וְלֹֽא־יַהֵ֥ל

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וְלֹֽא־יַהֵ֥ל

   ve-lo-ya-HEL

   and no will pitch tent
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וְלֹֽא־יַהֵ֥ל שָׁם֙

   ve-lo-ya-HEL SHAM

   and no will pitch tent there
3. clause🔊 וְלֹֽא־יַהֵ֥ל שָׁם֙ עֲרָבִ֔י וְרֹעִ֖ים לֹא־יַרְבִּ֥צוּ שָֽׁם׃

   ve-lo-ya-HEL SHAM a-ra-VI ve-ro-IM lo-yar-BI-tsu SHAM

   and no will pitch tent there an Arab and shepherds will not make lie down there
4. sentence🔊 לֹֽא־תֵשֵׁ֣ב לָנֶ֔צַח וְלֹ֥א תִשְׁכֹּ֖ן עַד־דּ֣וֹר וָד֑וֹר וְלֹֽא־יַהֵ֥ל שָׁם֙ עֲרָבִ֔י וְרֹעִ֖ים לֹא־יַרְבִּ֥צוּ שָֽׁם׃

   lo-te-SHEV la-NE-tsakh ve-LO tish-ke-KHON ad-DOR va-DOR ve-lo-ya-HEL SHAM a-ra-VI ve-ro-IM lo-yar-BI-tsu SHAM

   it will not be inhabited or dwelt in forever and not it will be dwelt in unto generation and generation and no will pitch tent there an Arab and shepherds will not make lie down there

Exegesis

The verse unfolds as a sequence of negated clauses introduced by lo {לֹא | lōʾ} ‘not’, establishing an emphatic parallelism that conveys total desolation.

The subsequent clauses use the Hifil imperfect forms yahel {יַהֵל | ya-hêl} ‘pitch tent’ and yarbitzu {יַרְבִּצוּ | yar-bi-ṣû} ‘make lie down’, extending the negation to temporary encampments. The repeated waw-conjunctions ensure syntactic continuity across the clauses, and the feminine verb forms personify Babylon as a forsaken entity. Together, these features highlight the absolute abandonment of both permanent settlement and transient occupation.