--- title: Jeremiah 20:12 (JPS 1917) — But, O LORD of hosts, that triest the righteous, that seest the rein… · tree and pragmatics description: But, O LORD of hosts, that triest the righteous, that seest the reins and the heart, let me see Thy vengeance on them; for unto Thee have I revealed my cause. Who acts: LORD, you, me, I. 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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, you, me, I), 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:560 # text = But, O LORD of hosts, that triest the righteous, that seest the reins and the heart, let me see Thy vengeance on them; for unto Thee have I revealed my cause. 1 But but CCONJ CC _ 21 cc _ _ 2 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 3 O o INTJ UH _ 4 discourse _ _ 4 LORD LORD PROPN NNP Number=Sing 21 vocative _ _ 5 of of ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 hosts host NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nmod _ _ 7 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 8 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 9 nsubj _ _ 9 triest try VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 acl:relcl _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 righteous righteous NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obj _ _ 12 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 13 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 14 nsubj _ _ 14 seest see VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 acl:relcl _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 reins rein NOUN NNS Number=Plur 14 obj _ _ 17 and and CCONJ CC _ 19 cc _ _ 18 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 19 det _ _ 19 heart heart NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 conj _ _ 20 , , PUNCT , _ 21 punct _ _ 21 let let VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 22 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 21 obj _ _ 23 see see VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 21 xcomp _ _ 24 Thy thy PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 25 nmod:poss _ _ 25 vengeance vengeance NOUN NN Number=Sing 23 obj _ _ 26 on on ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 27 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 23 obl _ _ 28 ; ; PUNCT : _ 34 punct _ _ 29 for for SCONJ IN _ 34 mark _ _ 30 unto unto ADP IN _ 31 case _ _ 31 Thee thou PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 34 obl _ _ 32 have have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 34 aux _ _ 33 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 34 nsubj _ _ 34 revealed reveal VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 21 advcl _ _ 35 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 36 nmod:poss _ _ 36 cause cause NOUN NN Number=Sing 34 obj _ _ 37 . . PUNCT . _ 21 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: request - voice: character - polarity: none - teacher: changed act=request, voice=character | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **try** | present | LORD of hosts | the righteous | | | | | vn try-61.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent righteous=Eventuality | | 2 | **see** | present | LORD of hosts | the reins and the heart | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer rein=Stimulus | | 3 | **let** | imperative | you *not said here* | me | | | | LORD of hosts *vocative* | tree rules | | 4 | **see** | infinitive | me *not said here* | Thy vengeance | | | | on reins *= rein* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer vengeance=Stimulus | | 5 | **reveal** | present · perfect | I | my cause | | | | unto Thee | vn confess-37.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cause=Topic | | 6 | **cause** | | my | | | | | | nom cause «event transitive»: 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} וַיהוָ֤ה צְבָאוֹת֙ בֹּחֵ֣ן צַדִּ֔יק רֹאֶ֥ה כְלָי֖וֹת וָלֵ֑ב אֶרְאֶ֤ה נִקְמָֽתְךָ֙ מֵהֶ֔ם כִּ֥י אֵלֶ֖יךָ גִּלִּ֥יתִי אֶת־רִיבִֽי׃ס [Jeremiah 20:12: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Jonathan →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/JER.20.12/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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