וּנְתַתִּ֞יךְ לִצְחִ֣יחַ סֶ֗לַע מִשְׁטַ֤ח חֲרָמִים֙ תִּֽהְיֶ֔ה לֹ֥א תִבָּנֶ֖ה עֹ֑וד כִּ֣י אֲנִ֤י יְהוָה֙ דִּבַּ֔רְתִּי נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃ ס
And I will make you a bare rock, you shall be a place for spreading of nets, you shall not be built again, for I YHWH have spoken,’ declares the Lord YHWH.
Morphology
- וּנְתַתִּיךְ (u-netattikh) – Root: נתן (natan); Form: Conjunction וְ + Qal perfect 1st person common singular + suffix 2nd person feminine singular; Translation: “and I will make you”; Notes: YHWH as subject decreeing Tyre’s fate.
- לִצְחִיחַ (li-tschiyaḥ) – Root: צחח (tsaḥaḥ); Form: Preposition לְ + noun masculine singular absolute; Translation: “to a bare”; Notes: Describes desolation, without vegetation.
- סֶלַע (selaʿ) – Root: סלע (selaʿ); Form: Noun masculine singular absolute; Translation: “rock”; Notes: Symbolizes barren, exposed stone, representing ruin.
- מִשְׁטַח (mishtaḥ) – Root: שטח (shaṭaḥ); Form: Noun masculine singular absolute; Translation: “a spreading place”; Notes: Indicates a flat surface, here for drying nets.
- חֲרָמִים (ḥaramim) – Root: חרם (ḥerem); Form: Noun masculine plural absolute; Translation: “nets”; Notes: Fishing nets, linking to Tyre’s coastal identity.
- תִּהְיֶה (tihyeh) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal imperfect 2nd person feminine singular; Translation: “you shall be”; Notes: Futural aspect, addressed to the city (fem.).
- לֹא (lo) – Root: —; Form: Negative particle; Translation: “not”; Notes: Strong negation.
- תִבָּנֶה (tibbaneh) – Root: בנה (banah); Form: Niphal imperfect 2nd person feminine singular; Translation: “you shall be built”; Notes: Passive, emphasizing the city’s rebuilding will never happen.
- עֹוד (ʿod) – Root: —; Form: Adverb; Translation: “again”; Notes: Temporal marker stressing finality.
- כִּי (ki) – Root: —; Form: Conjunction; Translation: “for”; Notes: Provides reason or divine guarantee.
- אֲנִי (ʾani) – Root: —; Form: Independent pronoun 1st person common singular; Translation: “I”; Notes: Emphasizes YHWH as the actor.
- יְהוָה (YHWH) – Root: הוה (hwh); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The covenantal divine name.
- דִּבַּרְתִּי (dibbarti) – Root: דבר (davar); Form: Piel perfect 1st person common singular; Translation: “I have spoken”; Notes: Piel stem adds intensity to the authoritative declaration.
- נְאֻם (neʾum) – Root: נאם (naʾam); Form: Noun masculine singular absolute; Translation: “declaration”; Notes: Formulaic prophetic statement introducing divine authority.
- אֲדֹנָי (ʾadonai) – Root: אדן (ʾadon); Form: Proper title, emphatic plural with 1st person suffix; Translation: “my Lord”; Notes: Used here in apposition to YHWH, stressing divine lordship.
- יְהוִה (YHWH) – Root: הוה (hwh); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: Repetition underscores the certainty of the pronouncement.