Isaiah 17:7ExegesisTAB

Isaiah 17 : 7 Recognition | Reliance | Holiness
7. Linguistic Exegesis
The temporal phrase bayom hahu {בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא | ba-yōm ha-hū} ‘on that day’ situates the prophecy in a future eschatological context. The verb yisheh {יִשְׁעֶ֥ה | yiš·ʿe} marks imminent action by haadam {הָאָדָ֖ם | hā·ʾā·ḏām}, where “the man” denotes corporate humanity. The prepositional construction al-osehu {עַל־עֹשֵׂ֑הוּ | ʿal-ʿō·sē·hū} highlights reliance on the Maker through its agentive participle. In the second clause, the dual noun wəʿēnāw {וְעֵינָ֕יו | wə·ʿê·nā·w} pairs with the plural verb tirʾînā {תִּרְאֶֽינָה | ṯir·ʾînā}, reinforcing the act of looking. The balanced clause ʾel qeḏōš yiśrāʾēl {אֶל־קְד֥וֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | ʾel qe·ḏōš yiś·rā·ʾēl} underscores devotion to the Holy One of Israel.

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