--- title: Jeremiah 50:29 (JPS 1917) — Call together the archers against Babylon, all them that bend the bo… · tree and pragmatics description: Call together the archers against Babylon, all them that bend the bow; encamp against her round about, let none thereof escape; recompense her according to her work, according to all that she hath done, do unto her: for she hath been arrogant against the LORD, against the Holy One of Israel. 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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 (you, none, Babylon), 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:1360 # text = Call together the archers against Babylon, all them that bend the bow; encamp against her round about, let none thereof escape; recompense her according to her work, according to all that she hath done, do unto her: for she hath been arrogant against the LORD, against the Holy One of Israel. 1 Call call VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 together together ADV RB _ 1 advmod _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 archers archer NOUN NNS Number=Plur 1 obj _ _ 5 against against ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 Babylon Babylon PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nmod _ _ 7 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 8 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 9 det:predet _ _ 9 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 appos _ _ 10 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 11 nsubj _ _ 11 bend bend VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 acl:relcl _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 bow bow NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obj _ _ 14 ; ; PUNCT : _ 15 punct _ _ 15 encamp encamp VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 1 conj _ _ 16 against against ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 17 her her PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 15 obl _ _ 18 round round NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 obl _ _ 19 about about ADV RB _ 15 advmod _ _ 20 , , PUNCT , _ 21 punct _ _ 21 let let VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 15 parataxis _ _ 22 none none PRON NN PronType=Neg 21 obj _ _ 23 thereof thereof ADV RB _ 22 advmod _ _ 24 escape escape VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 21 xcomp _ _ 25 ; ; PUNCT : _ 26 punct _ _ 26 recompense recompense VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 1 conj _ _ 27 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 26 obj _ _ 28 according accord VERB VBG ExtPos=ADP|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 31 case _ _ 29 to to ADP IN _ 28 fixed _ _ 30 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 31 nmod:poss _ _ 31 work work NOUN NN Number=Sing 26 obl _ _ 32 , , PUNCT , _ 35 punct _ _ 33 according accord VERB VBG ExtPos=ADP|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 35 case _ _ 34 to to ADP IN _ 33 fixed _ _ 35 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 26 obl _ _ 36 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 39 obj _ _ 37 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 39 nsubj _ _ 38 hath have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 39 aux _ _ 39 done do VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 35 acl:relcl _ _ 40 , , PUNCT , _ 41 punct _ _ 41 do do VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 26 conj _ _ 42 unto unto ADP IN _ 43 case _ _ 43 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 41 obl _ _ 44 : : PUNCT : _ 49 punct _ _ 45 for for SCONJ IN _ 49 mark _ _ 46 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 49 nsubj _ _ 47 hath have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 49 aux _ _ 48 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 49 cop _ _ 49 arrogant arrogant ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 41 advcl _ _ 50 against against ADP IN _ 52 case _ _ 51 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 52 det _ _ 52 LORD LORD PROPN NNP Number=Sing 49 obl _ _ 53 , , PUNCT , _ 57 punct _ _ 54 against against ADP IN _ 57 case _ _ 55 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 57 det _ _ 56 Holy Holy PROPN NNP Number=Sing 57 flat _ _ 57 One One PROPN NNP Number=Sing 49 obl _ _ 58 of of ADP IN _ 59 case _ _ 59 Israel Israel PROPN NNP Number=Sing 57 nmod _ _ 60 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: command - act: request - voice: narrator - polarity: none - teacher: kept the draft | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **call together** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | the archers | | | | against Babylon; together *property* | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent archer=Recipient | | 2 | **bend** | present | | the bow | | | | | vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material»: agent=Agent bow=Material | | 3 | **encamp** | infinitive | you *not said here* | round | | | | against Babylon; about *property* | tree rules | | 4 | **let** | infinitive | | none | | | | | tree rules | | 5 | **escape** | infinitive | none *not said here* | | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 6 | **recompense** | infinitive | you *not said here* | | Babylon | | | accord Babylon's work; accord all | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent she=Recipient | | 7 | **accord** | gerund | | | | | | | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent | | 8 | **accord** | gerund | | | | | | | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent | | 9 | **do** | present · perfect | Babylon | | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=Eventuality | | 10 | **do** | infinitive | you *not said here* | | | | | unto Babylon | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 11 | **is** | present · perfect | Babylon | | | | | against the LORD; against the Holy One of Israel; arrogant *property* | tree rules | | 12 | **work** | | Babylon | | | | | | nom work «act 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} הַשְׁמִ֣יעוּ אֶל־בָּבֶ֣ל ׀ רַ֠בִּים כָּל־דֹּ֨רְכֵי קֶ֜שֶׁת חֲנ֧וּ עָלֶ֣יהָ סָבִ֗יב אַל־יְהִי־לָהּ֙פְּלֵטָ֔ה שַׁלְּמוּ־לָ֣הּ כְּפָעֳלָ֔הּ כְּכֹ֛ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשְׂתָ֖ה עֲשׂוּ־לָ֑הּ כִּ֧י אֶל־יְהוָ֛ה זָ֖דָה אֶל־קְד֥וֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ [Jeremiah 50:29: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Jonathan →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/JER.50.29/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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