2 Kings 19:30ExegesisTAB

2 Kings 19 : 30 Restoration | Resilience | Renewal
30. Linguistic Exegesis
The verse unfolds in two prophetic future clauses introduced by the vav-consecutive marker veyasefah {וְיָ֨סְפָ֜ה | wə-yā-ṣə-p̄ā} ‘and will again’ (Qal imperfect) and ve’asah {וְעָשָׂ֥ה | wə-‘ā-śā(h)} ‘and will produce’ (Qal perfect). The phrase peletat beit-yehudah hanish’arah {פְּלֵיטַת בֵּית־יְהוּדָה הַנִּשְׁאָרָ֖ה | pə-lê-ṭat bêṯ-yĕ-hû-dā ha-nî-šā-ʾā-rā(h)} forms a construct chain with a relative Nifal participle specifying the identity of the remnant. The paired expressions shoresh lematah {שֹׁרֶשׁ לְמָטָּה | šō-rêš lə-ma-ṭṭā(h)} and peri lema’alah {פְרִי לְמָעְלָה | pə-rî lə-ma-‘ā-lā(h)} create a parallel directional structure, contrasting hidden foundation growth downward with visible blessing upward, thereby emphasizing both foundational resilience and manifest restoration.

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