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בִּבְכִ֣י יָבֹ֗אוּ וּבְתַחֲנוּנִים֮ אֹובִילֵם֒ אֹולִיכֵם֙ אֶל־נַ֣חֲלֵי מַ֔יִם בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ יָשָׁ֔ר לֹ֥א יִכָּשְׁל֖וּ בָּ֑הּ כִּי־הָיִ֤יתִי לְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לְאָ֔ב וְאֶפְרַ֖יִם בְּכֹ֥רִי הֽוּא׃ (Jeremiah 31:9) This verse is a tapestry of movement, emotion, and identity, woven together with a blend of verbal clauses, participial imagery, and nominal affirmations. Its syntax is not static—it progresses like a guided procession, carrying the reader from sorrow to assurance. Let’s walk through the grammatical architecture that shapes its meaning. 1. Word Order: The March Begins with Emotion The verse opens with the prepositional phrase בִּבְכִי (“in weeping”) fronted before the verb יָבֹאוּ (“they will come”).… Learn Hebrew