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Flood Imagery, Verbal Aspect, and Prophetic Rhetoric in Jeremiah 47:2
Introduction: Poetic Oracle and Judgment Symbolism in Jeremiah 47:2 Jeremiah 47 begins a poetic oracle concerning the Philistines. Verse 2 introduces the divine speech that employs cataclysmic flood imagery to depict military invasion. The verse reads: כֹּ֣ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה הִנֵּה־מַ֜יִם … Continue reading
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