| 48. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the vav-consecutive verb vera'u {וְרָאוּ | wə-rā-ʾû} ‘and they shall see’, establishing a prophetic result clause. The phrase kol basar {כָּל־בָּשָׂר | kol-bā-śār} serves as an indefinite universal subject. The conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} introduces a causal clause. The pronoun ani {אֲנִי | ʾă-nî} and divine name Yahweh {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh} identify the speaker as the covenant LORD. The Piel perfect verb biartiha {בִּעֲרְתִּיהָ | bi-ʿar-ti-hā} intensifies the action of kindling, with a third person feminine singular suffix referencing the object of judgment. The negative particle lo {לֹא | lōʾ} with the imperfect verb tikhbeh {תִכְבֶּה | tiḵ-beh} asserts the fire’s irrevocable nature. This structure links consequence, divine agency, and unquenchable result. |