 11 obl _ _ 14 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 15 garland garland NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obj _ _ 16 for for ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 17 ashes ash NOUN NNS Number=Plur 15 nmod _ _ 18 , , PUNCT , _ 20 punct _ _ 19 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 20 det _ _ 20 oil oil NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 conj _ _ 21 of of ADP IN _ 22 case _ _ 22 joy joy NOUN NN Number=Sing 20 nmod _ _ 23 for for ADP IN _ 24 case _ _ 24 mourning mourning NOUN NN Number=Sing 20 nmod _ _ 25 , , PUNCT , _ 27 punct _ _ 26 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 27 det _ _ 27 mantle mantle NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 conj _ _ 28 of of ADP IN _ 29 case _ _ 29 praise praise NOUN NN Number=Sing 27 nmod _ _ 30 for for ADP IN _ 32 case _ _ 31 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 32 det _ _ 32 spirit spirit NOUN NN Number=Sing 27 nmod _ _ 33 of of ADP IN _ 34 case _ _ 34 heaviness heaviness NOUN NN Number=Sing 32 nmod _ _ 35 ; ; PUNCT : _ 40 punct _ _ 36 that that SCONJ IN _ 40 mark _ _ 37 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 40 nsubj:pass _ _ 38 might might AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 40 aux _ _ 39 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 40 aux:pass _ _ 40 called call VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 11 advcl _ _ 41 terebinths terebinth NOUN NNS Number=Plur 40 xcomp _ _ 42 of of ADP IN _ 43 case _ _ 43 righteousness righteousness NOUN NN Number=Sing 41 nmod _ _ 44 , , PUNCT , _ 46 punct _ _ 45 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 46 det _ _ 46 planting planting NOUN NN Number=Sing 41 appos _ _ 47 of of ADP IN _ 49 case _ _ 48 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 49 det _ _ 49 LORD LORD PROPN NNP Number=Sing 46 nmod _ _ 50 , , PUNCT , _ 54 punct _ _ 51 wherein wherein ADV WRB PronType=Int 54 advmod _ _ 52 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 54 nsubj _ _ 53 might might AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 54 aux _ _ 54 glory glory VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 46 acl:relcl _ _ 55 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: assert - voice: character - polarity: none - teacher: changed voice=character | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **appoint** | to-infinitive | | | | | | unto captives *= captive* | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **mourn** | present | | | | Zion | | | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | | 3 | **give** | to-infinitive | | a garland and the oil of joy for mourning and the mantle of praise for the spirit of heaviness | | | | unto captives *= captive*; for ashes | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent garland=Theme for ash=Asset | | 4 | **call** | might · passive | | garland | | | | | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient | | 5 | **glory** | might | LORD | | | | | wherein *property* | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | | 6 | **plant** | | | the LORD | | | | | nom planting «act transitive»: of=patient | 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} לָשׂ֣וּם ׀ לַאֲבֵלֵ֣י צִיּ֗וֹן לָתֵת֩ לָהֶ֨ם פְּאֵ֜ר תַּ֣חַת אֵ֗פֶר שֶׁ֤מֶן שָׂשׂוֹן֙ תַּ֣חַת אֵ֔בֶל מַעֲטֵ֣ה תְהִלָּ֔ה תַּ֖חַת ר֣וּחַ כֵּהָ֑ה וְקֹרָ֤א לָהֶם֙ אֵילֵ֣י הַצֶּ֔דֶק מַטַּ֥ע יְהוָ֖ה לְהִתְפָּאֵֽר׃ [Isaiah 61:3: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Jonathan →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.61.3/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. Sentence `jps:ISA:1320` of Mova's parse database. **The tree and the speech act** come from Mova's cycle: the small model's draft, read by a large model as teacher, passed by Mova's gates (Elamur Cosmic License). **The frames** are read from the tree by Mova's frames reader (`prag`) when this page is built, the chapter read in order, so a pronoun may be resolved from an earlier sentence of the chapter. - ← previous: [Isaiah 61:2 (JPS)](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.1319/) - next →: [Isaiah 61:4 (JPS)](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.1321/) - ↑ back to [Isaiah 61:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.61.3/)