הַדָּבָ֗ר אֲשֶׁ֨ר דִּבֶּ֧ר יְהוָ֛ה אֶל־בָּבֶ֖ל אֶל־אֶ֣רֶץ כַּשְׂדִּ֑ים בְּיַ֖ד יִרְמְיָ֥הוּ הַנָּבִֽיא׃
The word that YHWH spoke against Bavel, against the land of the Kasdim, by the hand of Yirmeyahu the prophet:
Morphology
- הַדָּבָר (ha-davar) – Root: דבר; Form: Noun, masculine singular absolute with definite article; Translation: “the word”; Notes: Refers to the prophetic message or oracle introduced here.
- אֲשֶׁר (ʾasher) – Root: —; Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “that/which”; Notes: Connects “the word” with the clause describing YHWH’s speech.
- דִּבֶּר (dibber) – Root: דבר; Form: Piel perfect 3rd masculine singular; Translation: “spoke”; Notes: Piel form emphasizes intentional or formal speech, commonly used for YHWH’s declarations.
- יְהוָה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה; Form: Proper noun, divine name; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The subject of the verb “spoke.”
- אֶל (ʾel) – Root: אל; Form: Preposition; Translation: “to/against”; Notes: Functions adversatively here in a prophetic context: “against.”
- בָּבֶל (Bavel) – Root: בבל; Form: Proper noun, feminine singular; Translation: “Bavel”; Notes: Refers to the city/empire of Babylon.
- אֶל (ʾel) – Root: אל; Form: Preposition; Translation: “to/against”; Notes: Repeated for emphasis, introducing the next object of judgment.
- אֶרֶץ (ʾerets) – Root: ארץ; Form: Noun, feminine singular construct; Translation: “land of”; Notes: In construct state with כַּשְׂדִּים (“Kaśdim”).
- כַּשְׂדִּים (Kaśdim) – Root: כשד; Form: Proper gentilic, masculine plural; Translation: “Kaśdim/Chaldeans”; Notes: Completes the construct chain: “land of the Kaśdim.”
- בְּיַד (be-yad) – Root: יד; Form: Preposition בְּ + noun feminine singular construct; Translation: “by the hand of”; Notes: Idiom marking agency, indicating the human channel of YHWH’s word.
- יִרְמְיָהוּ (Yirmeyahu) – Root: ירמיהו; Form: Proper noun, personal name; Translation: “Yirmeyahu”; Notes: The prophet through whom YHWH’s word is spoken.
- הַנָּבִיא (ha-naviʾ) – Root: נבא; Form: Noun, masculine singular absolute with definite article; Translation: “the prophet”; Notes: In apposition to Yirmeyahu, confirming his prophetic role.