| 19. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the Hiphil perfect verb vahadaftikha {וַהֲדַפְתִּ֖יךָ | vă-hă-ḏāp-tî-ḵā} ‘and I will thrust you away,’ using the vav-consecutive to continue narrative flow and express causation by the speaker. This verb governs two coordinated prepositional phrases, mimmatzavekha {מִמַּצָּבֶ֑ךָ | mim-mattzā-vē-khā} ‘from your station’ and umimmaamadkha {וּמִמַּעֲמָֽדְךָ | u-mim-mǎ-ʿă-mad-kā} ‘and from your standing,’ together emphasizing removal of both role and status. The shift to the Qal imperfect yehersekha {יֶהֶרְסֶֽךָ | yĕ-her-sĕ-ḵā} ‘he will pull you down’ introduces a passive sense in context, creating a structural chiasm that highlights thorough displacement. The parallel verbs and prepositional structures underscore the completeness of the judgment typical of prophetic rhetoric. |