שְׁבֻ֔קוּ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 שְׁבֻ֔קוּ

   she-vu-KU

   leave
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 בְּאַרְעָ֣א שְׁבֻ֔קוּ

   be-ar-A she-vu-KU

   in the earth leave
3. clause🔊 וְדִ֣י חֲזָ֣ה מַלְכָ֡א עִ֣יר וְקַדִּ֣ישׁ נָחִ֣ת מִן־שְׁמַיָּ֡א וְאָמַ֨ר גֹּ֧דּוּ אִילָנָ֛א וְחַבְּלֻ֥והִי בְּרַ֣ם עִקַּ֤ר שָׁרְשׁ֙וֹהִי֙ בְּאַרְעָ֣א שְׁבֻ֔קוּ וּבֶאֱסוּר֙ דִּֽי־פַרְזֶ֣ל וּנְחָ֔שׁ בְּדִתְאָ֖א דִּ֣י בָרָ֑א

   ve-DI kha-ZA mal-KA IR ve-kad-DISH nah-KHIT min-she-ma-YA ve-a-MAR GOD-du i-la-NA ve-khab-bu-LU-hi be-RAM i-KAR shar-sho-HI be-ar-A she-vu-KU u-ve-e-SUR di-far-ZEL u-ne-KHASH be-dit-A DI ba-RA

   because saw the king watcher holy one descending from the heavens said chop down the tree and destroy it but the stump of its roots in the earth leave with a binding of iron and bronze in the tender grass of the field
4. sentence🔊 וְדִ֣י חֲזָ֣ה מַלְכָ֡א עִ֣יר וְקַדִּ֣ישׁ נָחִ֣ת מִן־שְׁמַיָּ֡א וְאָמַ֨ר גֹּ֧דּוּ אִילָנָ֛א וְחַבְּלֻ֥והִי בְּרַ֣ם עִקַּ֤ר שָׁרְשׁ֙וֹהִי֙ בְּאַרְעָ֣א שְׁבֻ֔קוּ וּבֶאֱסוּר֙ דִּֽי־פַרְזֶ֣ל וּנְחָ֔שׁ בְּדִתְאָ֖א דִּ֣י בָרָ֑א וּבְטַל֤ שְׁמַיָּא֙ יִצְטַבַּ֣ע וְעִם־חֵיוַ֣ת בָּרָ֔א חֲלָקֵ֖הּ עַ֣ד דִּֽי־שִׁבְעָ֥ה עִדָּנִ֖ין יַחְלְפ֥וּן עֲלֽוֹהִי׃

   ve-DI kha-ZA mal-KA IR ve-kad-DISH nah-KHIT min-she-ma-YA ve-a-MAR GOD-du i-la-NA ve-khab-bu-LU-hi be-RAM i-KAR shar-sho-HI be-ar-A she-vu-KU u-ve-e-SUR di-far-ZEL u-ne-KHASH be-dit-A DI ba-RA u-ve-TAL she-ma-YA yits-ta-BA ve-im-khe-YVAT ba-RA kha-la-KEH AD di-shiv-A i-da-NIN yakh-le-FUN a-lo-HI

   because saw the king watcher holy one descending from the heavens said chop down the tree and destroy it but the stump of its roots in the earth leave with a binding of iron and bronze in the tender grass of the field and with the dew of the heavens be wet and with the beasts of the field his portion until seven periods of time will pass over him

Exegesis

The narrative then advances by way of wəʾāmar {וְאָמַר | wə-ʾā-mar} ‘and he said,’ introducing direct speech marked by a string of second person masculine plural imperatives gūddû {גּוּדּוּ | gūd-dû} ‘hew down,’ wəḥabbəlûhî {וְחַבְּלוּהִי | wə-ḥab-bə-lû-hî} ‘and destroy it,’ and šəvuqqû {שְׁבֻקוּ | šə-vuq-qû} ‘leave,’ addressed to the heavenly agents who are to carry out the decree.