| 23. Linguistic Exegesis The prophecy begins with the vav consecutive vayhi {וַיְהִי | wa-yə-hî} ‘and it happened,’ marking a new temporal stage. The preposition acharei {אַחֲרֵי | ʾa-ḥa-rê} ‘after’ in construct with kol raatekh {כָּל־רָעָתֵךְ | kol-rā-ʿā-têḵ} ‘all your wickedness’ indicates retrospective causality. The repetition of the interjection oy {א֣וֹי | ʾōy} intensifies the lament, addressed directly by the suffix in lach {לָךְ | laḵ} ‘to you.’ The noun neʾum {נְאֻם | nə-ʾum} ‘declaration’ introduces a divine utterance, followed by the compound title Adonai Yahweh {אֲדֹנָי יְהוִֽה | ʾă-dō-nāy Yə-hō-wāh}, which combines lordship and covenantal sovereignty. The em-dashes replicate Hebrew pauses, preserving the verse’s rhythm and rhetorical impact. |