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Beauty in the Future Tense: The Quiet Binyanim of Isaiah’s Vision
בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֗וּא יִֽהְיֶה֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָאֹ֔ות לַעֲטֶ֣רֶת צְבִ֔י וְלִצְפִירַ֖ת תִּפְאָרָ֑ה לִשְׁאָ֖ר עַמֹּֽו׃
(Isaiah 28:5)
In that day YHWH of Hosts shall be for a crown of beauty and for a diadem of glory to the remnant of His people
A Verse of Becoming, Not Doing
Isaiah 28:5 delivers a poetic promise: in the midst of judgment and chaos, YHWH will become something glorious for His people. Interestingly, though filled with majestic nouns, this verse contains only one verb—and it belongs to the simplest binyan, yet carries the greatest theological weight.… Learn Hebrew
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