| 8. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the participle zorea {זוֹרֵ֣עַ | zō-rē-ʿa} ‘one sowing’, establishing an indefinite actor. This participle governs the noun avlah {עַ֭וְלָה | ʿăw-lāh} ‘social injustice’, defining the nature of the act. The verb yiktsar-aven {יִקְצָר־אָ֑וֶן | yiq-ṣār-ʾā-wen} ‘will reap calamity’ projects a certain future consequence. The coordinating conjunction waw introduces a parallel clause where veshevet {וְשֵׁ֖בֶט | wə-še-vet} ‘rod’ forms a construct with evrato {עֶבְרָת֣וֹ | ʿe-və-rā-tô} ‘his anger’. The final verb yikhleh {יִכְלֶֽה | yiḵ-lē(h)} ‘will be finished’ completes a cause-and-effect parallelism characteristic of Hebrew wisdom couplets. |