וְשַׁח֙ גַּבְה֣וּת הָאָדָ֔ם וְשָׁפֵ֖ל ר֣וּם אֲנָשִׁ֑ים וְנִשְׂגַּ֧ב יְהוָ֛ה לְבַדֹּ֖ו בַּיֹּ֥ום הַהֽוּא׃
And the pride of man shall be humbled, and the loftiness of men shall be brought low, and YHWH alone shall be exalted in that day.
Morphology
- וְשַׁח (ve-shaḥ) – Root: שׁחח; Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav conjunctive; Translation: “and shall be humbled”; Notes: Refers to a collapse or bowing down in humiliation.
- גַּבְהוּת (gavhut) – Root: גבה; Form: Noun feminine singular; Translation: “pride” or “arrogance”; Notes: Refers to a haughty disposition.
- הָאָדָם (ha-adam) – Root: אדם; Form: Noun masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “the man” or “humanity”; Notes: Represents mankind in general.
- וְשָׁפֵל (ve-shafel) – Root: שׁפל; Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav conjunctive; Translation: “and shall be brought low”; Notes: Indicates humiliation or abasement.
- רוּם (rum) – Root: רום; Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “loftiness”; Notes: Represents elevated status or pride.
- אֲנָשִׁים (anashim) – Root: אנש; Form: Noun masculine plural; Translation: “men”; Notes: Plural of man, emphasizes collective humanity.
- וְנִשְׂגַּב (ve-nisgav) – Root: שׂגב; Form: Nifal perfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “and shall be exalted”; Notes: Passive form indicating divine elevation.
- יְהוָה (YHWH) – Root: הוה; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The covenant name of God, subject of exaltation.
- לְבַדּוֹ (levaddo) – Root: בדד; Form: Adverb with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “alone”; Notes: Emphasizes exclusive glory and sovereignty.
- בַּיּוֹם (ba-yom) – Root: יום; Form: Preposition + noun masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “in the day”; Notes: Refers to a specific, future day of divine action.
- הַהוּא (ha-hu) – Root: הוא; Form: Demonstrative pronoun masculine singular; Translation: “that”; Notes: Specifies the eschatological day of YHWH.