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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 only in the stark imagery but also in the grammar. This article examines the syntactic structure of Hebrew poetry, with special attention to the parallelism between אָדָם לְעָמָל יוּלָּד and וּבְנֵי־רֶשֶׁף יַגְבִּיהוּ עוּף, and what happens when syntax serves mystery rather than clarity.… Learn Hebrew