| 16. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with ne’um {נְאֻם | nə-ʾûm} ‘oracle,’ a noun absolute marking prophetic speech. The paired participles shomea {שֹׁמֵעַ | šō-mē-ʿa} ‘one who hears’ and veyodea {וְיוֹדֵעַ | wə-yō-dəʿ-ʿa} ‘and knowing’ form a circumstantial clause describing the prophet’s receptive faculties. The construct chain imrei El {אִמְרֵי־אֵל | ʾim-rē ʾēl} ‘sayings of God’ ties the source of revelation to the divine title El. The parallel constructs daʿat Elyon {דַּעַת עֶלְיוֹן | da-ʿat ʿel-yōn} ‘knowledge of the Most High’ and maḥazeh Shaddai {מַחֲזֵה שַׁדַּי | ma-ḥa-zēh šad-dāy} ‘vision of the Almighty’ highlight both auditory and visual dimensions of prophecy. The sequence yeḥezeh nofel ugeluy einayim {יֶחֱזֶה נֹפֵל וּגְלוּי עֵינַיִם | ye-ḥe-zēh nō-pēl u-ḡə-lūy ʿĕi-na-yim} employs an imperfect and participles to portray the prophet falling yet maintaining spiritual awareness through uncovered eyes. English translation preserves participial flow and Hebrew parallelism. |