לָכֵ֕ן כֹּ֖ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה הִנְנִ֣י נֹתֵן֩ אֶת־הָעִ֨יר הַזֹּ֜את בְּיַ֣ד הַכַּשְׂדִּ֗ים וּבְיַ֛ד נְבֽוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥ר מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֖ל וּלְכָדָֽהּ׃
Therefore thus says YHWH: “Behold, I am giving this city into the hand of the Kasdim and into the hand of Nevukhadretstsar king of Bavel, and he shall capture it.
Morphology
- לָכֵן (lakhen) – Root: כן (ken); Form: Adverb; Translation: “therefore”; Notes: Introduces a conclusion or result based on prior statements.
- כֹּה (koh) – Root: כה (koh); Form: Adverb; Translation: “thus”; Notes: Common prophetic introduction to divine speech.
- אָמַר (ʾamar) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “says”; Notes: In prophetic speech, often conveying ongoing divine authority.
- יְהוָה (YHWH) – Root: הוה (havah); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The covenant name of the God of Yisraʾel.
- הִנְנִי (hinneni) – Root: הנה (hinneh); Form: Interjection + 1st person singular suffix; Translation: “Behold, I”; Notes: Signals imminent action by the speaker.
- נֹתֵן (noten) – Root: נתן (natan); Form: Qal participle masculine singular; Translation: “am giving”; Notes: Present participle indicating ongoing or imminent action.
- אֶת־הָעִיר (ʾet-ha-ʿir) – Root: עיר (ʿir); Form: Object marker + definite noun feminine singular; Translation: “the city”; Notes: Refers to Jerusalem in this context.
- הַזֹּאת (hazzot) – Root: זה (zeh); Form: Demonstrative adjective feminine singular; Translation: “this”; Notes: Specifies the particular city.
- בְּיַד (be-yad) – Root: יד (yad); Form: Preposition בְּ + noun feminine singular; Translation: “into the hand of”; Notes: Idiomatic for transferring control or possession.
- הַכַּשְׂדִּים (ha-Kasdim) – Root: כשׂד (Kasdim); Form: Definite proper noun masculine plural; Translation: “the Kasdim”; Notes: Refers to the Babylonians.
- וּבְיַד (u-ve-yad) – Root: יד (yad); Form: Conjunction + preposition בְּ + noun feminine singular; Translation: “and into the hand of”; Notes: Parallel phrase emphasizing both recipients of control.
- נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר (Nevukhadretstsar) – Root: —; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Nevukhadretstsar”; Notes: King of Babylon during the fall of Jerusalem.
- מֶלֶךְ־בָּבֶל (melekh-Bavel) – Root: מלך (melekh) / בבל (Bavel); Form: Noun masculine singular construct + proper noun; Translation: “king of Bavel”; Notes: Bavel refers to Babylon.
- וּלְכָדָהּ (u-lekhadah) – Root: לכד (lakad); Form: Conjunction + Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular + 3rd person feminine singular suffix; Translation: “and he shall capture it”; Notes: Indicates the inevitable result of YHWH’s decree.