וְכָשַׁ֤ל זָדֹון֙ וְנָפַ֔ל וְאֵ֥ין לֹ֖ו מֵקִ֑ים וְהִצַּ֤תִּי אֵשׁ֙ בְּעָרָ֔יו וְאָכְלָ֖ה כָּל־סְבִיבֹתָֽיו׃ ס
And the proud one shall stumble and fall, and none shall raise him up; and I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it shall devour all around him.”
Morphology
- וְכָשַׁל (ve-kashal) – Root: כשׁל; Form: Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “and he stumbled”; Notes: Refers metaphorically to the fall of Pride (Babylon).
- זָדֹון (zadōn) – Root: זיד; Form: Noun masculine singular absolute; Translation: “Pride/Arrogance”; Notes: Personification of Babylon’s arrogance.
- וְנָפַל (ve-nafal) – Root: נפל; Form: Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “and he fell”; Notes: Parallel verb reinforcing Babylon’s downfall.
- וְאֵין (ve-ʾein) – Root: אין; Form: Negative particle; Translation: “and there is not”; Notes: Denotes the absence of aid.
- לֹו (lo) – Root: —; Form: Preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix; Translation: “for him”; Notes: Refers to Pride/Babylon.
- מֵקִים (meqim) – Root: קום; Form: Hifil participle masculine singular; Translation: “one to raise up”; Notes: No helper will restore Babylon’s power.
- וְהִצַּתִּי (ve-hitsatti) – Root: יצת; Form: Hifil perfect 1st person singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “and I will kindle”; Notes: YHWH is the subject who kindles the fire.
- אֵשׁ (ʾesh) – Root: אשׁ; Form: Noun feminine singular absolute; Translation: “fire”; Notes: Symbol of destructive judgment.
- בְּעָרָיו (be-ʿarav) – Root: עיר; Form: Preposition בְּ + noun feminine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix; Translation: “in his cities”; Notes: Babylon’s cities consumed by divine fire.
- וְאָכְלָה (ve-okhlah) – Root: אכל; Form: Qal perfect 3rd feminine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “and it shall devour”; Notes: Fire personified as an agent of destruction.
- כָּל־סְבִיבֹתָיו (kol-sevivotav) – Root: סבב; Form: Noun feminine plural construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix; Translation: “all around him”; Notes: Refers to surrounding regions of Babylon also consumed.