| 11. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with the temporal marker be-yom {בְּי֤וֹם | bə-yōm} ‘in the day’ followed by the construct nit‘ekh {נִטְעֵךְ֙ | niṭ-‘ê-ḵ} ‘your planting’ and the intensive Piel verb tishagshegi {תְּשַׂגְשֵׂ֔גִי | tə-săg-šê-ḡî} ‘make luxuriant growth,’ forming a causal-temporal clause. The parallel clause begins with u-babboqer {וּבַבֹּ֖קֶר | û-ḇa-b-bō-qer} ‘and in the morning’ and uses the Hiphil verb tafrikhi {תַּפְרִ֑יחִי | ta-p̄ṯ-rî-ḥî} ‘make to flourish’ governing zar‘ekh {זַרְעֵ֣ךְ | za-rê-ḵ} ‘your seed.’ The abrupt contrast appears in the nominal phrase ned qatsir {נֵ֥ד קָצִ֛יר | nēḏ qā-ṣîr} ‘heap harvest,’ which is then situated within the extended temporal clause be-yom nakhala u-ke‘ev anush {בְּי֥וֹם נַחֲלָ֖ה וּכְאֵ֥ב אָנֽוּשׁ | bə-yōm na-ḥă-lāh û-ḵə-’êḇ ’ā-nûš} ‘in the day of grief and incurable pain.’ This sequence of causative verbs and nominal antithesis underscores the theological theme of sudden reversal from rapid growth to ruin. |