| 7. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the imperfect yashvu {יָשְׁב֙וּ | yāšəvû}, expressing a future-oriented promise. It is followed by the participle phrase yoshvei betzilo {יֹשְׁבֵ֣י בְּצִלּ֔וֹ | yōšəḇê bə-ṣillô}, which identifies “those dwelling in his shadow,” where the pronominal suffix refers to the singular subject of the preceding context (Israel in verse 6). The Piel imperfect yechayyu {יְחַיּ֖וּ | yəḥayyû} and the Qal imperfect veyiprechu {וְיִפְרְח֣וּ | wə-yip̄rəḥû} form synonymous-progressive parallelism indicating renewed vitality and visible growth. Two comparative similes, ka-gāpen {כַּגָּ֔פֶן | ka-gāpen} “like the vine” and kə-yên lə-ḇānôn {כְּיֵ֥ין לְבָנֽוֹן | kə-yên lə-ḇānôn} “like wine from Lebanon,” reinforce the promise of abundance. The noun zikrô {זִכְר֖וֹ | zikrô} functions as the climactic outcome, denoting enduring remembrance. |