--- title: Jeremiah 15:19 (JPS 1917) — Therefore thus saith the LORD: If thou return, and I bring thee back… · tree and pragmatics description: Therefore thus saith the LORD: If thou return, and I bring thee back, thou shalt stand before Me; and if thou bring forth the precious out of the vile, thou shalt be as My mouth; let them return unto thee, but thou shalt not return unto them. Who acts: LORD, thou, I, waters. 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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, thou, I, waters), 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:454 # text = Therefore thus saith the LORD: If thou return, and I bring thee back, thou shalt stand before Me; and if thou bring forth the precious out of the vile, thou shalt be as My mouth; let them return unto thee, but thou shalt not return unto them. 1 Therefore therefore ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 2 thus thus ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 3 saith say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 LORD LORD PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 6 : : PUNCT : _ 9 punct _ _ 7 If if SCONJ IN _ 9 mark _ _ 8 thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 9 nsubj _ _ 9 return return VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 19 advcl _ _ 10 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 11 and and CCONJ CC _ 13 cc _ _ 12 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 13 nsubj _ _ 13 bring bring VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 conj _ _ 14 thee thou PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 13 obj _ _ 15 back back ADV RB _ 13 advmod _ _ 16 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 17 thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 19 nsubj _ _ 18 shalt shall AUX MD Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin 19 aux _ _ 19 stand stand VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 ccomp _ _ 20 before before ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 21 Me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 19 obl _ _ 22 ; ; PUNCT : _ 40 punct _ _ 23 and and CCONJ CC _ 40 cc _ _ 24 if if SCONJ IN _ 26 mark _ _ 25 thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 26 nsubj _ _ 26 bring bring VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 40 advcl _ _ 27 forth forth ADV RB _ 26 advmod _ _ 28 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 29 det _ _ 29 precious precious ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 26 obj _ _ 30 out out ADP IN _ 33 case _ _ 31 of of ADP IN _ 33 case _ _ 32 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 33 det _ _ 33 vile vile ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 26 obl _ _ 34 , , PUNCT , _ 26 punct _ _ 35 thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 40 nsubj _ _ 36 shalt shall AUX MD Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin 40 aux _ _ 37 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 40 cop _ _ 38 as as ADP IN _ 40 case _ _ 39 My my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 40 nmod:poss _ _ 40 mouth mouth NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 conj _ _ 41 ; ; PUNCT : _ 42 punct _ _ 42 let let VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 parataxis _ _ 43 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 42 obj _ _ 44 return return VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 42 xcomp _ _ 45 unto unto ADP IN _ 46 case _ _ 46 thee thou PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 44 obl _ _ 47 , , PUNCT , _ 52 punct _ _ 48 but but CCONJ CC _ 52 cc _ _ 49 thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 52 nsubj _ _ 50 shalt shall AUX MD Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin 52 aux _ _ 51 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 52 advmod _ _ 52 return return VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 42 conj _ _ 53 unto unto ADP IN _ 54 case _ _ 54 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 52 obl _ _ 55 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: assert - voice: narrator - polarity: none - teacher: changed act=assert | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the LORD | | | | | therefore, thus *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **return** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | thou | | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **bring back** | present | I | thee | | | | | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent thou=Theme | | 4 | **stand** | shall | thou | | | | before Me | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent before i=Location | | 5 | **bring** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | thou | the precious | | the vile | | forth *property* | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent precious=Theme out vile=Initial\_Location | | 6 | **is** | shall | thou | | | | | as My mouth | tree rules | | 7 | **let** | infinitive | | waters *= water* | | | | | tree rules | | 8 | **return** | infinitive | waters *= water* *not said here* | | | | | unto thee | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 9 | **not** **return** | shall | thou | | | | | unto waters *= water* | vn escape-51.1-1 «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} לָכֵ֞ן כֹּֽה־אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה אִם־תָּשׁ֤וּב וַאֲשִֽׁיבְךָ֙ לְפָנַ֣י תַּֽעֲמֹ֔ד וְאִם־תּוֹצִ֥יא יָקָ֛ר מִזּוֹלֵ֖ל כְּפִ֣י תִֽהְיֶ֑ה יָשֻׁ֤בוּ הֵ֙מָּה֙ אֵלֶ֔יךָ וְאַתָּ֖ה לֹֽא־תָשׁ֥וּב אֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ [Jeremiah 15:19: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Jonathan →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/JER.15.19/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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