| 29. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with vatarbî {וַתַּרְבִּ֧י | wat-tar-bî} as a Hiphil wayyiqtol that heightens the intensity of the subject’s action. The direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet} introduces taznutekh {תַּזְנוּתֵ֛ךְ | taz-nu-teḵ}, conveying unfaithfulness in both literal and metaphorical dimensions. The phrase el erets kenaʿan {אֶל־אֶרֶץ כְּנַעַן | ʾel ʾe-reṣ kə-na-ʿan} situates the infidelity within Israel’s ancestral territory, while the adverbial kasdîmah {כַשְׂדִּימָה | kas-dî-māh} extends it to Chaldea. The coordinating conjunction wə-gam {וְגַם־ | wə-gam} coupled with bə-zōt {בְּזֹאת | bə-zōt} signals a summative intensification, leading to the emphatic negation lōʾ šā-ḇāʿat {לֹא שָׂבָֽעַתְּ | lōʾ šā-ḇāʿat}, which underscores the unending dissatisfaction born of spiritual unfaithfulness. |