| 33. Linguistic Exegesis The verse employs synonymous parallelism through two imperfect verbs. The first verb yakhmos {יַחְמֹס | yaḥmōs} ‘he will pluck off’ introduces the first simile with kagefen {כַּגֶּפֶן | kaggēp̄en} ‘like a vine’ governing bisro {בִּסְר֑וֹ | bisrô} ‘its unripe grape,’ illustrating premature fruit loss. The conjunction v in veyashlekh {וְיַשְׁלֵ֥ךְ | wə-yašlēḵ} links the second clause, where kazayit {כַּזַּיִת | kaz-zayiṯ} ‘like an olive tree’ parallels the structure and nitsato {נִצָּתֽוֹ | niṣṣātô} ‘its blossom,’ emphasizing the early stripping of budding growth. English renderings align verb-image pairing: formal retains Hebrew closeness, dynamic smooths syntax for clarity while preserving parallelism. |