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Grammatical-Theological Analysis of Isaiah 4:5
וּבָרָ֣א יְהוָ֡ה עַל־כָּל־מְכֹ֨ון הַר־צִיֹּ֜ון וְעַל־מִקְרָאֶ֗הָ עָנָ֤ן יֹומָם֙ וְעָשָׁ֔ן וְנֹ֛גַהּ אֵ֥שׁ לֶהָבָ֖ה לָ֑יְלָה כִּ֥י עַל־כָּל־כָּבֹ֖וד חֻפָּֽה׃
1. Verb Form and Theological Implication: וּבָרָ֣א יְהוָה
The verse opens with וּבָרָ֣א (“and [He] will create”), a Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular from the root בָּרָא (“to create”), famously used in Genesis 1:1. Although a perfect form, its use here is prophetic perfect—a completed form used to describe a future event with absolute certainty. The subject is יְהוָה—the covenant God—indicating that the coming act is a divine initiative, echoing creation itself.… Learn Hebrew