| 7. Linguistic Exegesis The narrative begins with the vav-consecutive prefix in vayomer {וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | wayyōʾmer} ‘and he said,’ introducing the prophet’s direct speech. The Qal imperative kechu {קְחוּ | qəḥû} ‘take’ forms an instructive clause directed to royal attendants. This is followed by the construct chain develet te'enim {דְּבֶלֶת תְּאֵנִ֑ים | dəḇelet teʾənîm} ‘cake of figs,’ where the noun for the remedy governs its ingredient. Consecutive vav-prefixed verbs vayikchu {וַיִּקְח֛וּ | wayyiqḥû} ‘and they took’ and vayasimu {וַיָּשִׂימוּ | wayyaśîmu} ‘and they put’ create a stepwise sequence of actions. The prepositional phrase al haššeḥîn {עַל־הַשְּׁחִ֖ין | ʿal haššeḥîn} ‘on the boil’ specifies the application site. The passage closes with vayechi {וַיֶּֽחִי | wayyēḥî} ‘and he lived,’ a concise result clause that underscores the remedy’s effectiveness. |