--- title: Jeremiah 28:9 (JPS 1917) — The prophet that prophesieth of peace, when the word of the prophet… · tree and pragmatics description: The prophet that prophesieth of peace, when the word of the prophet shall come to pass, then shall the prophet be known, that the LORD hath truly sent him.' Who acts: prophet, word, LORD. 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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 (prophet, word, LORD), 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:767 # text = The prophet that prophesieth of peace, when the word of the prophet shall come to pass, then shall the prophet be known, that the LORD hath truly sent him.' 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 prophet prophet NOUN NN Number=Sing 24 dislocated _ _ 3 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 4 nsubj _ _ 4 prophesieth prophesy VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 acl:relcl _ _ 5 of of ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 peace peace NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 7 , , PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 8 when when SCONJ WRB _ 15 mark _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 word word NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 nsubj _ _ 11 of of ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 prophet prophet NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nmod _ _ 14 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 15 aux _ _ 15 come come VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 24 advcl _ _ 16 to to PART TO _ 17 mark _ _ 17 pass pass VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 15 xcomp _ _ 18 , , PUNCT , _ 24 punct _ _ 19 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 24 advmod _ _ 20 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 24 aux _ _ 21 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 22 det _ _ 22 prophet prophet NOUN NN Number=Sing 24 nsubj:pass _ _ 23 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 24 aux:pass _ _ 24 known know VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 25 , , PUNCT , _ 31 punct _ _ 26 that that SCONJ IN _ 31 mark _ _ 27 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 28 det _ _ 28 LORD LORD PROPN NNP Number=Sing 31 nsubj _ _ 29 hath have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 31 aux _ _ 30 truly truly ADV RB _ 31 advmod _ _ 31 sent send VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 24 csubj:pass _ _ 32 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 31 obj _ _ 33 . . PUNCT . _ 24 punct _ _ 34 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 24 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: narrate - voice: narrator - polarity: none - teacher: kept the draft | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **prophesy** | present | the prophet | | | | | of peace | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **come** | shall | the word of the prophet | | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **pass** | to-infinitive | the word of the prophet *not said here* | | | | | | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 4 | **know** | shall · passive | | the prophet | | | then | the prophet *dislocated* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Stimulus | | 5 | **send** | present · perfect | the LORD | prophet | | | | truly *property* | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme | | 6 | **word** | | | the prophet | | | | | nom word «communication transitive»: of=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} הַנָּבִ֕יא אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִנָּבֵ֖א לְשָׁל֑וֹם בְּבֹא֙ דְּבַ֣ר הַנָּבִ֗יא יִוָּדַע֙ הַנָּבִ֔יא אֲשֶׁר־שְׁלָח֥וֹ יְהוָ֖ה בֶּאֱמֶֽת׃ [Jeremiah 28:9: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Jonathan →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/JER.28.9/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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