| 3. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the causal conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} ‘for’ coupled with the demonstrative adverb koh {כֹה | kōh}, forming the prophetic declaration formula. The verb amar {אָמַר | ʾāmar} in the Qal perfect, third person masculine singular, introduces direct speech by Yahweh {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh}. The repeated prepositional phrase ve-ʿal {וְעַל־ | wə-ʿal} ‘and concerning’ structures a polysyndetic parallelism that enumerates four groups—sons (habanim {הַבָּנִים֙ | hab-bānîm}), daughters (habanot {הַבָּנוֹת֔ | hab-bānôt}), mothers (immotam {אִמֹּתָ֞ם | ʾimmōṯām}), and fathers (avotam {אֲבוֹתָ֛ם | ʾăḇōṯām})—each paired with participles hayillodim {הַיִּלּוֹדִים֖ | hay-yillōḏîm}, hayoldot {הַיֹּלְד֣וֹת | hay-yōləḏôt}, and hamolidim {הַמּוֹלִדִים֥ | ham-môliḏîm} to specify ongoing conditions of being born, bearing, and begetting. Spatial markers bamakom hazeh {בַּמָּק֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה | bam-māqôm haz-zeh} ‘in this place’ and baarets hazot {בָּאָ֥רֶץ הַזֹּֽאת | bā-ʾāreṣ haz-zōṯ} ‘in this land’ anchor the pronouncement to particular and broader locations. The linear, repetitive structure underscores the comprehensive reach of the warning. |