| 25. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the spatial phrase el kol rosh derekh {אֶל־כָּל־רֹאשׁ דֶּרֶךְ | ʾel kol rôš dérékh} ‘at every head of the way’, employing a Hebrew construct chain to emphasize public exposure. The Qal perfect banit {בָּנִית֙ | bā-nîṯ} ‘you built’ directly addresses Jerusalem personified, continued by the pronominal suffix in ramatek {רָֽמָתֵ֔ךְ | rā-māṯêḵ} ‘your high place’. The Hiphil imperfect vattə-taʿăḇî {וַתְּתַעֲבִי֙ | vattə-taʿăḇî} ‘you caused to be abhorred’ with the direct object marker et yō-p̄êḵ {אֶת־יָפְיֵ֔ךְ | et yō-p̄êḵ} indicates intentional degradation of appearance. The Piel imperfect vattə-p̄aškî {וַתְּפַשְּׂקִי֥ | vattə-p̄aškî} ‘you spread’ paired with raglayich {רַגְלַיִ֖ךְ | ră-ḡᵊl·yêḵ} functions as a metaphor for sexual availability. The phrase lə-kol ’ō-wêr {לְכָל־עוֹבֵ֑ר | lə-kol ’ō-wêr} ‘to every passerby’ underscores indiscriminate openness, and the Hiphil imperfect vattə-rabbî {וַתַּרְבִּ֖י | vattə-rabbî} ‘you multiplied’ with et taz-nû-tā-yîḵ {אֶת־תַּזְנוּתָֽיִךְ | et taz-nû-tā-yîḵ} highlights recurring unfaithfulness through idolatrous acts. |