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דַּבֵּ֗ר כֹּ֚ה נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה וְנָֽפְלָה֙ נִבְלַ֣ת הָֽאָדָ֔ם כְּדֹ֖מֶן עַל־פְּנֵ֣י הַשָּׂדֶ֑ה וּכְעָמִ֛יר מֵאַחֲרֵ֥י הַקֹּצֵ֖ר וְאֵ֥ין מְאַסֵּֽף׃ (Jeremiah 9:22) Speak, thus says YHWH: “The corpse of man shall fall like dung upon the open field, and like sheaves after the reaper, with none to gather them.” Jeremiah 9:22 presents a solemn oracle of devastation. It combines imperative speech, prophetic formulae, and similes of agricultural and ritual imagery. The Hebrew grammar of the verse is tightly packed, mirroring the inevitability and horror of divine judgment.… Learn Hebrew