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Verbless Clauses, Pronouns, and Theological Identity in Ezekiel 34:31

וְאַתֵּ֥ן צֹאנִ֛י צֹ֥אן מַרְעִיתִ֖י אָדָ֣ם אַתֶּ֑ם אֲנִי֙ אֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃ (Ezekiel 34:31) “And you are My sheep, the sheep of My pasture; you are men—I am your God,” declares the Lord YHWH. Divine Shepherdhood and Covenant Reaffirmation Ezekiel 34 concludes a rich metaphorical chapter in which YHWH critiques Israel’s failed shepherds and declares Himself the true Shepherd of His people. The final verse, 34:31, serves as a climactic reassertion of divine relationship through the use of pronouns, apposition, and verbless clauses.… Learn Hebrew
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