| 3. Linguistic Exegesis The sentence opens with hineni {הִנְנִי | hinnî} ‘behold’, a prophetic announcement marker signaling imminent divine action. The Hiphil participle mavʿîr {מַבְעִיר | mab-ʿîr} ‘am about to burn/consume’ functions predicatively to express forthcoming judgment. The paired preposition constructs acharei … wə-ăḥărê {אַחֲרֵי … וְאַחֲרֵי | ăḥa-rê … wə-ăḥa-rê} ‘after … and after’ each introduce objects Baʿšā {בַעְשָׁא | baʿ-šāʾ} and bêṯô {בֵיתוֹ | bê-ṯô}, creating a parallel emphasis on both the king and his dynasty. Wə-nāṭattî {וְנָתַתִּי | wə-nā-ṭat-tî} ‘and I will give’ shifts to a declarative perfect with future force, introducing the comparative clause kə-bêṯ Yārāḇəʿām ben Neḇāṭ {כְּבֵית יָרָבְעָם בֶּן־נְבָט | kə-bêṯ yā-rā-ḇə-ʿām ben ne-ḇā-ṭ} ‘like the house of Jeroboam son of Nebat’. This simile draws a parallel judgment motif, linking the fates of these dynasties and underscoring divine sovereignty in orchestrating royal succession. |