--- title: Jeremiah 49:20 (JPS 1917) — Therefore hear ye the counsel of the LORD, that He hath taken agains… · tree and pragmatics description: Therefore hear ye the counsel of the LORD, that He hath taken against Edom; and His purposes, that He hath purposed against the inhabitants of Teman: Surely the least of the flock shall drag them away, surely their habitation shall be appalled at them. Who acts: ye, LORD, least. 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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 (ye, LORD, least), 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:1310 # text = Therefore hear ye the counsel of the LORD, that He hath taken against Edom; and His purposes, that He hath purposed against the inhabitants of Teman: Surely the least of the flock shall drag them away, surely their habitation shall be appalled at them. 1 Therefore therefore ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 2 hear hear VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 ye ye PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 2 nsubj _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 counsel counsel NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 6 of of ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 LORD LORD PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nmod _ _ 9 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 10 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 13 obj _ _ 11 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 nsubj _ _ 12 hath have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 13 aux _ _ 13 taken take VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 5 acl:relcl _ _ 14 against against ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 15 Edom Edom PROPN NNP Number=Sing 13 obl _ _ 16 ; ; PUNCT : _ 19 punct _ _ 17 and and CCONJ CC _ 19 cc _ _ 18 His his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 19 nmod:poss _ _ 19 purposes purpose NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 conj _ _ 20 , , PUNCT , _ 19 punct _ _ 21 that that SCONJ IN _ 24 mark _ _ 22 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 24 nsubj _ _ 23 hath have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 24 aux _ _ 24 purposed purpose VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 19 acl:relcl _ _ 25 against against ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 26 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 27 det _ _ 27 inhabitants inhabitant NOUN NNS Number=Plur 24 obl _ _ 28 of of ADP IN _ 29 case _ _ 29 Teman Teman PROPN NNP Number=Sing 27 nmod _ _ 30 : : PUNCT : _ 38 punct _ _ 31 Surely surely ADV RB _ 38 advmod _ _ 32 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 33 det _ _ 33 least least ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 38 nsubj _ _ 34 of of ADP IN _ 36 case _ _ 35 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 36 det _ _ 36 flock flock NOUN NN Number=Sing 33 nmod _ _ 37 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 38 aux _ _ 38 drag drag VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 parataxis _ _ 39 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 38 obj _ _ 40 away away ADV RB _ 38 advmod _ _ 41 , , PUNCT , _ 47 punct _ _ 42 surely surely ADV RB _ 47 advmod _ _ 43 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 44 nmod:poss _ _ 44 habitation habitation NOUN NN Number=Sing 47 nsubj:pass _ _ 45 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 47 aux _ _ 46 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 47 aux:pass _ _ 47 appalled appall VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 38 parataxis _ _ 48 at at ADP IN _ 49 case _ _ 49 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 47 obl _ _ 50 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: request - voice: narrator - polarity: none - teacher: kept the draft | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hear** | infinitive | ye | the counsel of the LORD and LORD's purposes | | | | therefore *property* | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer counsel=Stimulus | | 2 | **take** | present · perfect | LORD | the counsel of the LORD and LORD's purposes | | | | against Edom | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent that=Theme against edom=Destination | | 3 | **purpose** *speech: other* | present · perfect | LORD | LORD's purposes *not said here* | | | | against the inhabitants of Teman | vn say-37.7-1-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent purpose=Topic | | 4 | **drag away** | shall | the least of the flock | inhabitants *= inhabitant* | | | | away, surely *property* | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme | | 5 | **appall** | shall · passive | | inhabitants's habitation | | | | at inhabitants *= inhabitant*; surely *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer | | 6 | **purpose** | | LORD | | | | | | nom purpose «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent | 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} לָכֵ֞ן שִׁמְע֣וּ עֲצַת־יְהוָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר יָעַץ֙ אֶל־אֱד֔וֹם וּמַ֨חְשְׁבוֹתָ֔יו אֲשֶׁ֥ר חָשַׁ֖ב אֶל־יֹשְׁבֵ֣י תֵימָ֑ן אִם־לֹ֤א יִסְחָבוּם֙ צְעִירֵ֣י הַצֹּ֔אן אִם־לֹ֥א יַשִּׁ֛ים עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם נְוֵהֶֽם׃ [Jeremiah 49:20: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Jonathan →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/JER.49.20/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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