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The Book of Isaiah, Chapter 18ישעיהו 18

Each verse opens with the running Hebrew, an English translation, and a discourse note (its connective, relation, and role in the argument). Below follows the word-by-word breakdown in six tiers: gloss, case/state or parsing, syntax, semantic force, and a lexical note.

Case Nominative Genitive Dative Accusative Vocative Verb (no case) Indeclinable

Discourse notes head each verse: relation · connective · clause-flow. Indentation marks prominence — flush-left = main line of argument; indented = supporting / subordinate material.

Theme

Whirring wings beyond the rivers of Cush, swift envoys in papyrus vessels, a world summoned to watch the lifted signal, YHWH's quiet observation before harvest, the cutting down of ripening growth, and a final gift brought to Mount Zion make Isaiah 18 one of the book's most enigmatic and tightly staged international oracles. It opens with a cry over a distant land marked by the buzzing or shadowing of wings beyond the rivers of Cush. That land is active, not isolated. It sends ambassadors by sea in vessels of papyrus over the waters, and the command to the swift messengers sends them on toward a people described in striking and debated terms: stretched out and polished, feared far and wide, measured out, trampled, and inhabiting a land divided or washed by rivers. Whatever the precise ethnographic force of each phrase, the chapter portrays a people of imposing visibility and long reach. Yet the oracle then lifts the horizon far beyond one mission. All inhabitants of the world and dwellers on the earth are summoned to look when a banner is raised on the mountains and to listen when a trumpet is blown. The local embassy becomes a global sign-scene. From there the chapter makes an unexpected move into divine stillness. YHWH says he will be quiet and will look on from his dwelling like clear heat in sunshine, like a cloud of dew in harvest heat. The image is not absence but composed sovereignty. He watches without haste while events ripen. Then comes the decisive cut. Before harvest, when blossom has finished and flower turns to ripening grape, the sprigs are cut off with pruning hooks and the spreading branches are lopped away. What had seemed to be maturing strength is removed before it can be gathered. The abandoned remains are left together to birds of prey and beasts of the earth, the birds summer on them, and the beasts winter on them, so the judgment stretches across seasons. Yet it does not end in carrion. At that time a gift is brought to YHWH of hosts from that notable people, to the place of the name of YHWH of hosts, Mount Zion. Taken together, the oracle joins distant imperial movement, universal summons, divine stillness, pre-harvest judgment, and final homage at Zion into a vision where YHWH rules over peoples beyond Judah's horizon and brings even remote nations into relation with his name on his mountain.

Translation & textual notes

The Hebrew base text here follows the Masoretic Text in the Leningrad tradition as represented by the Westminster Leningrad Codex / MorphHB diplomatic stream imported from OSHB; distinctively copyrighted apparatus from BHS or BHQ is not reproduced. Four linked movements shape the oracle: the cry over the land beyond Cush and its envoy-mission (vv. 1-2), the world summoned to heed the mountain signal (v. 3), YHWH's still observation and pre-harvest cutting down (vv. 4-6), and the final bringing of tribute to Mount Zion (v. 7). Verse 1 is notoriously difficult and should be translated with restraint. The expression often rendered as whirring, buzzing, or shadowing wings should retain its vivid ambiguity rather than being overexplained, and the geographic marker beyond the rivers of Cush should remain explicit. Verse 2 continues the foreign scene with ambassadors sent by sea in papyrus vessels. The command to swift messengers and the repeated descriptions of the target people should be preserved in their strangeness, because the Hebrew piles up characterizations whose exact force is debated. Terms often rendered stretched out, polished, feared, measured, and trampled should not be flattened into generic ethnography. The closing line about rivers despoiling or dividing the land should also remain concrete, because the chapter emphasizes a river-marked territory. Verse 3 then universalizes the scene. All who dwell in the world are summoned to watch the raised ensign on the mountains and to hear the trumpet blast. Translation should preserve that widening from regional diplomacy to public signal. Verse 4 is the theological center and should keep the paradox of divine quietness. YHWH says he will be still and will look from his established place, and the similes of clear heat in sunshine and dew-cloud in harvest heat should remain sensory and patient. The point is not indifference but poised sovereignty. Verses 5-6 then interpret what that watchfulness means. Before harvest, after blossom and as the grape ripens, the sprigs are cut off and the spreading branches removed. The agricultural imagery should remain precise because judgment falls before apparent maturity reaches gathering. Verse 6 extends the picture into carrion exposure. What is cut down is left to birds of prey and beasts of the earth, with the birds spending the summer and the beasts the winter upon it. The long duration underscores the completeness and public visibility of the downfall. Verse 7 closes with a striking reversal or completion. At that time a gift is brought to YHWH of hosts from the very people earlier described in remote and formidable terms. The destination should remain full and explicit: the place of the name of YHWH of hosts, Mount Zion. It therefore ends not only with judgment but with ordered homage directed toward Zion. Taken together, the passage should therefore be translated as an oracle in which a distant Cushite horizon, internationally visible envoys, universal summons, divine stillness, untimely cutting, and eventual tribute all serve the lordship of YHWH of hosts over peoples far beyond Judah. Versification follows the MT. **Cruxes.** | Verse | Issue | | --- | --- | | none | none of note |

1

ה֥וֹי אֶ֖רֶץ צִלְצַ֣ל כְּנָפָ֑יִם אֲשֶׁ֥ר מֵעֵ֖בֶר לְנַֽהֲרֵי כֽוּשׁ

Woe to the land shadowing with wings, which beyond the rivers of Ethiopia:

Nominal or particle frameasyndeton
Asyndeton: no clause-level wə. Nominal or particle frame. Opens the chapter.
Word-by-word analysis· 8 words
ה֥וֹיahparticle · הוֹי (H1945)Particle or relational elementהוֹי (H1945) 'ah'.
אֶ֖רֶץthe land ofN c · אֶרֶץ (H776)Construct chain (genitival)אֶרֶץ (H776) 'the land of'.
צִלְצַ֣לthe whirring locustN c · צְלָצַל (H6767)Construct chain (genitival)צְלָצַל (H6767) 'the whirring locust'.
כְּנָפָ֑יִםwingsN c · כָּנָף (H3671)Construct chain (genitival)כָּנָף (H3671) 'wings'.
אֲשֶׁ֥רthatrel. שֶׁ · אֲשֶׁר (H834)Particle or relational elementאֲשֶׁר (H834) 'that'.
מֵעֵ֖בֶרbeyondprep + N com m sg abs · עֵבֶר (H5676)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)עֵבֶר (H5676) 'beyond'.
לְנַֽהֲרֵיthe riverprep + N com m pl constr · נָהָר (H5104)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)נָהָר (H5104) 'the river'.
כֽוּשׁCushN · כּוּשׁ (H3568)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)כּוּשׁ (H3568) 'Cush'.
2

הַשֹּׁלֵ֨חַ בַּיָּ֜ם צִירִ֗ים וּבִכְלֵי גֹמֶא֮ עַל פְּנֵי מַיִם֒ לְכ֣וּ מַלְאָכִ֣ים קַלִּ֗ים אֶל גּוֹי֙ מְמֻשָּׁ֣ךְ וּמוֹרָ֔ט אֶל עַ֥ם נוֹרָ֖א מִן ה֣וּא וָהָ֑לְאָה גּ֚וֹי קַו קָ֣ו וּמְבוּסָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר בָּזְא֥וּ נְהָרִ֖ים אַרְצֽוֹ

That sendeth ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of bulrushes upon the waters, , Go, you swift messengers, to a nation scattered and peeled, to a people terrible from their beginning hitherto; a nation meted out and trodden down, whose land the rivers have spoiled!

Participle — attendant circumstance or substantival actorwə
wə-chaining from the preceding clause. Participle — attendant circumstance or substantival actor. Lead predicate is 'and he sent'.
Word-by-word analysis· 29 words
הַשֹּׁלֵ֨חַand he sentart + Qal ptc ms · שָׁלַח (H7971)Participle→ Participle: attendant circumstance or substantival actorשָׁלַח (H7971) 'and he sent'.
בַּיָּ֜םinto the seaprep + art + N com m sg abs · יָם (H3220)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)יָם (H3220) 'into the sea'.
צִירִ֗יםambassadorN c · צִיר (H6735)Construct chain (genitival)צִיר (H6735) 'ambassador'.
וּבִכְלֵיits vesselsconj וְ + prep + N com m pl constr · כְּלִי (H3627)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)כְּלִי (H3627) 'its vessels'.
גֹמֶא֮papyrusN c · גֹּמֶא (H1573)Construct chain (genitival)גֹּמֶא (H1573) 'papyrus'.
עַלonprep · עַל (H5921)Particle or relational elementעַל (H5921) 'on'.
פְּנֵיthe face ofN c · פָּנִים (H6440)Construct chain (genitival)פָּנִים (H6440) 'the face of'.
מַיִם֒waterN c · מַיִם (H4325)Construct chain (genitival)מַיִם (H4325) 'water'.
לְכ֣וּgoQal impv 2mp · הָלַךְ (H3212)Predicate verb (imperative)→ Volitional: imperativeהָלַךְ (H3212) 'go'.
מַלְאָכִ֣יםmessengersN c · מַלְאָךְ (H4397)Construct chain (genitival)מַלְאָךְ (H4397) 'messengers'.
קַלִּ֗יםlightAdj · קַל (H7031)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)קַל (H7031) 'light'.
אֶלtoprep · אֶל (H413)Particle or relational elementאֶל (H413) 'to'.
גּוֹי֙a nationN c · גּוֹי (H1471)Construct chain (genitival)גּוֹי (H1471) 'a nation'.
מְמֻשָּׁ֣ךְhas pulledPual ptc ms · מָשַׁךְ (H4900)Participle→ Participle: attendant circumstance or substantival actorמָשַׁךְ (H4900) 'has pulled'.
וּמוֹרָ֔טandconj וְ + Pual ptc ms · מוֹרָט (H4178)Participle→ Participle: attendant circumstance or substantival actorמוֹרָט (H4178) 'and'.
אֶלtoprep · אֶל (H413)Particle or relational elementאֶל (H413) 'to'.
עַ֥םa peopleN c · עַם (H5971)Construct chain (genitival)עַם (H5971) 'a people'.
נוֹרָ֖אawesomeN · יָרֵא (H3372)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)יָרֵא (H3372) 'awesome'.
מִןfromprep · מִן (H4480)Particle or relational elementמִן (H4480) 'from'.
ה֣וּאhepron 3ms · הִיא (H1931)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)הִיא (H1931) 'he'.
וָהָ֑לְאָהand onwardconj וְ + art · הָלְאָה (H1973)Particle or relational elementהָלְאָה (H1973) 'and onward'.
גּ֚וֹיa nationN c · גּוֹי (H1471)Construct chain (genitival)גּוֹי (H1471) 'a nation'.
קַוmeted outN c · קַו־קַו (H6978)Construct chain (genitival)קַו־קַו (H6978) 'meted out'.
קָ֣וmeted outN c · קַו־קַו (H6978)Construct chain (genitival)קַו־קַו (H6978) 'meted out'.
וּמְבוּסָ֔הandconj וְ + N com f sg abs · מְבוּסָה (H4001)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)מְבוּסָה (H4001) 'and'.
אֲשֶׁרthatrel. שֶׁ · אֲשֶׁר (H834)Particle or relational elementאֲשֶׁר (H834) 'that'.
בָּזְא֥וּspoilQal perf 3cp · בָּזָא (H958)Predicate verb (qatal)→ Perfective: a completed actבָּזָא (H958) 'spoil'.
נְהָרִ֖יםthe riverN c · נָהָר (H5104)Construct chain (genitival)נָהָר (H5104) 'the river'.
אַרְצֽוֹhis landN c · אֶרֶץ (H776)Construct chain (genitival)אֶרֶץ (H776) 'his land'.
3

כָּל יֹשְׁבֵ֥י תֵבֵ֖ל וְשֹׁ֣כְנֵי אָ֑רֶץ כִּנְשֹׂא נֵ֤ס הָרִים֙ תִּרְא֔וּ וְכִתְקֹ֥עַ שׁוֹפָ֖ר תִּשְׁמָֽעוּ

All you inhabitants of the world, and dwellers on the earth, see you, when he lifteth up an ensign on the mountains; and when he bloweth a trumpet, hear you.

Participle — attendant circumstance or substantival actorasyndeton
Asyndeton: no clause-level wə. Participle — attendant circumstance or substantival actor. Lead predicate is 'the inhabitants of'.
Word-by-word analysis· 12 words
כָּלallN c · כֹּל (H3605)Construct chain (genitival)כֹּל (H3605) 'all'.
יֹשְׁבֵ֥יthe inhabitants ofQal ptc mp · יָשַׁב (H3427)Participle→ Participle: attendant circumstance or substantival actorיָשַׁב (H3427) 'the inhabitants of'.
תֵבֵ֖לhabitable partN c · תֵּבֵל (H8398)Construct chain (genitival)תֵּבֵל (H8398) 'habitable part'.
וְשֹׁ֣כְנֵיto make dwellconj וְ + Qal ptc mp · שָׁכַן (H7931)Participle→ Participle: attendant circumstance or substantival actorשָׁכַן (H7931) 'to make dwell'.
אָ֑רֶץthe land ofN c · אֶרֶץ (H776)Construct chain (genitival)אֶרֶץ (H776) 'the land of'.
כִּנְשֹׂאlifts upprep + Qal inf constr · נָשָׂא (H5375)Infinitive construct→ Infinitive construct: purpose, result, or complementנָשָׂא (H5375) 'lifts up'.
נֵ֤סa poleN c · נֵס (H5251)Construct chain (genitival)נֵס (H5251) 'a pole'.
הָרִים֙hillsN c · הַר (H2022)Construct chain (genitival)הַר (H2022) 'hills'.
תִּרְא֔וּyou shall seeQal impf 2mp · רָאָה (H7200)Predicate verb (yiqtol)→ Yiqtol: imperfective or modalרָאָה (H7200) 'you shall see'.
וְכִתְקֹ֥עַand they blewconj וְ + prep + Qal inf constr · תָּקַע (H8628)Infinitive construct→ Infinitive construct: purpose, result, or complementתָּקַע (H8628) 'and they blew'.
שׁוֹפָ֖רthe horn ofN c · שׁוֹפָר (H7782)Construct chain (genitival)שׁוֹפָר (H7782) 'the horn of'.
תִּשְׁמָֽעוּyou listen/obeyQal impf 2mp · שָׁמַע (H8085)Predicate verb (yiqtol)→ Yiqtol: imperfective or modalשָׁמַע (H8085) 'you listen/obey'.
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כִּי֩ כֹ֨ה אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֵלַ֔י אשקוטה אֶשְׁקֳטָ֖ה וְאַבִּ֣יטָה בִמְכוֹנִ֑י כְּחֹ֥ם צַח֙ עֲלֵי א֔וֹר כְּעָ֥ב טַ֖ל בְּחֹ֥ם קָצִֽיר

For so YHWH said to me, I will take my rest, and I will consider in my dwelling place like a clear heat upon herbs, like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.

Qatal — perfective or stative predicationwə
kî-clause (causal, recitative, or evidential). Qatal — perfective or stative predication. Lead predicate is 'he said'. Speech formula or quoted address.
Word-by-word analysis· 17 words
כִּי֩forconj וְ · כִּי (H3588)Particle or relational elementכִּי (H3588) 'for'.
כֹ֨הthusart · כֹּה (H3541)Particle or relational elementכֹּה (H3541) 'thus'.
אָמַ֤רhe saidQal perf 3ms · אָמַר (H559)Predicate verb (qatal)→ Perfective: a completed actאָמַר (H559) 'he said'.
יְהוָה֙YHWHN · יְהוָה (H3068)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)יְהוָה (H3068) 'YHWH'.
אֵלַ֔יto meprep + sfx 1cs · אֶל (H413)Particle or relational elementאֶל (H413) 'to me'.
אשקוטהand it had restQal cohortative 1cs · שָׁקַט (H8252)Predicate verb (weqatal / cohortative)→ Weqatal/cohortative: sequential or volitionalשָׁקַט (H8252) 'and it had rest'.
אֶשְׁקֳטָ֖הand it had restQal cohortative 1cs · שָׁקַט (H8252)Predicate verb (weqatal / cohortative)→ Weqatal/cohortative: sequential or volitionalשָׁקַט (H8252) 'and it had rest'.
וְאַבִּ֣יטָהfrom lookingconj וְ + Hiphil cohortative 1cs · נָבַט (H5027)Predicate verb (weqatal / cohortative)→ Weqatal/cohortative: sequential or volitionalנָבַט (H5027) 'from looking'.
בִמְכוֹנִ֑יthe placeprep + N com m sg constr + sfx 1cs · מָכוֹן (H4349)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)מָכוֹן (H4349) 'the place'.
כְּחֹ֥םin the heat ofprep + N com m sg constr · חֹם (H2527)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)חֹם (H2527) 'in the heat of'.
צַח֙clearAdj · צַח (H6703)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)צַח (H6703) 'clear'.
עֲלֵיagainst meprep · עַל (H5921)Particle or relational elementעַל (H5921) 'against me'.
א֔וֹרlightN c · אוֹר (H216)Construct chain (genitival)אוֹר (H216) 'light'.
כְּעָ֥בin the thickness ofprep + N com c sg constr · עָב (H5645)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)עָב (H5645) 'in the thickness of'.
טַ֖לdewN c · טַל (H2919)Construct chain (genitival)טַל (H2919) 'dew'.
בְּחֹ֥םin the heat ofprep + N com m sg constr · חֹם (H2527)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)חֹם (H2527) 'in the heat of'.
קָצִֽירharvest ofN c · קָצִיר (H7105)Construct chain (genitival)קָצִיר (H7105) 'harvest of'.
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כִּֽי לִפְנֵ֤י קָצִיר֙ כְּתָם פֶּ֔רַח וּבֹ֥סֶר גֹּמֵ֖ל יִֽהְיֶ֣ה נִצָּ֑ה וְכָרַ֤ת הַזַּלְזַלִּים֙ בַּמַּזְמֵר֔וֹת וְאֶת הַנְּטִישׁ֖וֹת הֵסִ֥יר הֵתַֽז

For afore the harvest, when the bud is perfect, and the sour grape is ripening in the flower, he shall both cut off the sprigs with pruning hooks, and take away cut down the branches.

Infinitive construct — purpose, result, or complementwə
kî-clause (causal, recitative, or evidential). Infinitive construct — purpose, result, or complement. Lead predicate is 'had finished'.
Word-by-word analysis· 16 words
כִּֽיforconj וְ · כִּי (H3588)Particle or relational elementכִּי (H3588) 'for'.
לִפְנֵ֤יbeforeprep + N com c pl constr · פָּנִים (H6440)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)פָּנִים (H6440) 'before'.
קָצִיר֙harvest ofN c · קָצִיר (H7105)Construct chain (genitival)קָצִיר (H7105) 'harvest of'.
כְּתָםhad finishedprep + Qal inf constr · תָּמַם (H8552)Infinitive construct→ Infinitive construct: purpose, result, or complementתָּמַם (H8552) 'had finished'.
פֶּ֔רַחa sproutN c · פֶּרַח (H6525)Construct chain (genitival)פֶּרַח (H6525) 'a sprout'.
וּבֹ֥סֶרandconj וְ + N com m sg abs · בֹּסֶר (H1155)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)בֹּסֶר (H1155) 'and'.
גֹּמֵ֖לdo you repayQal ptc ms · גָּמַל (H1580)Participle→ Participle: attendant circumstance or substantival actorגָּמַל (H1580) 'do you repay'.
יִֽהְיֶ֣הshall beQal impf 3ms · הָיָה (H1961)Predicate verb (yiqtol)→ Yiqtol: imperfective or modalהָיָה (H1961) 'shall be'.
נִצָּ֑הflowerN c · נִצָּה (H5328)Construct chain (genitival)נִצָּה (H5328) 'flower'.
וְכָרַ֤תand cut downconj וְ + Qal perf 3ms · כָּרַת (H3772)Predicate verb (qatal)→ Perfective: a completed actכָּרַת (H3772) 'and cut down'.
הַזַּלְזַלִּים֙sprigart + N com m pl abs · זַלְזַל (H2150)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)זַלְזַל (H2150) 'sprig'.
בַּמַּזְמֵר֔וֹתinprep + art + N com f pl abs · מַזְמֵרָה (H4211)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)מַזְמֵרָה (H4211) 'in'.
וְאֶתand [obj]conj וְ + obj marker · אֵת (H853)Particle or relational elementאֵת (H853) 'and [obj]'.
הַנְּטִישׁ֖וֹתbattlementart + N com f pl abs · נְטִישָׁה (H5189)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)נְטִישָׁה (H5189) 'battlement'.
הֵסִ֥ירhe turned asideHiphil perf 3ms · סוּר (H5493)Predicate verb (qatal)→ Perfective: a completed actסוּר (H5493) 'he turned aside'.
הֵתַֽזcut downHiphil perf 3ms · תָּזַז (H8456)Predicate verb (qatal)→ Perfective: a completed actתָּזַז (H8456) 'cut down'.
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יֵעָזְב֤וּ יַחְדָּו֙ לְעֵ֣יט הָרִ֔ים וּֽלְבֶהֱמַ֖ת הָאָ֑רֶץ וְקָ֤ץ עָלָיו֙ הָעַ֔יִט וְכָל בֶּהֱמַ֥ת הָאָ֖רֶץ עָלָ֥יו תֶּחֱרָֽף

They shall be left together to the fowls of the mountains, and to the beasts of the earth: and the fowls shall summer upon them, and all the beasts of the earth shall winter upon them.

Yiqtol — imperfective, modal, or future-orientedasyndeton
Asyndeton: no clause-level wə. Yiqtol — imperfective, modal, or future-oriented. Lead predicate is 'that scorned'.
Word-by-word analysis· 14 words
יֵעָזְב֤וּyou forsakeN · עָזַב (H5800)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)עָזַב (H5800) 'you forsake'.
יַחְדָּו֙togetherart · יַחְדָּו (H3162)Particle or relational elementיַחְדָּו (H3162) 'together'.
לְעֵ֣יטthe birds of preyprep + N com m sg constr · עַיִט (H5861)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)עַיִט (H5861) 'the birds of prey'.
הָרִ֔יםhillsN c · הַר (H2022)Construct chain (genitival)הַר (H2022) 'hills'.
וּֽלְבֶהֱמַ֖תand for the beast ofconj וְ + prep + N com f sg constr · בְּהֵמָה (H929)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)בְּהֵמָה (H929) 'and for the beast of'.
הָאָ֑רֶץthe landart + N com c sg abs · אֶרֶץ (H776)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)אֶרֶץ (H776) 'the land'.
וְקָ֤ץandconj וְ + Qal q 3ms · קוּץ (H6972)Particle or relational elementקוּץ (H6972) 'and'.
עָלָיו֙on itprep + sfx 3ms · עַל (H5921)Particle or relational elementעַל (H5921) 'on it'.
הָעַ֔יִטthe birds of preyart + N com m sg abs · עַיִט (H5861)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)עַיִט (H5861) 'the birds of prey'.
וְכָלand allconj וְ + N com m sg constr · כֹּל (H3605)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)כֹּל (H3605) 'and all'.
בֶּהֱמַ֥תthe livestock ofN c · בְּהֵמָה (H929)Construct chain (genitival)בְּהֵמָה (H929) 'the livestock of'.
הָאָ֖רֶץthe landart + N com c sg abs · אֶרֶץ (H776)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)אֶרֶץ (H776) 'the land'.
עָלָ֥יוon itprep + sfx 3ms · עַל (H5921)Particle or relational elementעַל (H5921) 'on it'.
תֶּחֱרָֽףthat scornedQal impf 3fs · חָרַף (H2778)Predicate verb (yiqtol)→ Yiqtol: imperfective or modalחָרַף (H2778) 'that scorned'.
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בָּעֵת֩ הַהִ֨יא יֽוּבַל שַׁ֜י לַיהוָ֣ה צְבָא֗וֹת עַ֚ם מְמֻשָּׁ֣ךְ וּמוֹרָ֔ט וּמֵעַ֥ם נוֹרָ֖א מִן ה֣וּא וָהָ֑לְאָה גּ֣וֹי קַו קָ֣ו וּמְבוּסָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר בָּזְא֤וּ נְהָרִים֙ אַרְצ֔וֹ אֶל מְק֛וֹם שֵׁם יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת הַר צִיּֽוֹן

In that time shall the present be brought to YHWH of hosts of a people scattered and peeled, and from a people terrible from their beginning hitherto; a nation meted out and trodden under foot, whose land the rivers have spoiled, to the place of the name of YHWH of hosts, the mount Zion.

Yiqtol — imperfective, modal, or future-orientedasyndeton
Asyndeton: no clause-level wə. Yiqtol — imperfective, modal, or future-oriented. Lead predicate is 'bring'. Closes the chapter.
Word-by-word analysis· 29 words
בָּעֵת֩at the timeprep + art + N com c sg abs · עֵת (H6256)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)עֵת (H6256) 'at the time'.
הַהִ֨יאthatart + pron 3fs · הִיא (H1931)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)הִיא (H1931) 'that'.
יֽוּבַלbringHophal impf 3ms · יָבַל (H2986)Predicate verb (yiqtol)→ Yiqtol: imperfective or modalיָבַל (H2986) 'bring'.
שַׁ֜יpresentN c · שַׁי (H7862)Construct chain (genitival)שַׁי (H7862) 'present'.
לַיהוָ֣הto YHWHprep + N proper · יְהוָה (H3068)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)יְהוָה (H3068) 'to YHWH'.
צְבָא֗וֹתof troopsN c · צָבָא (H6635)Construct chain (genitival)צָבָא (H6635) 'of troops'.
עַ֚םa peopleN c · עַם (H5971)Construct chain (genitival)עַם (H5971) 'a people'.
מְמֻשָּׁ֣ךְhas pulledPual ptc ms · מָשַׁךְ (H4900)Participle→ Participle: attendant circumstance or substantival actorמָשַׁךְ (H4900) 'has pulled'.
וּמוֹרָ֔טandconj וְ + Pual ptc ms · מוֹרָט (H4178)Participle→ Participle: attendant circumstance or substantival actorמוֹרָט (H4178) 'and'.
וּמֵעַ֥םthe peopleconj וְ + prep + N com m sg abs · עַם (H5971)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)עַם (H5971) 'the people'.
נוֹרָ֖אawesomeN · יָרֵא (H3372)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)יָרֵא (H3372) 'awesome'.
מִןfromprep · מִן (H4480)Particle or relational elementמִן (H4480) 'from'.
ה֣וּאhepron 3ms · הִיא (H1931)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)הִיא (H1931) 'he'.
וָהָ֑לְאָהand onwardconj וְ + art · הָלְאָה (H1973)Particle or relational elementהָלְאָה (H1973) 'and onward'.
גּ֣וֹיa nationN c · גּוֹי (H1471)Construct chain (genitival)גּוֹי (H1471) 'a nation'.
קַוmeted outN c · קַו־קַו (H6978)Construct chain (genitival)קַו־קַו (H6978) 'meted out'.
קָ֣וmeted outN c · קַו־קַו (H6978)Construct chain (genitival)קַו־קַו (H6978) 'meted out'.
וּמְבוּסָ֗הandconj וְ + N com f sg abs · מְבוּסָה (H4001)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)מְבוּסָה (H4001) 'and'.
אֲשֶׁ֨רthatrel. שֶׁ · אֲשֶׁר (H834)Particle or relational elementאֲשֶׁר (H834) 'that'.
בָּזְא֤וּspoilQal perf 3cp · בָּזָא (H958)Predicate verb (qatal)→ Perfective: a completed actבָּזָא (H958) 'spoil'.
נְהָרִים֙the riverN c · נָהָר (H5104)Construct chain (genitival)נָהָר (H5104) 'the river'.
אַרְצ֔וֹhis landN c · אֶרֶץ (H776)Construct chain (genitival)אֶרֶץ (H776) 'his land'.
אֶלtoprep · אֶל (H413)Particle or relational elementאֶל (H413) 'to'.
מְק֛וֹםa placeN c · מָקוֹם (H4725)Construct chain (genitival)מָקוֹם (H4725) 'a place'.
שֵׁםthe name ofN c · שֵׁם (H8034)Construct chain (genitival)שֵׁם (H8034) 'the name of'.
יְהוָ֥הYHWHN · יְהוָה (H3068)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)יְהוָה (H3068) 'YHWH'.
צְבָא֖וֹתof troopsN c · צָבָא (H6635)Construct chain (genitival)צָבָא (H6635) 'of troops'.
הַרMountN c · הַר (H2022)Construct chain (genitival)הַר (H2022) 'Mount'.
צִיּֽוֹןZionN · צִיּוֹן (H6726)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)צִיּוֹן (H6726) 'Zion'.