| 22. Linguistic Exegesis Hebrew employs a series of accusative objects introduced by the conjunction ve’et {וְאֵת | wə-ʾēt} ‘and’ marking the direct object. The phrases kol-toavatayikh {כָּל־תּוֹעֲבֹתַיִךְ | tōʿăḇōṯayikh} ‘all your abominations’ and ve-taznutayikh {וְתַזְנֻתַיִךְ | wə-taznūṯayikh} ‘and your whoredoms’ function as compound objects of zakhart {זָכַרְתְּ | zāḵarṯ} ‘you remembered,’ negated by lo {לֹא | lōʾ} ‘not’ and followed by the direct object marker et {אֶת- | ʾet}. The construct chain yemei neurayikh {יְמֵי נְעוּרָיִךְ | yemē nəʿūrāyikh} ‘days of your youth’ indicates possession. The temporal clause biheyoteikh {בִּהְיוֹתֵךְ | bihəyōṯēyikh} ‘in being you’ sets the scene for erom ve-eryah {עֵרֹם וְעֶרְיָה | ʿērōm wə-ʿeriyyāh} ‘naked and bare.’ The Hitpael participle mitboseset {מִתְבּוֹסֶסֶת | mitbôṯēset} ‘wallowing’ conveys ongoing helpless action, followed by the prepositional phrase bedameikh {בְּדָמֵךְ | bədāmēyikh} ‘in your blood.’ The perfect verb hayit {הָיִיתְ | hāyīt} concludes the stative clause. This structure contrasts ingratitude for vulnerable beginnings with a chain of vivid images. |