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Jeremiah 46:5 – Interrogative, Participles, and Word Order in Dramatic Description
מַדּ֣וּעַ רָאִ֗יתִי הֵ֣מָּה חַתִּים֮ נְסֹגִ֣ים אָחֹור֒ וְגִבֹּורֵיהֶ֣ם יֻכַּ֔תּוּ וּמָנֹ֥וס נָ֖סוּ וְלֹ֣א הִפְנ֑וּ מָגֹ֥ור מִסָּבִ֖יב נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃
Why have I seen them dismayed and turning back? And their mighty ones are crushed, and they flee in flight and do not turn back—terror on every side, declares YHWH.
Explanation of Feature
This verse from Jeremiah 46:5 is rich in poetic and rhetorical structures, particularly:
1. The use of the interrogative particle מַדּוּעַ (“Why?”), which introduces a rhetorical question expressing astonishment or lament.
2. Multiple participles and perfect verbs in sequential word order that paint a vivid picture of military collapse.… Learn Hebrew
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