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The Silence of the Winepress: Sound, Loss, and Syntax in Jeremiah 48:33

Jeremiah 48:33 וְנֶאֶסְפָ֨ה שִׂמְחָ֥ה וָגִ֛יל מִכַּרְמֶ֖ל וּמֵאֶ֣רֶץ מֹואָ֑ב וְיַ֨יִן֙ מִיקָבִ֣ים הִשְׁבַּ֔תִּי לֹֽא־יִדְרֹ֣ךְ הֵידָ֔ד הֵידָ֖ד לֹ֥א הֵידָֽד׃ Niphal Perfect with Vav-Consecutive: וְנֶאֶסְפָה וְנֶאֶסְפָה is a Niphal perfect 3fs form of אָסַף (“to gather, remove”), here meaning “has been removed.” With the … Continue reading

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