--- title: Micah 7:9 (JPS 1917) — I will bear the indignation of the LORD, because I have sinned again… · tree and pragmatics description: I will bear the indignation of the LORD, because I have sinned against Him; until He plead my cause, and execute judgment for me; He will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold His righteousness. Who acts: I, son, my. 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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 (I, son, my), 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:MIC:106 # text = I will bear the indignation of the LORD, because I have sinned against Him; until He plead my cause, and execute judgment for me; He will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold His righteousness. 1 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 bear bear VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 indignation indignation NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 6 of of ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 LORD LORD PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nmod _ _ 9 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 10 because because SCONJ IN _ 13 mark _ _ 11 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 13 nsubj _ _ 12 have have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 13 aux _ _ 13 sinned sin VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 3 advcl _ _ 14 against against ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 15 Him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 obl _ _ 16 ; ; PUNCT : _ 19 punct _ _ 17 until until SCONJ IN _ 19 mark _ _ 18 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 19 nsubj _ _ 19 plead plead VERB VB Mood=Sub|VerbForm=Fin 3 advcl _ _ 20 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 21 nmod:poss _ _ 21 cause cause NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 obj _ _ 22 , , PUNCT , _ 24 punct _ _ 23 and and CCONJ CC _ 24 cc _ _ 24 execute execute VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 19 conj _ _ 25 judgment judgment NOUN NN Number=Sing 24 obj _ _ 26 for for ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 27 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 24 obl _ _ 28 ; ; PUNCT : _ 31 punct _ _ 29 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 31 nsubj _ _ 30 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 31 aux _ _ 31 bring bring VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 parataxis _ _ 32 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 31 obj _ _ 33 forth forth ADV RB _ 31 advmod _ _ 34 to to ADP IN _ 36 case _ _ 35 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 36 det _ _ 36 light light NOUN NN Number=Sing 31 obl _ _ 37 , , PUNCT , _ 41 punct _ _ 38 and and CCONJ CC _ 41 cc _ _ 39 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 41 nsubj _ _ 40 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 41 aux _ _ 41 behold behold VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 31 conj _ _ 42 His his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 43 nmod:poss _ _ 43 righteousness righteousness NOUN NN Number=Sing 41 obj _ _ 44 . . PUNCT . _ 3 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 | **bear** | future | I | the indignation of the LORD | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent indignation=Patient | | 2 | **sin** | present · perfect | I | | | | | against son | vn rebel-71.2-1-1 «NP V PP.maleficiary»: agent=Agent against he=Maleficiary | | 3 | **plead** *speech: request* | infinitive | son | my cause | | | | | tree rules | | 4 | **execute** | infinitive | son *not said here* | judgment | | | | for me | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent judgment=Patient | | 5 | **bring** | future | son | me | | the light | | forth *property* | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent i=Theme to light=Destination | | 6 | **behold** | shall | I | son's righteousness | | | | | vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer righteousness=Stimulus | | 7 | **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} זַ֤עַף יְהוָה֙ אֶשָּׂ֔א כִּ֥י חָטָ֖אתִי ל֑וֹ עַד֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יָרִ֤יב רִיבִי֙ וְעָשָׂ֣ה מִשְׁפָּטִ֔י יוֹצִיאֵ֣נִי לָא֔וֹר אֶרְאֶ֖ה בְּצִדְקָתֽוֹ׃ [Micah 7:9: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Jonathan →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/MIC.7.9/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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