| 16. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with vehaam {וְהָעָם | wə-hā-ʿām} ‘and the people,’ which is defined by the relative clause asher hemmah nibbeim lahem {אֲשֶׁר־הֵמָּה נִבְּאִים לָהֶם | ʾă-šer-hēm-māh nib-be-ʾîm lā-hem} ‘to whom they are prophesying,’ marking them as passive recipients of the message. The Pual participle mushlakhim {מֻשְלָכִים | muš-ša-lā-khîm} ‘cast out’ indicates involuntary expulsion, and the locative bechutsot yerushalayim {בְּחֻצוֹת יְרוּשָׁלַיִם | bə-ḥu-ṣōṯ yĕ-rū-šā-layim} ‘in the streets of Jerusalem’ sets a scene of public disgrace. The negative existential ve-ein meqabber lahemmah {וְאֵין מְקַבֵּר לָהֵמָּה | wə-ʾên mə-qa-bber lā-hēm-māh} ‘and there is no one to bury them’ underscores total abandonment. Finally, veshafakhti {וְשָׁפַכְתִּי | wə-šā-p̄akh-tî} ‘and I will pour out’ introduces a divine perfect‐tense pronouncement, with et raatam {אֶת־רָעָתָם | ʾet-rā-ʿā-tām} ‘their evil’ as the object, emphasizing measure‐for‐measure retribution. |