וְשַׂמְתִּ֛יהָ לְמֹורַ֥שׁ קִפֹּ֖ד וְאַגְמֵי־מָ֑יִם וְטֵֽאטֵאתִ֨יהָ֙ בְּמַטְאֲטֵ֣א הַשְׁמֵ֔ד נְאֻ֖ם יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֹֽות׃ פ
“And I will make her a possession for the porcupine and pools of water, and I will sweep her with the broom of destruction,” declares YHWH of hosts.
Morphology
- וְשַׂמְתִּיהָ (ve-samtihah) – Root: שׂים (sim); Form: Qal perfect 1st person singular + 3rd person feminine singular suffix with vav; Translation: “and I will make her”; Notes: Refers to Babylon, personified.
- לְמוֹרַשׁ (le-morash) – Root: ירשׁ (yarash); Form: Noun feminine singular in construct; Translation: “a possession”; Notes: Something left as an inheritance or habitation.
- קִפֹּד (kippod) – Root: Uncertain, possibly קפד; Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “porcupine” or “hedgehog”; Notes: A desolate creature associated with ruins.
- וְאַגְמֵי־מָיִם (ve-agmei-mayim) – Root: אגם (agam) + מים (mayim); Form: Construct phrase; Translation: “and pools of water”; Notes: Symbol of marshy, abandoned places.
- וְטֵאטֵאתִיהָ (ve-teʾateʾtihah) – Root: אטא (ṭaʾa); Form: Piel perfect 1st person singular + 3rd person feminine singular suffix with vav; Translation: “and I will sweep her”; Notes: Used metaphorically for cleansing by destruction.
- בְּמַטְאֲטֵא (be-matʾate) – Root: אטא (ṭaʾa); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “with the broom”; Notes: Instrument of sweeping, symbolic of judgment.
- הַשְׁמֵד (ha-shmed) – Root: שׁמד (shamad); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “of destruction”; Notes: Appositional genitive, describing the broom’s purpose.
- נְאֻם (neʾum) – Root: נאם (naʾam); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “utterance”; Notes: Prophetic formula introducing divine speech.
- יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת (YHWH Tsevaʾot) – Root: יהוה + צבא; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH of hosts”; Notes: Title of God as commander of heavenly armies.