וְשִׁלַּמְתִּ֨י לְבָבֶ֜ל וּלְכֹ֣ל יֹושְׁבֵ֣י כַשְׂדִּ֗ים אֵ֧ת כָּל־רָעָתָ֛ם אֲשֶׁר־עָשׂ֥וּ בְצִיֹּ֖ון לְעֵֽינֵיכֶ֑ם נְאֻ֖ם יְהוָֽה׃ ס
And I will repay Bavel and all the inhabitants of Kasdim for all their evil that they have done in Tsiyyon before your eyes,” declares YHWH.
Morphology
- וְשִׁלַּמְתִּי (ve-shillamti) – Root: שלם; Form: Piel perfect 1st person singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “and I will repay”; Notes: Conveys recompense or retribution.
- לְבָבֶל (le-Bavel) – Root: בבל; Form: Preposition לְ + proper noun; Translation: “to Babylon”; Notes: Refers to the empire and its capital.
- וּלְכֹל (u-le-kol) – Root: כל; Form: Conjunction + preposition לְ + noun masculine singular construct; Translation: “and to all”; Notes: Expands judgment to include everyone connected.
- יֹושְׁבֵי (yoshvei) – Root: ישׁב; Form: Qal participle masculine plural construct; Translation: “inhabitants of”; Notes: Denotes residents or dwellers.
- כַשְׂדִּים (Kasdim) – Root: כשׂד; Form: Proper noun masculine plural; Translation: “Kasdim/Chaldeans”; Notes: Ethnic name for the people of Babylon.
- אֵת (ʾet) – Root: —; Form: Direct object marker; Translation: —; Notes: Marks the definite direct object “all their evil.”
- כָּל־ (kol) – Root: כל; Form: Noun masculine singular construct; Translation: “all”; Notes: Universal scope.
- רָעָתָם (raʿatam) – Root: רעע; Form: Noun feminine singular construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix; Translation: “their evil”; Notes: Refers to moral wickedness and crimes committed.
- אֲשֶׁר (asher) – Root: —; Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “that/which”; Notes: Introduces a relative clause.
- עָשׂוּ (ʿasu) – Root: עשה; Form: Qal perfect 3rd person plural; Translation: “they have done”; Notes: Describes the evil acts committed by the Babylonians.
- בְצִיּוֹן (be-Tsiyon) – Root: ציון; Form: Preposition בְּ + proper noun; Translation: “in Tsiyon”; Notes: Refers to Jerusalem, the center of worship and covenant.
- לְעֵינֵיכֶם (le-ʿeineikhem) – Root: עין; Form: Preposition לְ + noun feminine dual construct + 2nd masculine plural suffix; Translation: “before your eyes”; Notes: Indicates that Yisraʾel witnessed the destruction.
- נְאֻם (neʾum) – Root: נאם; Form: Noun masculine singular construct; Translation: “utterance, declaration”; Notes: Introduces the authority of a prophetic oracle.
- יְהוָה (YHWH) – Root: —; Form: Proper noun divine name; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The covenantal God of Yisraʾel.