| 20. Linguistic Exegesis The verse consists of two parallel clauses introduced by yirʾu {יִרְאוּ | yirʾû} ‘let them see’ and yištēh {יִשְׁתֶּה | yištēh} ‘let him drink,’ creating a poetic parallelism of sight and experience. The direct object einav {עֵינָיו | ʿênāyw} ‘his eyes’ foregrounds personal perception, followed by the noun kîḏô {כִּידוֹ | kîḏô} ‘destruction.’ The conjunction u- with the prepositional construct meḥămat {וּמֵחֲמַת | u-meḥămat} ‘and from the wrath’ transitions to the divine title Šadday {שַׁדַּי | Šadday} ‘Almighty.’ This chiastic structure intensifies the pronouncement by depicting both the vision of disaster and the tasting of divine judgment. |