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The Unveiled Judgment: Sequential Verbs, Feminine Pronouns, and Legal Metaphors in Ezekiel 23:10
הֵמָּה֮ גִּלּ֣וּ עֶרְוָתָהּ֒ בָּנֶ֤יהָ וּבְנֹותֶ֨יהָ֙ לָקָ֔חוּ וְאֹותָ֖הּ בַּחֶ֣רֶב הָרָ֑גוּ וַתְּהִי־שֵׁם֙ לַנָּשִׁ֔ים וּשְׁפוּטִ֖ים עָ֥שׂוּ בָֽהּ׃
(Ezekiel 23:10)
They uncovered her nakedness, took her sons and daughters, and killed her with the sword. She became a name among women, and judgments were executed upon her.
Exposure and Humiliation: הֵמָּה גִּלּוּ עֶרְוָתָהּ
הֵמָּה — “They,” a plural pronoun indicating the enemy nation (contextually Babylon).
גִּלּוּ — Piel perfect 3mp of ג־ל־ה, “to uncover, expose.”
Used in Piel for intensified or deliberate action: “They exposed…”
עֶרְוָתָהּ — “Her nakedness”
עֶרְוָה — “nakedness, shame”
־הּ — 3fs suffix referring to the woman/nation (Samaria or Jerusalem)
This phrase expresses graphic shaming through violation, a frequent prophetic metaphor for national defeat and dishonor.… Learn Hebrew
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