Divine Rejection and Syntactic Negation in Lamentations 4:16
פְּנֵ֤י יְהוָה֙ חִלְּקָ֔ם לֹ֥א יֹוסִ֖יף לְהַבִּיטָ֑ם פְּנֵ֤י כֹהֲנִים֙ לֹ֣א נָשָׂ֔אוּ זְקֵנִים לֹ֥א חָנָֽנוּ׃ (Lamentations 4:16) The face of the LORD scattered them; He will no longer regard them. The face of the priests they did not respect; the elders they did not show favor. Lament and Covenant Judgment in Lamentations 4:16 Lamentations 4:16 is embedded…