וְעָשִׂ֜יתִי בְּאַ֧ף וּבְחֵמָ֛ה נָקָ֖ם אֶת־הַגֹּויִ֑ם אֲשֶׁ֖ר לֹ֥א שָׁמֵֽעוּ׃ ס
And I will execute in anger and in wrath vengeance upon the nations who did not listen.
Morphology
- וְעָשִׂיתִי (ve-ʿasiti) — Root: עשה (ʿasah); Form: Conjunction וְ + Qal perfect 1cs; Translation: “and I will execute / do”; Notes: YHWH Himself carries out the judgment.
- בְּאַף (be-af) — Root: אף (’af); Form: Preposition בְּ + noun masculine singular; Translation: “in anger”; Notes: Often expresses divine indignation.
- וּבְחֵמָה (u-ve-chemah) — Root: חמה (ḥemah); Form: Conjunction וְ + preposition בְּ + noun feminine singular; Translation: “and in wrath”; Notes: Intensifies the previous term—furious divine judgment.
- נָקָם (naqam) — Root: נקם (naqam); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “vengeance”; Notes: Judicial retribution, not arbitrary anger.
- אֶת (et) — Root: את (’et); Form: Direct object marker; Translation: —; Notes: Marks “the nations” as the object of the action.
- הַגֹּויִם (ha-goyim) — Root: גוי (goy); Form: Definite article הַ + noun masculine plural; Translation: “the nations”; Notes: Foreign peoples opposed to YHWH’s rule.
- אֲשֶׁר (asher) — Root: אשׁר (’asher); Form: Relative particle; Translation: “who”; Notes: Introduces the reason for judgment.
- לֹא (lo) — Root: לא (lo); Form: Negative particle; Translation: “not”; Notes: Negates their response to divine instruction.
- שָׁמֵעוּ (shame’u) — Root: שׁמע (shamaʿ); Form: Qal perfect 3mp; Translation: “they listened”; Notes: Meaning “they did not listen / obey”; implies refusal to heed YHWH.