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The Prophetic Use of the Participle and the Structure of Divine Judgment in Micah 2:3

Posted on March 19, 2025 by Biblical Hebrew
Introduction to Micah 2:3 Micah 2:3 occurs in a judgment oracle against Israel’s wealthy oppressors. The verse contains a divine pronouncement, using the participle חֹשֵׁב (“planning”) to describe YHWH’s active intent to bring disaster upon the unjust. The prophetic formula “כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה” (“Thus says YHWH”) introduces a decree of irreversible judgment, while the negation לֹֽא־תָמִ֨ישׁוּ (“you will not remove”) emphasizes the inescapable nature of the punishment. This study will analyze the participial form, the grammatical function of negation, and the prophetic structure of divine retribution.… Learn Hebrew
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