| 14. Linguistic Exegesis The verse is a single extended sentence composed of three coordinated clauses linked by kai {καί | kaí} ‘and’, forming a cumulative picture of loss. The first clause, hē opōra sou tēs epithymias tēs psuchēs apēlthen apo sou {ἡ ὀπώρα σου τῆς ἐπιθυμίας τῆς ψυχῆς ἀπῆλθεν ἀπὸ σοῦ | hē opṓra sou tēs epithymías tēs psychês apêlthen apó sou}, places the subject ‘the fruit’ before a genitive chain ‘of your desire of the soul’, intensifying the idea of deeply cherished longings. The verb apēlthen with apo sou portrays this as a completed departure. The second clause, kai panta ta lipara kai ta lampra apōleto apo sou {καὶ πάντα τὰ λιπαρὰ καὶ τὰ λαμπρὰ ἀπώλετο ἀπὸ σοῦ | kaí pán-ta tà lipará kaí tà lamprá apṓleto apó sou}, shifts to an all-encompassing direct object and uses apōleto to convey destruction. The final clause, kai ouketi ou mē auta heurēsousin {καὶ οὐκέτι οὐ μὴ αὐτὰ εὑρήσουσιν | kaí ou-ké-ti ou mḕ autá heurḗ-sou-sin}, employs the emphatic double negation with future indicative to express irreversible impossibility. This progression from departure, to ruin, to final loss is mirrored in the English verbs ‘departed,’ ‘perished,’ and ‘will never find.’ |