| 10. Linguistic Exegesis The main verb yissov {יִסּ֨וֹב | yissōḇ} ‘shall be turned’ introduces a transformation theme with kol-haaretz {כָּל־הָאָרֶץ | kol-hā-ʾāreṣ} as the subject. The comparative ka-aravah {כָּעֲרָבָה | ka-ʿărāḇāh} frames a simile for topographical change. Boundary markers miggeva {מִגֶּבַע | mig-geḇaʿ} to lerimmon {לְרִמּוֹן | le-rimmōn} and the locative negev yerushalayim {נֶגֶב יְרוּשָׁלַיִם | neḡeḇ yerûšālāyim} specify the area. The contrasting clause introduced by veramah {וְרָאֲמָה | wə-raʾămāh} ‘and it shall be raised up’ parallels veyashevah {וְיָשְׁבָה | wə-yāšəḇāh} ‘and it shall dwell’, forming a chiasm of elevation and habitation. The chained construct phrases lemishshaar binyamin through ad yikvei hamelekh outline the city’s perimeter with precision. |