Divine Initiative and Cohortative Syntax in Micah 4:6: Grammar of Restoration
בַּיֹּ֨ום הַה֜וּא נְאֻם־יְהוָ֗ה אֹֽסְפָה֙ הַצֹּ֣לֵעָ֔ה וְהַנִּדָּחָ֖ה אֲקַבֵּ֑צָה וַאֲשֶׁ֖ר הֲרֵעֹֽתִי׃ (Micah 4:6) In that day, declares YHWH, I will gather the lame and I will assemble the outcast—even those whom I have afflicted. Prophetic Reversal and the Margins Restored Micah 4:6 begins a prophetic oracle of hope and reversal, contrasting with the judgment warnings that precede…