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אַ֭חַי בָּגְד֣וּ כְמֹו־נָ֑חַל כַּאֲפִ֖יק נְחָלִ֣ים יַעֲבֹֽרוּ׃ In one of the most poignant lines of his lament, Job compares his friends’ betrayal to something natural yet deeply unreliable: אַחַי בָּגְדוּ כְמוֹ נָחַל “My brothers have dealt treacherously like a stream.” This verse from Ayov 6:15 is not only poetic in imagery — it is syntactically rich, using metaphor and grammatical contrast to convey how deeply trust has been broken. In Biblical Hebrew, the syntax of comparison can reveal more than just likeness; it can encode emotional distance, moral failure, and existential disillusionment.… Learn Hebrew