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…