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Fire and Fury: Future Movement and Divine Judgment in Isaiah 66:15
Isaiah 66:15
כִּֽי־הִנֵּ֤ה יְהוָה֙ בָּאֵ֣שׁ יָבֹ֔וא וְכַסּוּפָ֖ה מַרְכְּבֹתָ֑יו לְהָשִׁ֤יב בְּחֵמָה֙ אַפֹּ֔ו וְגַעֲרָתֹ֖ו בְּלַהֲבֵי־אֵֽשׁ׃
Announcement Formula: כִּֽי־הִנֵּה יְהוָה
כִּֽי־הִנֵּה (“For behold”) introduces a prophetic announcement with emphasis and urgency. יְהוָה is the divine subject, immediately linked to the coming action. The formula alerts the audience to a decisive intervention by God.
Descent in Fire: בָּאֵשׁ יָבֹוא
בָּאֵשׁ (“in fire”) uses the preposition בְּ (“in, with”) emphasizing the medium of divine appearance. יָבֹוא is a Qal imperfect 3ms of ב־ו־א (“to come”), describing imminent future action: “He will come.”… Learn Hebrew
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