| 25. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with de'agah {דְּאָגָה | dāʾāgāh} ‘anxiety’ in construct with belev {בְּלֶב־ | bə-lev} ‘in heart’ and ish {אִישׁ | īš} ‘man’, placing emotional strain at the core of the person. The Hiphil verb yashkhennah {יַשְׁחֶנָּה | yaš-ḥen-nāh} ‘causes it to sink’ conveys causative depression of the heart. The adversative conjunction ve {וְ} marks contrast leading to davar tov {דָּבָר טוֹב | dā-var tōv} ‘good word’, and the Piel verb yesammekhennah {יְשַׂמְּחֶנָּה | yə-sammē-ḥen-nāh} ‘makes it rejoice’ emphasizes restoration and uplift. This structure mirrors emotional descent and ascent in parallel Hiphil/Piel forms, which is rendered in English by balancing “causes it to sink” with “makes it rejoice” in natural word order. |