Jeremiah 4:27

כִּי־כֹה֙ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה שְׁמָמָ֥ה תִהְיֶ֖ה כָּל־הָאָ֑רֶץ וְכָלָ֖ה לֹ֥א אֶעֱשֶֽׂה׃

For thus said YHWH: “A desolation shall the whole land become, but a full end I will not make.

Morphology

1. כִּי־כֹה (ki-koh) – Roots: כי (ki), כה (koh); Form: Conjunction + adverb; Translation: “For thus”; Notes: Introduces a divine oracle with an explanatory tone.
2. אָמַ֣ר (ʾamar) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “said”; Notes: Introduces direct speech from YHWH.
3. יְהוָ֔ה (YHWH) – Root: הוה (hawah); Form: Proper divine name; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The personal name of the God of Yisraʾel, conveying covenantal authority.
4. שְׁמָמָ֥ה (shemamah) – Root: שׁמם (shamem); Form: Noun feminine singular; Translation: “a desolation”; Notes: Signifies utter ruin or devastation.
5. תִהְיֶ֖ה (tihyeh) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular; Translation: “shall become”; Notes: Refers to future transformation of the land into desolation.
6. כָּל־הָאָ֑רֶץ (kol-ha-aretz) – Root: ארץ (ʾerets); Form: Construct noun + definite noun feminine singular; Translation: “the whole land”; Notes: Emphasizes totality of destruction over the land.
7. וְכָלָ֖ה (ve-kalah) – Root: כלה (kalah); Form: Noun feminine singular; Translation: “a full end”; Notes: Often refers to complete annihilation or finality.
8. לֹ֥א (lo) – Root: לא (lo); Form: Negative particle; Translation: “not”; Notes: Denies the action of the following verb.
9. אֶעֱשֶֽׂה (eʿeseh) – Root: עשה (ʿasah); Form: Qal imperfect 1st person common singular; Translation: “I will make”; Notes: Spoken by YHWH; declares restraint despite the judgment.