| 7. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the prefixed conjunction and preposition uverov {וּבְרֹ֥ב | ū-və-rōv} ‘in abundance’, functioning as an intensifying adverbial that modifies the genitive construct geoṇekha {גְּאוֹנְךָ֖ | ge-ʾô-nə-khā} ‘your majesty’. The Piel imperfect taharos {תַּהֲרֹס | ta-hă-rôs} ‘you overthrow’ takes the participial noun qamekha {קָמֶ֑יךָ | qā-mē-khā} ‘those who rose against you’ as its object. It is followed by the second Piel imperfect teshallach {תְּשַׁלַּח֙ | tə-šal-lă-ḥ} ‘you send forth’, which governs the noun charonkha {חֲרֹנְךָ֔ | ḥa-rō-nə-khā} ‘your anger’. These two parallel Piel verbs highlight divine agency in judgment. The Qal imperfect yokhlemu {יֹאכְלֵ֖מוֹ | yō-ḵə-lê-mô} ‘it consumes them’ presents divine wrath as the acting force, and the simile kaqash {כַּקַּֽשׁ | ka-qash} ‘like stubble’ underscores complete destruction. The chiastic progression of power–action–result reflects Hebrew poetic parallelism and reinforces the theme of divine sovereignty in judgment. |