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The Echoing Roar: Paronomasia and Double Imperfects in Prophetic Poetry

וְאַתָּה֙ תִּנָּבֵ֣א אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם אֵ֥ת כָּל־הַדְּבָרִ֖ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם יְהוָ֞ה מִמָּרֹ֤ום יִשְׁאָג֙ וּמִמְּעֹ֤ון קָדְשֹׁו֙ יִתֵּ֣ן קֹולֹ֔ו שָׁאֹ֤ג יִשְׁאַג֙ עַל־נָוֵ֔הוּ הֵידָד֙ כְּדֹרְכִ֣ים יַֽעֲנֶ֔ה אֶ֥ל כָּל־יֹשְׁבֵ֖י הָאָֽרֶץ׃ (Jeremiah 25:30) And you shall prophesy to them all these words, and say to them: “From on high YHWH will roar, and from His holy dwelling He will give forth His voice—He will roar, He will roar against His habitation—shouts like treaders He will respond with, to all the inhabitants of the earth.” Introduction: Thunder from the Heights The prophetic vision in Jeremiah 25:30 is a thunderous oracle.… Learn Hebrew
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