| 22. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with uvi-mino {וּבִימִינוֹ | û-ḇî-mî-nô} ‘and in his right hand,’ establishing a position of authority. Hayah {הָיָה | hā-yāh} ‘was’ introduces ha-qesem {הַקֶּסֶם | ha-qe-sem} ‘the divination,’ whose object yerushalayim {יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם | yə-rû-ša-láyim} ‘Jerusalem’ marks the target. A coordinated series of preposition + infinitive constructs (lasum, liftoach, leharim, lasim, lispol, livnot) outlines siege actions as nominal commands. The repetition of karim {כָּרִים | kā-rîm} ‘battering rams,’ along with nouns like peh {פֶּה | pēh} ‘mouth,’ kol {קוֹל | qôl} ‘voice,’ solelah {סוֹלְלָה | sōl-lāh} ‘mound,’ and dayeq {דָּיֵק | dā-yēq} ‘siege wall,’ creates escalating military imagery. The parallel structure conveys deliberate coordination of assault measures by listing each action as an ordered directive. |