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וְשַׁבְתִּ֧י שְׁבוּת־מֹואָ֛ב בְּאַחֲרִ֥ית הַיָּמִ֖ים נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה עַד־הֵ֖נָּה מִשְׁפַּ֥ט מֹואָֽב׃ (Jeremiah 48:47) And I will restore the fortunes of Moʾav in the latter days,” declares YHWH. Until here is the judgment of Moʾav. Promise of Restoration: וְשַׁבְתִּי שְׁבוּת־מֹואָב וְשַׁבְתִּי (“and I will restore”) is a Qal perfect 1cs with vav-consecutive from שׁ־ו־ב (“to return, restore”). Though a perfect form, the vav-consecutive construction here carries a future meaning, common in prophetic texts. שְׁבוּת־מֹואָב (“the captivity of Moab”) uses a construct chain, where שְׁבוּת (“captivity, fortune”) is joined to מֹואָב to specify whose captivity is restored.… Learn Hebrew