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Chains of Crime: Asyndeton, Verb Chains, and Poetic Justice in Hosea 4:2

אָלֹ֣ה וְכַחֵ֔שׁ וְרָצֹ֥חַ וְגָנֹ֖ב וְנָאֹ֑ף פָּרָ֕צוּ וְדָמִ֥ים בְּדָמִ֖ים נָגָֽעוּ׃ Contextual Introduction Hosea 4:2 forms part of YHWH’s indictment against Israel for covenantal infidelity. The prophet lists a litany of violations—oath-breaking, deceit, murder, theft, adultery—before declaring a breakdown of social and … Continue reading

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