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Prophetic Judgment Unfolded: Future Imperfects and Consequence Chains in Amos 7:17
Amos 7:17
לָכֵ֞ן כֹּה־אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה אִשְׁתְּךָ֞ בָּעִ֤יר תִּזְנֶה֙ וּבָנֶ֤יךָ וּבְנֹתֶ֨יךָ֙ בַּחֶ֣רֶב יִפֹּ֔לוּ וְאַדְמָתְךָ֖ בַּחֶ֣בֶל תְּחֻלָּ֑ק וְאַתָּ֗ה עַל־אֲדָמָ֤ה טְמֵאָה֙ תָּמ֔וּת וְיִ֨שְׂרָאֵ֔ל גָּלֹ֥ה יִגְלֶ֖ה מֵעַ֥ל אַדְמָתֹֽו׃
Divine Introduction: לָכֵן כֹּה־אָמַר יְהוָה
לָכֵן (“therefore”) signals consequence or divine response. כֹּה־אָמַר יְהוָה (“thus said YHWH”) is a standard prophetic formula introducing an oracle.
אָמַר — Qal perfect 3ms of א־מ־ר, highlighting completed divine speech
It sets the tone for a sequence of irreversible, divinely decreed judgments.
Public Disgrace and Death: אִשְׁתְּךָ בָּעִיר תִּזְנֶה
אִשְׁתְּךָ (“your wife”) is the subject, addressed directly to the priest Amaziah.… Learn Hebrew