--- title: Jeremiah 38:9 (JPS 1917) — 'My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have do… · tree and pragmatics description: 'My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast into the pit; and he is like to die in the place where he is because of the famine; for there is no more bread in the city.' Who acts: men, water, man, more bread. 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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 (men, water, man, more bread), 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:JER:1052 # text = 'My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast into the pit; and he is like to die in the place where he is because of the famine; for there is no more bread in the city.' 1 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 10 punct _ _ 2 My my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 3 nmod:poss _ _ 3 lord lord NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 vocative _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 appos _ _ 6 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 7 these this DET DT Number=Plur|PronType=Dem 8 det _ _ 8 men man NOUN NNS Number=Plur 10 nsubj _ _ 9 have have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 aux _ _ 10 done do VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 11 evil evil NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obj _ _ 12 in in ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 13 all all PRON DT PronType=Tot 10 obl _ _ 14 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 17 obj _ _ 15 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 17 nsubj _ _ 16 have have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 17 aux _ _ 17 done do VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 13 acl:relcl _ _ 18 to to ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 19 Jeremiah Jeremiah PROPN NNP Number=Sing 17 obl _ _ 20 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 21 det _ _ 21 prophet prophet NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 appos _ _ 22 , , PUNCT , _ 26 punct _ _ 23 whom whom PRON WP PronType=Rel 26 obj _ _ 24 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 26 nsubj _ _ 25 have have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 26 aux _ _ 26 cast cast VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 19 acl:relcl _ _ 27 into into ADP IN _ 29 case _ _ 28 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 29 det _ _ 29 pit pit NOUN NN Number=Sing 26 obl _ _ 30 ; ; PUNCT : _ 34 punct _ _ 31 and and CCONJ CC _ 34 cc _ _ 32 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 34 nsubj _ _ 33 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 34 cop _ _ 34 like like ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 conj _ _ 35 to to PART TO _ 36 mark _ _ 36 die die VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 34 xcomp _ _ 37 in in ADP IN _ 39 case _ _ 38 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 39 det _ _ 39 place place NOUN NN Number=Sing 36 obl _ _ 40 where where ADV WRB PronType=Rel 46 advmod _ _ 41 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 46 nsubj _ _ 42 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 46 cop _ _ 43 because because ADP IN ExtPos=ADP 46 case _ _ 44 of of ADP IN _ 43 fixed _ _ 45 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 46 det _ _ 46 famine famine NOUN NN Number=Sing 39 acl:relcl _ _ 47 ; ; PUNCT : _ 50 punct _ _ 48 for for SCONJ IN _ 50 mark _ _ 49 there there PRON EX PronType=Dem 50 expl _ _ 50 is be VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 34 advcl _ _ 51 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 53 det _ _ 52 more more ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 53 amod _ _ 53 bread bread NOUN NN Number=Sing 50 nsubj _ _ 54 in in ADP IN _ 56 case _ _ 55 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 56 det _ _ 56 city city NOUN NN Number=Sing 53 nmod _ _ 57 . . PUNCT . _ 10 punct _ _ 58 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 10 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: assert - voice: character - polarity: none - teacher: kept the draft | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **do** | present · perfect | this men | evil | | all | | My lord *vocative* | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent evil=Eventuality | | 2 | **do** | present · perfect | water | | Jeremiah | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=Eventuality | | 3 | **cast** | present · perfect | water | Jeremiah | | the pit | | | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP.material PP.product»: agent=Agent whom=Material into pit=Product | | 4 | **is** | present | man | | | | | like *property* | tree rules | | 5 | **die** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | man *not said here* | | | | | in the place | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.patient V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in place=Attribute | | 6 | **is** | present | man | | | | | because the famine | tree rules | | 7 | **be** | present | no more bread in the city | | | there | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | 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} אֲדֹנִ֣י הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ הֵרֵ֜עוּ הָאֲנָשִׁ֤ים הָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ אֵ֣ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֤ר עָשׂוּ֙ לְיִרְמְיָ֣הוּ הַנָּבִ֔יא אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־הִשְׁלִ֖יכוּ אֶל־הַבּ֑וֹר וַיָּ֤מָת תַּחְתָּיו֙ מִפְּנֵ֣י הָֽרָעָ֔ב כִּ֣י אֵ֥ין הַלֶּ֛חֶם ע֖וֹד בָּעִֽיר׃ [Jeremiah 38:9: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Jonathan →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/JER.38.9/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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