קֹ֥ול נָסִ֛ים וּפְלֵטִ֖ים מֵאֶ֣רֶץ בָּבֶ֑ל לְהַגִּ֣יד בְּצִיֹּ֗ון אֶת־נִקְמַת֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ נִקְמַ֖ת הֵיכָלֹֽו׃
A voice of those who flee and escape from the land of Bavel, to declare in Tsiyyon the vengeance of YHWH our God, the vengeance of His temple.
Morphology
- קֹול (qol) – Root: קול; Form: Noun masculine singular absolute; Translation: “a voice/sound”; Notes: Introduces the report carried by fugitives.
- נָסִים (nasim) – Root: נוס; Form: Qal participle masculine plural; Translation: “those who flee”; Notes: Refers to survivors fleeing Babylon.
- וּפְלֵטִים (u-feletim) – Root: פלט; Form: Conjunction + Qal participle masculine plural; Translation: “and those who escape”; Notes: Parallel with “those who flee.”
- מֵאֶרֶץ (me-eretz) – Root: ארץ; Form: Preposition מִן + noun feminine singular; Translation: “from the land of”; Notes: Indicates point of origin.
- בָּבֶל (Bavel) – Root: בבל; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Bavel/Babylon”; Notes: Refers to the fallen empire.
- לְהַגִּיד (le-haggid) – Root: נגד; Form: Hifil infinitive construct; Translation: “to declare”; Notes: Purpose clause: the fugitives’ mission.
- בְּצִיֹּון (be-Tsiyon) – Root: ציון; Form: Preposition + proper noun; Translation: “in Tsiyon”; Notes: The destination of the declaration.
- אֶת־נִקְמַת (et-niqmat) – Root: נקם; Form: Direct object marker + noun feminine singular construct; Translation: “the vengeance of”; Notes: Denotes divine retribution.
- יְהוָה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה; Form: Proper noun, divine name; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The subject who enacts vengeance.
- אֱלֹהֵינוּ (ʾeloheinu) – Root: אלה; Form: Noun masculine plural construct + 1st common plural suffix; Translation: “our God”; Notes: Confessional declaration of Israel’s God.
- נִקְמַת (niqmat) – Root: נקם; Form: Noun feminine singular construct; Translation: “the vengeance of”; Notes: Repeated for emphasis.
- הֵיכָלֹו (heikhalo) – Root: היכל; Form: Noun masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix; Translation: “His temple”; Notes: Refers to YHWH’s sanctuary in Jerusalem, desecrated by Babylon.