וַתֶּ֨מֶר אֶת־מִשְׁפָּטַ֤י לְרִשְׁעָה֙ מִן־הַגֹּויִ֔ם וְאֶ֨ת־חֻקֹּותַ֔י מִן־הָאֲרָצֹ֖ות אֲשֶׁ֣ר סְבִיבֹותֶ֑יהָ כִּ֤י בְמִשְׁפָּטַי֙ מָאָ֔סוּ וְחֻקֹּותַ֖י לֹא־הָלְכ֥וּ בָהֶֽם׃ ס
And she rebelled against my judgments more wickedly than the nations, and against my statutes more than the lands that are around her, for my judgments they have rejected, and in my statutes they have not walked.’
Morphology
- וַתֶּמֶר (va-temer) – Root: מרה; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3fs; Translation: “and she rebelled”; Notes: Refers to Yerushalayim personified.
- אֶת־מִשְׁפָּטַי (et-mishpatai) – Root: שׁפט; Form: Direct object marker + noun masculine plural construct + 1cs suffix; Translation: “my judgments”; Notes: Refers to YHWH’s legal ordinances.
- לְרִשְׁעָה (le-rishʿah) – Root: רשע; Form: Preposition + noun feminine singular; Translation: “to wickedness”; Notes: Indicates purpose or result of rebellion.
- מִן־הַגֹּויִם (min-ha-goyim) – Root: גוי; Form: Preposition + definite noun masculine plural; Translation: “more than the nations”; Notes: Comparative usage.
- וְאֶת־חֻקֹּותַי (ve-et-ḥuqqotai) – Root: חקק; Form: Conjunction + direct object marker + noun feminine plural construct + 1cs suffix; Translation: “and my statutes”; Notes: Refers to prescribed laws of YHWH.
- מִן־הָאֲרָצֹות (min-ha-aratsot) – Root: ארץ; Form: Preposition + definite noun feminine plural; Translation: “more than the lands”; Notes: Comparative with surrounding nations.
- אֲשֶׁר (ʾasher) – Root: אשר; Form: Relative particle; Translation: “that/which”; Notes: Introduces relative clause modifying “lands.”
- סְבִיבֹותֶיהָ (sevivoteha) – Root: סבב; Form: Noun feminine plural + 3fs suffix; Translation: “around her”; Notes: Refers to neighboring nations surrounding Yerushalayim.
- כִּי (ki) – Root: כי; Form: Conjunction; Translation: “for / because”; Notes: Introduces explanation for rebellion.
- בְמִשְׁפָּטַי (ve-mishpatai) – Root: שׁפט; Form: Preposition + noun masculine plural construct + 1cs suffix; Translation: “my judgments”; Notes: YHWH’s decrees.
- מָאֲסוּ (maʾasu) – Root: מאס; Form: Qal perfect 3mp; Translation: “they rejected”; Notes: Describes deliberate rejection of God’s law.
- וְחֻקֹּותַי (ve-ḥuqqotai) – Root: חקק; Form: Conjunction + noun feminine plural construct + 1cs suffix; Translation: “and my statutes”; Notes: Parallel to judgments, emphasizes divine laws.
- לֹא־הָלְכוּ (lo-halkhu) – Root: הלך; Form: Qal perfect 3mp with negative; Translation: “they did not walk”; Notes: Idiom meaning “did not follow/obey.”
- בָהֶם (vahem) – Root: הם; Form: Preposition + pronoun 3mp; Translation: “in them”; Notes: Refers to walking in YHWH’s statutes.