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The Serpent and the Sword: How Binyanim Wield Power in Prophecy
בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֡וּא יִפְקֹ֣ד יְהוָה֩ בְּחַרְבֹ֨ו הַקָּשָׁ֜ה וְהַגְּדֹולָ֣ה וְהַֽחֲזָקָ֗ה עַ֤ל לִוְיָתָן֙ נָחָ֣שׁ בָּרִ֔חַ וְעַל֙ לִוְיָתָ֔ן נָחָ֖שׁ עֲקַלָּתֹ֑ון וְהָרַ֥ג אֶת־הַתַּנִּ֖ין אֲשֶׁ֥ר בַּיָּֽם׃ (Isaiah 27:1)
On that day YHWH will visit with His sword—the hard and the great and the strong—upon Leviathan the fleeing serpent, and upon Leviathan the twisting serpent, and He will slay the sea monster that is in the sea
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Isaiah 27:1 is a vivid apocalyptic oracle. The verse thrums with energy, poetic terror, and divine justice.… Learn Hebrew
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