אַף־אֲנִ֞י אֶֽעֱשֶׂה־זֹּ֣את לָכֶ֗ם וְהִפְקַדְתִּ֨י עֲלֵיכֶ֤ם בֶּֽהָלָה֙ אֶת־הַשַּׁחֶ֣פֶת וְאֶת־הַקַּדַּ֔חַת מְכַלֹּ֥ות עֵינַ֖יִם וּמְדִיבֹ֣ת נָ֑פֶשׁ וּזְרַעְתֶּ֤ם לָרִיק֙ זַרְעֲכֶ֔ם וַאֲכָלֻ֖הוּ אֹיְבֵיכֶֽם׃
And I, too, will do this to you: I will appoint upon you terror, the wasting disease, and the fever that consume the eyes and cause the soul to pine away. You will sow your seed in vain, for your enemies will eat it.
Morphology
- אַף (ʾaf) – Root: אף (ʾ-p); Form: Adverb; Translation: “Also”; Notes: Emphasizes the addition of punishment.
- אֲנִ֞י (ʾani) – Root: אנ (ʾ-n); Form: Pronoun, 1st person singular; Translation: “I”; Notes: Refers to YHWH.
- אֶֽעֱשֶׂה־זֹּ֣את (eʾeseh-zot) – Root: עשה (ʿ-s-h); Form: Qal imperfect 1st person singular with demonstrative pronoun; Translation: “I will do this”; Notes: Indicates direct action by YHWH.
- לָכֶ֗ם (lakhem) – Root: לכם (l-k-m); Form: Preposition ל with 2nd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “To you”; Notes: Indicates the recipients of the action.
- וְהִפְקַדְתִּ֨י (vehifqadti) – Root: פקד (p-q-d); Form: Hifil perfect 1st person singular; Translation: “I will appoint”; Notes: Refers to the imposition of afflictions.
- עֲלֵיכֶ֤ם (ʿaleikhem) – Root: על (ʿ-l); Form: Preposition על with 2nd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “Upon you”; Notes: Specifies the target of the action.
- בֶּֽהָלָה֙ (behalah) – Root: בהל (b-h-l); Form: Feminine singular noun; Translation: “Terror”; Notes: Describes overwhelming fear or panic.
- אֶת־הַשַּׁחֶ֣פֶת (et-hashaḥefet) – Root: שחף (sh-ḥ-f); Form: Direct object marker with definite feminine singular noun; Translation: “The wasting disease”; Notes: Likely refers to a debilitating illness.
- וְאֶת־הַקַּדַּ֔חַת (veʾet-hakaddaḥat) – Root: קדח (q-d-ḥ); Form: Direct object marker with definite feminine singular noun; Translation: “And the fever”; Notes: Suggests a burning fever.
- מְכַלֹּ֥ות (mekallot) – Root: כלה (k-l-h); Form: Piel participle feminine plural; Translation: “That consume”; Notes: Describes destruction or wasting.
- עֵינַ֖יִם (ʿeinayim) – Root: עין (ʿ-y-n); Form: Feminine dual noun; Translation: “The eyes”; Notes: Refers to physical affliction affecting sight.
- וּמְדִיבֹ֣ת (umdivot) – Root: דוב (d-w-b); Form: Piel participle feminine plural; Translation: “That cause to pine away”; Notes: Describes emotional or spiritual despair.
- נָ֑פֶשׁ (nefesh) – Root: נפש (n-p-sh); Form: Feminine singular noun; Translation: “Soul”; Notes: Refers to inner vitality or life.
- וּזְרַעְתֶּ֤ם (uzeraʿtem) – Root: זרע (z-r-ʿ); Form: Qal perfect 2nd person masculine plural with conjunction; Translation: “And you will sow”; Notes: Refers to planting crops.
- לָרִיק֙ (larik) – Root: ריק (r-y-q); Form: Preposition ל with masculine singular noun; Translation: “In vain”; Notes: Indicates futility.
- זַרְעֲכֶ֔ם (zarʿakhem) – Root: זרע (z-r-ʿ); Form: Masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “Your seed”; Notes: Refers to agricultural produce.
- וַאֲכָלֻ֖הוּ (vaʾakhaluhu) – Root: אכל (ʾ-k-l); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “And they will eat it”; Notes: Refers to consumption by enemies.
- אֹיְבֵיכֶֽם (ʾoyveikhem) – Root: איב (ʾ-y-b); Form: Masculine plural noun with 2nd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “Your enemies”; Notes: Indicates external oppressors.