--- title: Jeremiah 21:7 (JPS 1917) — And afterward, saith the LORD, I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah… · tree and pragmatics description: And afterward, saith the LORD, I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, and his servants, and the people, and such as are left in this city from the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand o --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JER.573/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Nevi'im](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/) / [Jeremiah](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/JER/) / [chapter 21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/JER/21/) / [21:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/JER.21.7/) / JPS 1 # Jeremiah 21:7 · JPS 1917 And afterward, saith the LORD, I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, and his servants, and the people, and such as are left in this city from the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those that seek their life; and he shall smite them with the edge of the sword; he shall not spare them, neither have pity, nor have compassion. **Who acts:** LORD, I · **What happens:** say, deliver, leave, seek, smite, not spare · **To what, where:** Zedekiah, hand, city, life, hands, pity · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is Jeremiah 21:7 · JPS 1917 in the English of the Jewish Publication Society's 1917 translation, from Mova's open Bible corpus. 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, 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:573 # text = And afterward, saith the LORD, I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, and his servants, and the people, and such as are left in this city from the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those that seek their life; and he shall smite them with the edge of the sword; he shall not spare them, neither have pity, nor have compassion. 1 And and CCONJ CC _ 10 cc _ _ 2 afterward afterward ADV RB _ 10 advmod _ _ 3 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 4 saith say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 parataxis _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 LORD LORD PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 7 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 8 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 10 nsubj _ _ 9 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 10 aux _ _ 10 deliver deliver VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 11 Zedekiah Zedekiah PROPN NNP Number=Sing 10 obj _ _ 12 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 appos _ _ 13 of of ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 14 Judah Judah PROPN NNP Number=Sing 12 nmod _ _ 15 , , PUNCT , _ 18 punct _ _ 16 and and CCONJ CC _ 18 cc _ _ 17 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 18 nmod:poss _ _ 18 servants servant NOUN NNS Number=Plur 11 conj _ _ 19 , , PUNCT , _ 22 punct _ _ 20 and and CCONJ CC _ 22 cc _ _ 21 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 22 det _ _ 22 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 11 conj _ _ 23 , , PUNCT , _ 28 punct _ _ 24 and and CCONJ CC _ 28 cc _ _ 25 such such ADJ JJ Degree=Pos|ExtPos=SCONJ 28 amod _ _ 26 as as ADP IN _ 25 fixed _ _ 27 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 28 aux:pass _ _ 28 left leave VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 11 conj _ _ 29 in in ADP IN _ 31 case _ _ 30 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 31 det _ _ 31 city city NOUN NN Number=Sing 28 obl _ _ 32 from from ADP IN _ 34 case _ _ 33 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 34 det _ _ 34 pestilence pestilence NOUN NN Number=Sing 28 obl _ _ 35 , , PUNCT , _ 38 punct _ _ 36 from from ADP IN _ 38 case _ _ 37 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 38 det _ _ 38 sword sword NOUN NN Number=Sing 34 conj _ _ 39 , , PUNCT , _ 43 punct _ _ 40 and and CCONJ CC _ 43 cc _ _ 41 from from ADP IN _ 43 case _ _ 42 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 43 det _ _ 43 famine famine NOUN NN Number=Sing 34 conj _ _ 44 , , PUNCT , _ 47 punct _ _ 45 into into ADP IN _ 47 case _ _ 46 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 47 det _ _ 47 hand hand NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obl _ _ 48 of of ADP IN _ 49 case _ _ 49 Nebuchadrezzar Nebuchadrezzar PROPN NNP Number=Sing 47 nmod _ _ 50 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 49 appos _ _ 51 of of ADP IN _ 52 case _ _ 52 Babylon Babylon PROPN NNP Number=Sing 50 nmod _ _ 53 , , PUNCT , _ 57 punct _ _ 54 and and CCONJ CC _ 57 cc _ _ 55 into into ADP IN _ 57 case _ _ 56 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 57 det _ _ 57 hand hand NOUN NN Number=Sing 47 conj _ _ 58 of of ADP IN _ 60 case _ _ 59 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 60 nmod:poss _ _ 60 enemies enemy NOUN NNS Number=Plur 57 nmod _ _ 61 , , PUNCT , _ 65 punct _ _ 62 and and CCONJ CC _ 65 cc _ _ 63 into into ADP IN _ 65 case _ _ 64 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 65 det _ _ 65 hand hand NOUN NN Number=Sing 47 conj _ _ 66 of of ADP IN _ 67 case _ _ 67 those those PRON DT Number=Plur|PronType=Dem 65 nmod _ _ 68 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 69 nsubj _ _ 69 seek seek VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 67 acl:relcl _ _ 70 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 71 nmod:poss _ _ 71 life life NOUN NN Number=Sing 69 obj _ _ 72 ; ; PUNCT : _ 76 punct _ _ 73 and and CCONJ CC _ 76 cc _ _ 74 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 76 nsubj _ _ 75 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 76 aux _ _ 76 smite smite VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 10 conj _ _ 77 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 76 obj _ _ 78 with with ADP IN _ 80 case _ _ 79 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 80 det _ _ 80 edge edge NOUN NN Number=Sing 76 obl _ _ 81 of of ADP IN _ 83 case _ _ 82 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 83 det _ _ 83 sword sword NOUN NN Number=Sing 80 nmod _ _ 84 ; ; PUNCT : _ 88 punct _ _ 85 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 88 nsubj _ _ 86 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 88 aux _ _ 87 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 88 advmod _ _ 88 spare spare VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 76 conj _ _ 89 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 88 obj _ _ 90 , , PUNCT , _ 92 punct _ _ 91 neither neither CCONJ CC Polarity=Neg 92 cc _ _ 92 have have VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 88 conj _ _ 93 pity pity NOUN NN Number=Sing 92 obj _ _ 94 , , PUNCT , _ 96 punct _ _ 95 nor nor CCONJ CC Polarity=Neg 96 cc _ _ 96 have have VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 88 conj _ _ 97 compassion compassion NOUN NN Number=Sing 96 obj _ _ 98 . . PUNCT . _ 10 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: promise - voice: narrator - polarity: none - teacher: kept the draft | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the LORD | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **deliver** | future | I | Zedekiah and LORD's servants and the people | | the hand of Nebuchadrezzar and the hand of hands's enemies and the hand of those | | afterward *property* | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent zedekiah=Patient | | 3 | **leave** | present · passive | I *not said here* | | | | | in this city *result*; from the pestilence and the sword and the famine | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: in city=Result | | 4 | **seek** | present | | hands's life | | | | | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent life=Theme | | 5 | **smite** | shall | LORD | hands *= hand* | | | | with the edge of the sword | vn hit-18.1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent they=Patient with edge=Instrument | | 6 | **not** **spare** | shall | LORD | hands *= hand* | | | | | vn bill-54.5 «NP V NP NP.asset»: agent=Agent they=Asset | | 7 | **have** | infinitive | LORD *not said here* | pity | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pity=Patient | | 8 | **have** | infinitive | LORD *not said here* | compassion | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent compassion=Patient | 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} וְאַחֲרֵי־כֵ֣ן נְאֻם־יְהוָ֡ה אֶתֵּ֣ן אֶת־צִדְקִיָּ֣הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֣ה וְאֶת־עֲבָדָ֣יו ׀ וְאֶת־הָעָ֡ם וְאֶת־הַנִּשְׁאָרִים֩ בָּעִ֨יר הַזֹּ֜את מִן־הַדֶּ֣בֶר ׀ מִן־הַחֶ֣רֶב וּמִן־הָרָעָ֗ב בְּיַד֙ נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֣ר מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֔ל וּבְיַד֙ אֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֔ם וּבְיַ֖ד מְבַקְשֵׁ֣י נַפְשָׁ֑ם וְהִכָּ֣ם לְפִי־חֶ֔רֶב לֹֽא־יָח֣וּס עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם וְלֹ֥א יַחְמֹ֖ל וְלֹ֥א יְרַחֵֽם׃ [Jeremiah 21:7: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Jonathan →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/JER.21.7/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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