σοὶ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 σοὶ

   soi

   you
2. sentence🔊 καὶ φωνὴ κιθαρῳδῶν καὶ μουσικῶν καὶ αὐλητῶν καὶ σαλπιστῶν οὐ μὴ ἀκουσθῇ ἐν σοὶ ἔτι καὶ πᾶς τεχνίτης πάσης τέχνης οὐ μὴ εὑρεθῇ ἐν σοὶ ἔτι καὶ φωνὴ μύλου οὐ μὴ ἀκουσθῇ ἐν σοὶ ἔτι

   KAI phō-NÊ ki-tha-rōi-DÔN KAI mou-si-KÔN KAI au-lē-TÔN KAI sal-pi-STÔN ou mê a-kou-STHÊ en soi E-ti KAI PÂS tekh-NI-tēs PA-sēs TEKH-nēs ou mê heu-re-THÊ en soi E-ti KAI phō-NÊ MY-lou ou mê a-kou-STHÊ en soi E-ti

   and sound of harpists and of musicians and of flute players and of trumpeters not not be heard in you still and every craftsman of every craft not not be found in you still and sound of a mill not not be heard in you still

Exegesis

The recurring prepositional phrase en soi eti {ἐν σοὶ ἔτι | en soi eti} “in you any longer” (with soi {σοὶ | soi} referring to the personified city) binds the three clauses together and locates the desolation within her sphere. In translation, the repeated structure is preserved by keeping parallel clauses (“shall never be heard in you any longer,” “shall never be found in you any longer”), which mirrors the Greek’s anaphoric pattern and highlights the comprehensive and irreversible nature of the judgment.