| 37. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the emphatic repetition of the Qal imperative aneni {עֲנֵ֤נִי | ʿă-nē-nî} ‘answer me’, creating an urgent plea. The Vav-consecutive veyedu {וְיֵֽדְעוּ֙ | wə-yē-ḏə-ʾû} ‘and they will know’ links the petition to its intended outcome. The noun phrase haʿam hazzeh {הָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֔ה | hā-ʿām ha-zzeh} ‘this people’ identifies the audience. The conjunction ki-atta {כִּֽי־אַתָּ֥ה | kî-ʾăt-tāh} introduces the nominal clause Yahweh haElohim {יְהוָה הָאֱלֹהִים | Yə-hō-wāh hā-ʾĕ-lō-hîm} ‘that You, LORD, are God’, affirming divine identity. In the final clause the Hiphil perfect hasibota {הֲסִבֹּ֥תָ | hă-sib-bō-tā} ‘You have turned’ with the object libbam {לִבָּם | lib-bām} ‘their heart’ conveys completed action, while the adverbial noun achoranit {אֲחֹרַנִּֽית | ʾă-ḥō-rǎn-nîṯ} ‘again’ signals a return to an original state. This sequence of imperatives and tense forms underscores the urgent petition leading to divine revelation and restoration. |