--- title: Zechariah 14:12 (JPS 1917) — And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the p… · tree and pragmatics description: And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the peoples that have warred against Jerusalem: their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their sockets, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth. 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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 (this, LORD, peoples, flesh), 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:ZEC:209 # text = And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the peoples that have warred against Jerusalem: their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their sockets, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth. 1 And and CCONJ CC _ 6 cc _ _ 2 this this PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 6 nsubj _ _ 3 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 4 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 6 cop _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 plague plague NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 7 wherewith wherewith ADV WRB PronType=Rel 11 advmod _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 LORD LORD PROPN NNP Number=Sing 11 nsubj _ _ 10 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 11 aux _ _ 11 smite smite VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 6 acl:relcl _ _ 12 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 14 det:predet _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 peoples people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 11 obj _ _ 15 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 17 nsubj _ _ 16 have have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 17 aux _ _ 17 warred war VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 14 acl:relcl _ _ 18 against against ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 19 Jerusalem Jerusalem PROPN NNP Number=Sing 17 obl _ _ 20 : : PUNCT : _ 24 punct _ _ 21 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 22 nmod:poss _ _ 22 flesh flesh NOUN NN Number=Sing 24 nsubj _ _ 23 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 24 aux _ _ 24 consume consume VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 6 parataxis _ _ 25 away away ADV RB _ 24 advmod _ _ 26 while while SCONJ IN _ 28 mark _ _ 27 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 28 nsubj _ _ 28 stand stand VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 24 advcl _ _ 29 upon upon ADP IN _ 31 case _ _ 30 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 31 nmod:poss _ _ 31 feet foot NOUN NNS Number=Plur 28 obl _ _ 32 , , PUNCT , _ 37 punct _ _ 33 and and CCONJ CC _ 37 cc _ _ 34 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 35 nmod:poss _ _ 35 eyes eye NOUN NNS Number=Plur 37 nsubj _ _ 36 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 37 aux _ _ 37 consume consume VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 24 conj _ _ 38 away away ADV RB _ 37 advmod _ _ 39 in in ADP IN _ 41 case _ _ 40 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 41 nmod:poss _ _ 41 sockets socket NOUN NNS Number=Plur 37 obl _ _ 42 , , PUNCT , _ 47 punct _ _ 43 and and CCONJ CC _ 47 cc _ _ 44 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 45 nmod:poss _ _ 45 tongue tongue NOUN NN Number=Sing 47 nsubj _ _ 46 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 47 aux _ _ 47 consume consume VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 37 conj _ _ 48 away away ADV RB _ 47 advmod _ _ 49 in in ADP IN _ 51 case _ _ 50 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 51 nmod:poss _ _ 51 mouth mouth NOUN NN Number=Sing 47 obl _ _ 52 . . PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: assert - voice: narrator - polarity: none - teacher: changed act=assert | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | shall | this | the plague | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **smite** | future | the LORD | all peoples | | | | wherewith *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus people=Experiencer | | 3 | **war** | present · perfect | all peoples | | | | | against Jerusalem | vn battle-36.4 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **consume away** | shall | people's flesh | | | | | away *property* | vn consume-66 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 5 | **stand** | present | people | | | people's feet | | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent upon foot=Location | | 6 | **consume away** | shall | people's eyes | | | people's sockets | | away *property* | vn consume-66 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 7 | **consume away** | shall | people's tongue | | | people's mouth | | away *property* | vn consume-66 «NP V NP»: agent=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} וְזֹ֣את ׀ תִּֽהְיֶ֣ה הַמַּגֵּפָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִגֹּ֤ף יְהוָה֙ אֶת־כָּל־הָ֣עַמִּ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר צָבְא֖וּ עַל־יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם הָמֵ֣ק ׀ בְּשָׂר֗וֹ וְהוּא֙ עֹמֵ֣ד עַל־רַגְלָ֔יו וְעֵינָיו֙ תִּמַּ֣קְנָה בְחֹֽרֵיהֶ֔ן וּלְשׁוֹנ֖וֹ תִּמַּ֥ק בְּפִיהֶֽם׃ [Zechariah 14:12: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Jonathan →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ZEC.14.12/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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