Poetry of Parallelism: The Enigmatic Syntax of Job 5:7
כִּֽי־֭אָדָם לְעָמָ֣ל יוּלָּ֑ד וּבְנֵי־֝רֶ֗שֶׁף יַגְבִּ֥יהוּ עֽוּף׃ Job 5:7 stands as one of the most cryptic and evocative verses in the Book of Job. The verse presents two parallel poetic lines that pair abstract metaphors with declarative truths: “For man is born to toil, and the sons of Reshef fly upward.” The poetic force lies not…