Jeremiah 6:22

כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה הִנֵּ֛ה עַ֥ם בָּ֖א מֵאֶ֣רֶץ צָפֹ֑ון וְגֹ֣וי גָּדֹ֔ול יֵעֹ֖ור מִיַּרְכְּתֵי־אָֽרֶץ׃

Thus said YHWH: “Behold, a people is coming from the land of the north, and a great nation shall be stirred up from the uttermost parts of the earth.

Morphology

1. כֹּ֚ה (koh) – Root: כה; Form: Demonstrative adverb; Translation: “Thus”; Notes: Used to introduce prophetic speech.
2. אָמַ֣ר (ʾamar) – Root: אמר; Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “said”; Notes: Narrative or introductory verb in divine speech.
3. יְהוָ֔ה (YHWH) – Root: היה; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The Tetragrammaton, covenant name of God.
4. הִנֵּ֛ה (hinneh) – Root: הנה; Form: Interjection; Translation: “Behold”; Notes: Signals something impending or dramatic.
5. עַ֥ם (ʿam) – Root: עם; Form: Noun masculine singular absolute; Translation: “a people”; Notes: Refers to a nation or people group.
6. בָּ֖א (ba) – Root: בוא; Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “is coming”; Notes: Indicates a completed or imminent event.
7. מֵאֶ֣רֶץ (meʾerets) – Root: ארץ; Form: Preposition + noun feminine singular construct; Translation: “from a land”; Notes: Introduces origin.
8. צָפֹ֑ון (tsafon) – Root: צפון; Form: Noun masculine singular absolute; Translation: “the north”; Notes: Often symbolic of threat or enemy origin.
9. וְגֹ֣וי (ve-goy) – Root: גוי; Form: Conjunction + noun masculine singular absolute; Translation: “and a nation”; Notes: Used parallel to “people.”
10. גָּדֹ֔ול (gadol) – Root: גדל; Form: Adjective masculine singular absolute; Translation: “great”; Notes: Modifies “nation.”
11. יֵעֹ֖ור (yeʿor) – Root: עור; Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “shall be stirred up / aroused”; Notes: Used of military movement or divine provocation.
12. מִיַּרְכְּתֵי־אָֽרֶץ (mi-yarkete-ʾarets) – Root: ירך + ארץ; Form: Preposition + plural construct noun + noun feminine singular absolute; Translation: “from the uttermost parts of the earth”; Notes: “Yarkete” suggests remote or farthest regions.