| 30. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with mah {מָ֤ה | mā} ‘what/how’ as an exclamatory particle followed by amulah {אֲמֻלָה֙ | ʾămulāh} ‘weakness’ and libbātekh {לִבָּתֵ֔ךְ | libbātekh} ‘your heart,’ forming an emphatic lament. The prophecy formula neʾum {נְאֻ֖ם | nəʾum} precedes the compound name Adonai Yahweh {אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה | ʾădōnāy Yəhôwāh}, underscoring divine authority. The prepositional infinitive baʿăśōtekh {בַּעֲשׂוֹתֵךְ֙ | baʿăśōtekh} ‘in your doing’ marks ongoing action directed by the object marker ʾet {אֶת־ | ʾet}, pointing to the demonstrative phrase kol ʾēlleh {כָּל־אֵ֔לֶּה | kol-ʾēlleh} ‘all these things.’ The construct chain maʿăśeh ʾiššāh-zōnāh {מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה אִשָּֽׁה־זוֹנָ֖ה | maʿăśeh ʾiššāh-zōnāh} ‘deed of a prostitute’ is intensified by the participle shallāṭet {שַׁלָּֽטֶת | shallāṭet} ‘domineering,’ heightening the imagery of shameless unfaithfulness. |