וּבָזָ֥ה אָלָ֖ה לְהָפֵ֣ר בְּרִ֑ית וְהִנֵּ֨ה נָתַ֥ן יָדֹ֛ו וְכָל־אֵ֥לֶּה עָשָׂ֖ה לֹ֥א יִמָּלֵֽט׃ ס
And he despised the oath, to break the covenant, and behold, he gave his hand, and he did all these things, he shall not escape.’”
Morphology
- וּבָזָה (u-vazah) – Root: בזה; Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular with conjunction; Translation: “and he despised”; Notes: Describes contempt for the sworn oath.
- אָלָה (ʾalah) – Root: אלה; Form: Noun feminine singular absolute; Translation: “oath”; Notes: A binding curse-oath sworn in covenantal agreement.
- לְהָפֵר (le-haper) – Root: פרר; Form: Hiphil infinitive construct with prefixed לְ; Translation: “to break”; Notes: Expresses intended action against the covenant.
- בְּרִית (berit) – Root: ברית; Form: Noun feminine singular absolute; Translation: “covenant”; Notes: Refers to the solemn agreement with Babylon’s king.
- וְהִנֵּה (ve-hinneh) – Root: הנה; Form: Interjection with conjunction; Translation: “and behold”; Notes: Draws attention to the following ironic detail.
- נָתַן (natan) – Root: נתן; Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “he gave”; Notes: Indicates a pledged commitment or oath gesture.
- יָדֹו (yado) – Root: יד; Form: Noun feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “his hand”; Notes: Symbol of oath-taking and binding agreement.
- וְכָל־ (ve-kol) – Root: כל; Form: Conjunction + noun masculine singular construct; Translation: “and all of”; Notes: Totality marker introducing what he did.
- אֵלֶּה (elleh) – Root: —; Form: Demonstrative pronoun masculine plural; Translation: “these”; Notes: Refers to the rebellious deeds described.
- עָשָׂה (ʿasah) – Root: עשה; Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “he did”; Notes: Indicates actual performance of treachery.
- לֹא (lo) – Root: לא; Form: Negative particle; Translation: “not”; Notes: Negates the verb to follow.
- יִמָּלֵט (yimmalet) – Root: מלט; Form: Niphal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “he shall escape”; Notes: Prophetic declaration of inevitable judgment, expecting a negative outcome.