| 23. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with the conjunction-adverb vegam {וְגַם | wə-gam} ‘and also,’ linking this oracle to the prior pronouncement. The prepositional phrase lə-Izevel {לְאִיזֶבֶל | lə-ʾiz-ē-vel} marks Jezebel as the recipient. The verb dîbber {דִּבֶּר | dîbber} introduces an authoritative speech act by Yahweh {יְהוָה | Yəhōwâh}. The infinitive construct lēʾemor {לֵאמֹר | lēʾemor} serves as the direct speech marker. The definite subject hakkalāvim {הַכְּלָבִים | hakkalāḇîm} plus the imperfect yōche·lû {יֹאכְל֥וּ | yōche·lû} conveys a certain future action. The particle ʾet {אֶת | ʾet} clearly signals Jezebel {אִיזֶבֶל | ʾī·zə·ḇel} as the object. Finally, the phrase bə·chel {בְּחֵל | bə·ḥel} + Yizreʿel {יִזְרְעֶאל | yiz·reʿ·ēl} specifies the public location, underscoring the decree’s inevitability and visibility. |