הִנֵּ֧ה יְהוָ֛ה בֹּוקֵ֥ק הָאָ֖רֶץ וּבֹֽולְקָ֑הּ וְעִוָּ֣ה פָנֶ֔יהָ וְהֵפִ֖יץ יֹשְׁבֶֽיהָ׃
Behold, YHWH empties the earth and lays it waste, and distorts its face and scatters its inhabitants.
Morphology
- הִנֵּ֧ה (hinneh) – Root: הנה; Form: Interjection; Translation: “Behold”; Notes: Draws attention to what follows, often used in prophetic announcements.
- יְהוָ֛ה (YHWH) – Root: Divine name; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: Subject of the verb actions that follow.
- בֹּוקֵ֥ק (boqeq) – Root: בקק; Form: Qal participle masculine singular; Translation: “empties”; Notes: Describes YHWH as actively emptying or draining the earth.
- הָאָ֖רֶץ (ha-arets) – Root: ארץ; Form: Noun, feminine singular definite; Translation: “the earth”; Notes: Direct object of the participle.
- וּבֹֽולְקָ֑הּ (u-voleqah) – Root: בלק; Form: Qal participle masculine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix and conjunction; Translation: “and lays it waste”; Notes: Parallels the previous participle, continuing the destructive imagery.
- וְעִוָּ֣ה (ve-ʿivvah) – Root: עוה; Form: Piel perfect 3rd masculine singular; Translation: “and he distorted”; Notes: Indicates active alteration or deformation, intensifying the desolation.
- פָנֶ֔יהָ (fanehah) – Root: פנים; Form: Noun, masculine plural with 3rd feminine singular suffix; Translation: “its face”; Notes: Refers to the surface or appearance of the earth.
- וְהֵפִ֖יץ (ve-hefits) – Root: פוץ; Form: Hiphil perfect 3rd masculine singular; Translation: “and he scattered”; Notes: Causative stem indicating YHWH as the one dispersing.
- יֹשְׁבֶֽיהָ (yoshvehah) – Root: ישׁב; Form: Qal participle masculine plural with 3rd feminine singular suffix; Translation: “its inhabitants”; Notes: Those dwelling upon the earth, now dispersed.