הֲרָרִי֙ בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה חֵילְךָ֥ כָל־אֹוצְרֹותֶ֖יךָ לָבַ֣ז אֶתֵּ֑ן בָּמֹתֶ֕יךָ בְּחַטָּ֖את בְּכָל־גְּבוּלֶֽיךָ׃
My mountain in the field—your wealth, all your treasures—I will give for spoil, your high places for sin, in all your borders.
Morphology
- הֲרָרִי (harari) – Root: הרר; Form: Noun masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix; Translation: “My mountain”; Notes: Possibly refers to YHWH’s dwelling or Zion metaphorically, “My mountain in the field.”
- בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה (ba-sadeh) – Root: שדה; Form: Preposition בְּ + definite noun masculine singular; Translation: “in the field”; Notes: Locative phrase modifying “my mountain,” perhaps indicating its position or exposure.
- חֵילְךָ (ḥeylekha) – Root: חיל; Form: Noun masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “your wealth”; Notes: Often includes strength, resources, or military might.
- כָל־אֹוצְרֹותֶיךָ (khol-ʾotsrotékha) – Root: אצר; Form: Noun masculine plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “all your treasures”; Notes: Reinforces the theme of national or personal loss through judgment.
- לָבַז (la-vaz) – Root: בזז; Form: Preposition לְ + noun masculine singular; Translation: “for spoil”; Notes: Indicates the purpose of the giving—plunder or looting.
- אֶתֵּן (etten) – Root: נתן; Form: Qal imperfect 1st person singular; Translation: “I will give”; Notes: YHWH is the implied speaker, promising judgment.
- בָּמֹתֶיךָ (bamotekha) – Root: במה; Form: Noun feminine plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “your high places”; Notes: Refers to sites of idolatrous worship, condemned throughout prophetic literature.
- בְּחַטָּאת (be-ḥattaʾt) – Root: חטא; Form: Preposition בְּ + noun feminine singular; Translation: “for sin”; Notes: May indicate the reason or cause for destruction, or the punishment itself.
- בְּכָל־גְּבוּלֶיךָ (be-khol-gevulekha) – Root: גבול; Form: Preposition בְּ + noun masculine plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “in all your borders”; Notes: Signifies the total scope of the judgment—across the whole land of Yehudah.