כִּ֣י כֹ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה וַעֲשִׂ֣יתִי אֹותָ֖ךְ כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשִׂ֑ית אֲשֶׁר־בָּזִ֥ית אָלָ֖ה לְהָפֵ֥ר בְּרִֽית׃
For thus says the Lord YHWH, “I will do to you just as you have done, you who despised the oath to break the covenant.
Morphology
- כִּי (ki) – Root: —; Form: Conjunction; Translation: “for / because”; Notes: Introduces the divine reason or declaration.
- כֹה (koh) – Root: —; Form: Adverb; Translation: “thus”; Notes: A prophetic formula introducing direct divine speech.
- אָמַר (ʾamar) – Root: אמר; Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “has said”; Notes: Refers to YHWH’s authoritative utterance.
- אֲדֹנָי (ʾadonai) – Root: אדן; Form: Noun masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix (used as a divine title); Translation: “Lord”; Notes: Title of authority, here referring to YHWH.
- יְהוִה (YHWH) – Root: —; Form: Divine Name; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The covenantal name of Israel’s God.
- וַעֲשִׂיתִי (va-ʿasiti) – Root: עשׂה; Form: Qal perfect with waw-consecutive 1st person singular; Translation: “and I will do”; Notes: Divine retribution matching Israel’s deeds.
- אֹותָךְ (ʾotakh) – Root: את; Form: Direct object marker + 2nd person feminine singular suffix; Translation: “to you”; Notes: Jerusalem is addressed as the feminine subject.
- כַּאֲשֶׁר (kaʾasher) – Root: —; Form: Conjunction; Translation: “just as”; Notes: Introduces a comparison clause.
- עָשִׂית (ʿasît) – Root: עשׂה; Form: Qal perfect 2nd person feminine singular; Translation: “you have done”; Notes: Emphasizes Jerusalem’s guilt.
- אֲשֶׁר (ʾasher) – Root: —; Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “who / which”; Notes: Connects to the following clause describing the offense.
- בָּזִית (bazît) – Root: בזה; Form: Qal perfect 2nd person feminine singular; Translation: “you despised”; Notes: Indicates contempt and rejection.
- אָלָה (ʾalah) – Root: אלה; Form: Noun feminine singular absolute; Translation: “oath”; Notes: Refers to the sworn binding covenant obligation.
- לְהָפֵר (le-hafêr) – Root: פרר; Form: Hiphil infinitive construct; Translation: “to break”; Notes: Refers to covenant violation.
- בְּרִית (berît) – Root: ברh; Form: Noun feminine singular absolute; Translation: “covenant”; Notes: Refers to the covenant with YHWH, which Jerusalem violated.