זֵדִ֔ים

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 זֵדִ֔ים

   ze-DIM

   of the arrogant ones
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 גְּא֣וֹן זֵדִ֔ים

   ge-ON ze-DIM

   the pride of the arrogant ones
3. clause🔊 וְהִשְׁבַּתִּי֙ גְּא֣וֹן זֵדִ֔ים וְגַאֲוַ֥ת עָרִיצִ֖ים אַשְׁפִּֽיל׃

   ve-hish-BAT-ti ge-ON ze-DIM ve-ga-a-VAT a-ri-TSIM ash-PIIL

   and I will cause to cease the pride of the arrogant ones and the haughtiness of the ruthless ones I will bring low
4. sentence🔊 וּפָקַדְתִּ֤י עַל־תֵּבֵל֙ רָעָ֔ה וְעַל־רְשָׁעִ֖ים עֲוֺנָ֑ם וְהִשְׁבַּתִּי֙ גְּא֣וֹן זֵדִ֔ים וְגַאֲוַ֥ת עָרִיצִ֖ים אַשְׁפִּֽיל׃

   u-fa-KAD-ti al-TE-vel ra-A ve-al-re-sha-IM a-vo-NAM ve-hish-BAT-ti ge-ON ze-DIM ve-ga-a-VAT a-ri-TSIM ash-PIIL

   and I will punish upon the world evil and upon wicked ones their iniquity and I will cause to cease the pride of the arrogant ones and the haughtiness of the ruthless ones I will bring low

Exegesis

The Hiphil forms wə-hiš-bā-ṭî and ʾaš-pîl highlight causative divine intervention in silencing ge’on ze-ḏîm {גְּאוֹן זֵדִים | ge-ʾôn ze-ḏîm} and wə-ğă-ʾā-vat ʿā-ri-ṣîm {וְגַאֲוַת עָרִיצִים | wə-ğă-ʾā-vat ʿā-ri-ṣîm}, establishing a chiastic intensification between humiliation of pride and ruthless power.