| 20. Linguistic Exegesis The Hebrew opening employs the negative particle lo {לֹא | lō} ‘not’ prefixed to the Nifal imperfect teḥad {תֵחַד | tēḥaḏ} ‘will be joined’ with the prepositional object ittam {אִתָּם | ʾittām} ‘with them’ and the noun biqqurah {בִּקְבוּרָה | biqqūrāh} ‘in burial’, indicating exclusion from interment. The conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} ‘because’ introduces a parallel judicial indictment of artsekha {אַרְצְךָ | ʾarṣəḵā} ‘your land’ with the Piel perfect shikhatta {שִׁחַתָּ | šīḥattā} ‘you have destroyed’, and ammekha {עַמְּךָ | ʿammeḵā} ‘your people’ with the Qal perfect haragtta {הָרָגְתָּ | hāragttā} ‘you have slain’. The final clause repeats lo {לֹא | lō} ‘not’ with the Nifal imperfect yiqqare {יִקָּרֵא | yiqqārēʾ} ‘will be called’ applied to zera {זֶרַע | zērāʿ} ‘seed’ in construct with mereim {מְרֵעִים | măreʿîm} ‘evildoers’, highlighting permanent exclusion from memory. The consistent use of second person masculine singular forms establishes a direct judicial tone, and the parallel structure underscores the completeness of the judgment. |