--- title: Jeremiah 17:25 (JPS 1917) — then shall there enter in by the gates of this city kings and prince… · tree and pragmatics description: then shall there enter in by the gates of this city kings and princes sitting upon the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, they, and their princes, the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and this city shall be inhabited for ever. Who acts: kings. 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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 (kings), 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:503 # text = then shall there enter in by the gates of this city kings and princes sitting upon the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, they, and their princes, the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and this city shall be inhabited for ever. 1 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 4 advmod _ _ 2 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 there there PRON EX _ 4 expl _ _ 4 enter enter VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 in in ADP RP _ 4 compound:prt _ _ 6 by by ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 gates gate NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obl _ _ 9 of of ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 11 det _ _ 11 city city NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nmod _ _ 12 kings king NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nsubj _ _ 13 and and CCONJ CC _ 14 cc _ _ 14 princes prince NOUN NNS Number=Plur 12 conj _ _ 15 sitting sit VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 12 acl _ _ 16 upon upon ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 17 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 18 throne throne NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 obl _ _ 19 of of ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 20 David David PROPN NNP Number=Sing 18 nmod _ _ 21 , , PUNCT , _ 22 punct _ _ 22 riding ride VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 15 conj _ _ 23 in in ADP IN _ 24 case _ _ 24 chariots chariot NOUN NNS Number=Plur 22 obl _ _ 25 and and CCONJ CC _ 27 cc _ _ 26 on on ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 27 horses horse NOUN NNS Number=Plur 24 conj _ _ 28 , , PUNCT , _ 29 punct _ _ 29 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 appos _ _ 30 , , PUNCT , _ 33 punct _ _ 31 and and CCONJ CC _ 33 cc _ _ 32 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 33 nmod:poss _ _ 33 princes prince NOUN NNS Number=Plur 29 conj _ _ 34 , , PUNCT , _ 36 punct _ _ 35 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 36 det _ _ 36 men man NOUN NNS Number=Plur 29 conj _ _ 37 of of ADP IN _ 38 case _ _ 38 Judah Judah PROPN NNP Number=Sing 36 nmod _ _ 39 , , PUNCT , _ 42 punct _ _ 40 and and CCONJ CC _ 42 cc _ _ 41 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 42 det _ _ 42 inhabitants inhabitant NOUN NNS Number=Plur 29 conj _ _ 43 of of ADP IN _ 44 case _ _ 44 Jerusalem Jerusalem PROPN NNP Number=Sing 42 nmod _ _ 45 ; ; PUNCT : _ 51 punct _ _ 46 and and CCONJ CC _ 51 cc _ _ 47 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 48 det _ _ 48 city city NOUN NN Number=Sing 51 nsubj:pass _ _ 49 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 51 aux _ _ 50 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 51 aux:pass _ _ 51 inhabited inhabit VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 conj _ _ 52 for for ADP IN _ 53 case _ _ 53 ever ever ADV RB PronType=Ind 51 obl _ _ 54 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: promise - voice: character - polarity: none - teacher: changed act=promise, voice=character | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **enter in** | shall | kings and princes | | | there | then | by the gates of this city | vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **sit** | gerund | kings and princes *not said here* | | | the throne of David | | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent upon throne=Location | | 3 | **ride** | gerund | kings and princes *not said here* | | | chariots and horses | | | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **inhabit** | shall · passive | | this city | | | | | tree rules | 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} וּבָ֣אוּ בְשַׁעֲרֵ֣י הָעִ֣יר הַזֹּ֡את מְלָכִ֣ים ׀ וְשָׂרִ֡ים יֹשְׁבִים֩ עַל־כִּסֵּ֨א דָוִ֜ד רֹכְבִ֣ים ׀ בָּרֶ֣כֶב וּבַסּוּסִ֗ים הֵ֚מָּה וְשָׂ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם אִ֥ישׁ יְהוּדָ֖ה וְיֹשְׁבֵ֣י יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְיָשְׁבָ֥ה הָֽעִיר־הַזֹּ֖את לְעוֹלָֽם׃ [Jeremiah 17:25: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Jonathan →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/JER.17.25/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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