| 42. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the Hiphil perfect vav-consecutive vahanichoti {וַהֲנִחֹתִי | wa-ha-ni-ḥō-ṯî}, signaling Yahweh’s decisive action to bring wrath to an end. The subsequent perfect vesarah {וְסָרָה | wə-sā-rā} expresses the departure of divine zeal, followed by veshakati {וְשָׁקַטְתִּי | wə-šā-qaṭ-tî}, denoting tranquil cessation. The conjunction velo {וְלֹא | wə-lō} plus imperfect ekas {אֶכְעַס | ʾeḵ-‘as} and adverb od {עוֹד | ‘ôḏ} forms a prohibitive future negation, emphasizing that anger will not return. The perfect-imperfect sequence frames a completed action with enduring effect, creating a chiasmic emphasis on the permanence of divine reprieve. |