| 23. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the inferential particle lachẹn {לָכֵן | lā-ḵēn} ‘therefore’, concluding prior indictments. It follows with two coordinated negative clauses: first, shave {שָׁוְא | šā-weʾ} ‘falsehood’ with the Qal imperfect techezenah {תֶחֱזֶינָה | te-ḥe-zē-nāh} ‘you (f.) will see’, second, veqesem {וְקֶסֶם | wə-qé-sem} ‘divination’ with the Piel imperfect lo-tiksamnah {לֹא־תִקְסַמְנָה | lōʾ-ti-qsa-men-nāh} ‘you (f.) will not practice’. The feminine plural suffix targets the prophetesses. The adverb od {עוֹד | ʿōḏ} emphasizes permanent cessation. The Hifil perfect vehitzalti {וְהִצַּלְתִּי | wə-ḥiṣ-ṣal-tī} ‘and I will deliver’ signals divine intervention regarding ammi {עַמִּי | ʿam-mî} ‘my people’, with the direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet} and the prepositional phrase miyedkhen {מִיֶּדְכֶן | mi-yed-khēn} ‘from your hand’. The closing veyid‘aten {וִידַעְתֶּן | wə-yi-da-ʿa-ten} ‘and you will know’ introduces the assertion ki ani Yahweh {כִּי־אֲנִי יְהוָה | kī-ʼă-nî Yə-hô-wāh}, a hallmark Ezekiel formula. The Hebrew construction balances prohibition with promise, underscoring divine judgment and salvation. |