| 24. Linguistic Exegesis The verse employs an asyndetic sequence of three perfect-tense verbs lo-baza {לֹא־בָּזָה | lō-bā-zāh}, ve-lo-shiqets {וְלֹא־שִׁקַּץ | wə-lō-šiqqēṣ}, and ve-lo-histir {וְלֹא־הִסְתִּיר | wə-lō-his-tîr} linked by vav-conjunctions to underline divine nonrejection. Bazah “despise” and shiqets “abhor” form synonymous parallelism intensifying refusal to reject the sufferer, while histir “hide” shifts to physical imagery of averting the face. The construct phrase oni ani {עֳנִי עָנִי | ʿŏ-nî ʿā-nî} uses an emphatic genitive to highlight the vulnerable one. The final clause u-ve-shavo elav shamea {וּבְשָׁוְעוֹ אֵלָיו שָׁמֵעַ | û-və-šāw-ʿō ʾē-lāw šā-mēaʿ} introduces a temporal condition (“when he cried”) culminating in divine response expressed by the perfect (“He heard”). |