Jeremiah 51:16

לְקֹ֨ול תִּתֹּ֜ו הֲמֹ֥ון מַ֨יִם֙ בַּשָּׁמַ֔יִם וַיַּ֥עַל נְשִׂאִ֖ים מִקְצֵה־אָ֑רֶץ בְּרָקִ֤ים לַמָּטָר֙ עָשָׂ֔ה וַיֹּ֥צֵא ר֖וּחַ מֵאֹצְרֹתָֽיו׃

At the voice of His giving there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, and He causes vapors to ascend from the end of the earth. He makes lightning for the rain, and brings forth wind from His storehouses.

Morphology

1. לְקֹול (le-qol) – Root: קול; Form: Preposition לְ + noun masculine singular construct; Translation: “at the voice/sound of”; Notes: Introduces the occasion of divine action.
2. תִּתּוֹ (titto) – Root: נתן; Form: Qal infinitive construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix; Translation: “His giving”; Notes: Refers to God’s act of granting or sending rain.
3. הֲמוֹן (hamon) – Root: המה; Form: Noun masculine singular absolute; Translation: “tumult, roar”; Notes: Suggests loud commotion of storm waters.
4. מַיִם (mayim) – Root: מים; Form: Noun masculine dual (plural in form); Translation: “waters”; Notes: Symbol of abundance, here as rain clouds.
5. בַּשָּׁמַיִם (ba-shamayim) – Root: שׁמים; Form: Preposition בְּ + definite noun masculine plural; Translation: “in the heavens”; Notes: Locative, denoting the sky as the place of waters.
6. וַיַּעַל (va-yaʿal) – Root: עלה; Form: Hifil wayyiqtol 3rd masculine singular; Translation: “and He causes to ascend”; Notes: Describes God’s action of lifting vapors.
7. נְשִׂאִים (nesiʾim) – Root: נשא; Form: Noun masculine plural absolute; Translation: “vapors/condensations”; Notes: Meteorological imagery for clouds rising.
8. מִקְצֵה (miqtzeh) – Root: קצה; Form: Preposition מִן + noun masculine singular construct; Translation: “from the end of”; Notes: Indicates distant origin.
9. אָרֶץ (ʾeretz) – Root: ארץ; Form: Noun feminine singular absolute; Translation: “earth”; Notes: The whole inhabited land.
10. בְּרָקִים (baraqim) – Root: ברק; Form: Noun masculine plural absolute; Translation: “lightnings”; Notes: Meteorological phenomenon associated with rain.
11. לַמָּטָר (la-matar) – Root: מטר; Form: Preposition לְ + definite noun masculine singular; Translation: “for the rain”; Notes: Lightnings seen as instrumental in producing rain.
12. עָשָׂה (ʿasah) – Root: עשה; Form: Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular; Translation: “He made/He makes”; Notes: Declarative of divine creative power.
13. וַיֹּצֵא (va-yotze) – Root: יצא; Form: Hifil wayyiqtol 3rd masculine singular; Translation: “and He brings forth”; Notes: Emphasizes divine control over elements.
14. רוּחַ (ruaḥ) – Root: רוח; Form: Noun common singular absolute; Translation: “wind/spirit”; Notes: Meteorological wind, not to be confused with spiritual sense here.
15. מֵאֹצְרֹתָיו (me-otzrotav) – Root: אצר; Form: Preposition מִן + noun masculine plural construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix; Translation: “from His storehouses”; Notes: Poetic imagery for God’s reserved control over natural forces.