| 21. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the vav-consecutive vehayah {וְהָיָה֙ | wə-hā-yāh}, marking a prophetic future event. The temporal phrase bayom hahu {בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא | ba-yyôm hah-hûʾ} sets “on that day.” The Qal imperfect verb yipqod {יִפְקֹ֧ד | yip-qōd} denotes decisive divine judgment by Yahweh {יְהוָ֛ה | yəhōwāh}. The paired expressions ṣəḇāʼ hammā-rōm bā-mmā-rōm {צְבָא הַמָּר֖וֹם בַּמָּר֑וֹם | ṣə-ḇāʼ hammā-rōm bā-mmā-rōm} and malkê hā-ʾă-dā-māh ʿal-hā-ʾă-dā-māh {מַלְכֵי הָאֲדָמָה עַל־הָאֲדָמָה | malkê hā-ʾă-dā-māh ʿal-hā-ʾă-dā-māh} form a parallelism contrasting the heavenly host above with earthly kings below, underscoring the universal scope of divine judgment. |