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וְיָמַ֣י קַ֭לּוּ מִנִּי־רָ֑ץ בָּֽ֝רְח֗וּ לֹא־רָא֥וּ טֹובָֽה׃ My days are swifter than a runner; they flee, they have not seen good. Poetic Syntax as Theology Job 9:25 marks a moment of profound lament in which Job compares his life to a runner. This verse does not follow the straightforward narrative VSO pattern typical of prose Hebrew. Instead, its poetic syntax creates a sense of speed, evanescence, and negation. The arrangement of verbs, subjects, and negated clauses serves to embody the very transience it laments.… Learn Hebrew