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Give me a Grammatical Analysis of Acts 2:17. King James Version. Include an image prompt for each point.

Verse: "And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith the Lord, I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams."

1. Sentence Structure:

• Main Clause: "And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith the Lord, I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh."
• Subordinate Clauses:
  • "and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy"
  • "and your young men shall see visions"
  • "and your old men shall dream dreams"

Image Prompt: A tree branching out into multiple smaller branches, symbolizing the main clause and its subordinate clauses.

 

2. Parts of Speech:

• "And": Coordinating conjunction joining clauses.
• "it shall come to pass": Third-person singular future tense of the verb "to come to pass."
• "in the last days": Prepositional phrase modifying the verb "come to pass."
• "saith the Lord": Quoted speech introduced by the verb "saith."
• "I": First-person singular pronoun, the subject of the verb "will pour out."
• "will pour out": First-person singular future tense of the verb "to pour out."
• "my Spirit": Possessive noun phrase modifying "Spirit."
• "upon": Preposition governing the noun phrase "all flesh."
• "all flesh": Noun phrase representing humanity.
• "and": Coordinating conjunction joining clauses.
• "your sons and your daughters shall prophesy": Clause describing one manifestation of the outpouring of the Spirit.
• "your young men shall see visions": Clause describing another manifestation of the outpouring of the Spirit.
• "your old men shall dream dreams": Clause describing another manifestation of the outpouring of the Spirit.

Image Prompt: A palette of diverse colors representing the different parts of speech and their roles in the sentence.

3. Grammatical Features:

• Parallelism: The verse uses repetition of structure ("your sons and your daughters," "your young men," "your old men") to emphasize the universality of the Spirit's outpouring.
• Chiasmus: The verse uses an ABBA pattern in the final three clauses ("sons and daughters...young men...old men") for stylistic effect.
• Metaphor: "pouring out of the Spirit" is a metaphor for the abundance and power of God's presence.

Image Prompt: A hand pouring liquid light onto a diverse group of people, representing the metaphor of the Spirit being poured out.

4. Conclusion:

The grammatical analysis of Acts 2:17 reveals a carefully constructed sentence with rich layers of meaning. The use of parallelism, chiasmus, and metaphor highlights the significance of the event described: the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on all people, regardless of age or gender.

This analysis can help us appreciate the literary artistry of the Bible and gain a deeper understanding of its message.

I hope this analysis is helpful! Please let me know if you have any other questions.