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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
This study will analyze the participial form, the grammatical function of negation, and the prophetic structure of divine retribution. לָכֵ֗ן כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה הִנְנִ֥י חֹשֵׁ֛ב עַל־הַמִּשְׁפָּחָ֥ה הַזֹּ֖את רָעָ֑ה אֲ֠שֶׁר לֹֽא־תָמִ֨ישׁוּ מִשָּׁ֜ם צַוְּארֹֽתֵיכֶ֗ם וְלֹ֤א תֵֽלְכוּ֙ רֹומָ֔ה כִּ֛י עֵ֥ת רָעָ֖ה הִֽיא׃ Therefore, thus says YHWH: Behold, I am planning evil against this family, from which you will not withdraw your necks. And you will not walk proudly, for it is an evil time. Micah 2:3 occurs in a judgment oracle against Israel’s wealthy oppressors.… Learn Hebrew
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