--- title: Zephaniah 3:8 (JPS 1917) — Therefore wait ye for Me, saith the LORD, until the day that I rise… · tree and pragmatics description: Therefore wait ye for Me, saith the LORD, until the day that I rise up to the prey; for My determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them Mine indignation, even all My fierce anger; for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of My jealousy. 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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 (ye, LORD, I, determination), 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:ZEP:42 # text = Therefore wait ye for Me, saith the LORD, until the day that I rise up to the prey; for My determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them Mine indignation, even all My fierce anger; for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of My jealousy. 1 Therefore therefore ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 2 wait wait VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 ye ye PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 2 nsubj _ _ 4 for for ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 Me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 2 obl _ _ 6 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 7 saith say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 parataxis _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 LORD LORD PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 10 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 11 until until ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 day day NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ 14 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 16 obl _ _ 15 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 16 nsubj _ _ 16 rise rise VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 13 acl:relcl _ _ 17 up up ADP RP _ 16 compound:prt _ _ 18 to to ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 19 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 20 det _ _ 20 prey prey NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 obl _ _ 21 ; ; PUNCT : _ 27 punct _ _ 22 for for SCONJ IN _ 27 mark _ _ 23 My my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 24 nmod:poss _ _ 24 determination determination NOUN NN Number=Sing 27 nsubj _ _ 25 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 27 cop _ _ 26 to to PART TO _ 27 mark _ _ 27 gather gather VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 advcl _ _ 28 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 29 det _ _ 29 nations nation NOUN NNS Number=Plur 27 obj _ _ 30 , , PUNCT , _ 34 punct _ _ 31 that that SCONJ IN _ 34 mark _ _ 32 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 34 nsubj _ _ 33 may may AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 34 aux _ _ 34 assemble assemble VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 27 advcl _ _ 35 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 36 det _ _ 36 kingdoms kingdom NOUN NNS Number=Plur 34 obj _ _ 37 , , PUNCT , _ 39 punct _ _ 38 to to PART TO _ 39 mark _ _ 39 pour pour VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 34 advcl _ _ 40 upon upon ADP IN _ 41 case _ _ 41 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 39 obl _ _ 42 Mine my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 43 nmod:poss _ _ 43 indignation indignation NOUN NN Number=Sing 39 obj _ _ 44 , , PUNCT , _ 49 punct _ _ 45 even even ADV RB _ 49 advmod _ _ 46 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 49 det:predet _ _ 47 My my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 49 nmod:poss _ _ 48 fierce fierce ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 49 amod _ _ 49 anger anger NOUN NN Number=Sing 43 appos _ _ 50 ; ; PUNCT : _ 57 punct _ _ 51 for for SCONJ IN _ 57 mark _ _ 52 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 54 det:predet _ _ 53 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 54 det _ _ 54 earth earth NOUN NN Number=Sing 57 nsubj:pass _ _ 55 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 57 aux _ _ 56 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 57 aux:pass _ _ 57 devoured devour VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 advcl _ _ 58 with with ADP IN _ 60 case _ _ 59 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 60 det _ _ 60 fire fire NOUN NN Number=Sing 57 obl _ _ 61 of of ADP IN _ 63 case _ _ 62 My my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 63 nmod:poss _ _ 63 jealousy jealousy NOUN NN Number=Sing 60 nmod _ _ 64 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: assert - voice: character - polarity: none - teacher: kept the draft | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **wait** | infinitive | ye | | | | day | for Me; therefore *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the LORD | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **rise up** | present | I | the day | | the prey | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to prey=Initial\_Location | | 4 | **is** | present | My determination | | | | | gather *property* | tree rules | | 5 | **assemble** | may | I | the kingdoms | | | | | vn herd-47.5.2 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent kingdom=Theme | | 6 | **pour** | to-infinitive | I *not said here* | Mine indignation | | | | upon nations *= nation* | vn preparing-26.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent indignation=Patient | | 7 | **devour** | shall · passive | | all earth | | | | with the fire of My jealousy | vn devour-39.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | | 8 | **determine** | | My | | | | | | nom determination «act intransitive»: poss=agent | | 9 | **anger** | | My | | | | | | nom anger «feeling intransitive»: poss=agent | | 10 | **fire** | | | My jealousy | | | | | nom fire «event 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} לָכֵ֤ן חַכּוּ־לִי֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה לְי֖וֹם קוּמִ֣י לְעַ֑ד כִּ֣י מִשְׁפָּטִי֩ לֶאֱסֹ֨ף גּוֹיִ֜ם לְקָבְצִ֣י מַמְלָכ֗וֹת לִשְׁפֹּ֨ךְ עֲלֵיהֶ֤ם זַעְמִי֙ כֹּ֚ל חֲר֣וֹן אַפִּ֔י כִּ֚י בְּאֵ֣שׁ קִנְאָתִ֔י תֵּאָכֵ֖ל כָּל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ [Zephaniah 3:8: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Jonathan →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ZEP.3.8/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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