Prophetic Sightlines: The Syntax of Apposition and Temporal Anchoring
חֲזֹון֙ יְשַֽׁעְיָהוּ בֶן־אָמֹ֔וץ אֲשֶׁ֣ר חָזָ֔ה עַל־יְהוּדָ֖ה וִירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם בִּימֵ֨י עֻזִּיָּ֧הוּ יֹותָ֛ם אָחָ֥ז יְחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ מַלְכֵ֥י יְהוּדָֽה׃ (Isaiah 1:1) The vision of Yeshaʿyahu son of Amots, which he saw concerning Yehudah and Yerushalayim in the days of ʿUziyahu, Yotam, Aḥaz, and Ḥizqiyahu, kings of Yehudah. When and Who in a Vision’s Frame Isaiah 1:1 serves as a superscription—introducing…